永井荷風の没後一周年を記念して、豊田四郎監督が同名小説を映画化した文芸作。東京の郊外、隅田川の東にある遊廓で中学教師・順平は、お雪という娼婦と出会い恋に落ちる。だが、そんなふたりの関係が、順平の妻・光子の知るところとなり…。A village girl goes to Tokyo and becomes a hooker to support her ailing mother. While there she meets an unmarried teacher (at least he says he's unmarried) and falls in love. When she learns that he lied and is married to a woman whose child was fathered by another man, she is crushed. He returns to his wife. The woman becomes more distraught when she learns her uncle has misused the money she has sent. As the final straw, her mother dies, and the girl becomes sick.
弦月流掌门人——岛原梦露(小林ひとみ 饰),集才华与美貌于一身,被称为是日本花道界的希望。这样一个尤物,自然也是无数男人心中爱慕幻想的对象。小人物木崎(水上功治 饰)倾慕岛原良久,对他来说,岛原小姐宛如高山上的雪莲,纯洁美丽且不可触摸。借助一个花道内部权力竞争的机会,木崎的欲望得以实现。他有目的地结识了岛原的妹妹(中原翔子 饰),以暴力手段拍下她的照片,随后寄到岛原的办公室。为了赎回妹妹的底片,岛原独自前往木崎的住处,却陷入早已设好的圈套之中……