明治20年。九州に芸者として売られてきた5歳の志津は、見習い芸者の鶴のもと美しく成長する。20年後、鶴は熊本一の遊郭・東雲楼でおかみとなり、志津もそこで働く。鶴はパトロンの相場師・山岡の再起に望みを託し、東雲楼を担保に大金を用立てるが、山岡は失脚して自殺し、東雲楼は有働組の組長とその情婦・照香の手に渡る。志津は鉄道工事作業員・執行と結婚したかったが山岡失脚の責任を取らされ、東雲楼から追放される。
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An illustration of the tragic lives of geishas at a popular geisha house, Shinonomero. Shortly after being sold to a geisha house at age 5, Shizu is befriended by a fellow older geisha, Tsuru. After years of living and working together, Tsuru and Shizu manage to run the operations of Shinonomero as the proprietress and assistant. Despite vows to never to let their lovers come between them or Shinonomero, moments of weakness leave Tsuru and Shizu caught up in a web of betrayal and plunged into debt. With the guilt of losing Shinonomero to Udo, a yakuza who loaned them money, it is now up to young Shizu to redeem Tsuru’s honor and restore Shinonomero as their own.
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