Ginko, the daughter of a poor shoemaker Ginzo, a child was sold to a geisha. From a student she became a real geisha and made her debut under the name of “Peony”. Great anguish caused Ginko molestation host teahouse. In Ginko have a favorite person – doctor Kurisu, but she is forced to leave him and return home in Tokyo. But here, she had all the same poverty. Parents again sell Ginkgo, this time to the north. There she first landlord was going to marry her, but interferes with his mother, who has decided not to allow this marriage, shameful for the honor of the house. He eventually marries another girl. Caught in a quandary, Ginko returns to Tokyo and the third time it becomes a geisha. Hard work, constant bullying Ginko adjusted to the disease. Mistress of her first promises to break a contract in which she serves as Ginko, but when Ginko finally recovers, the owner easily abandons his promises and demands that Ginko continued to work on it.

夜幕笼罩下的东京霓虹闪烁，在城市某个不起眼的角落，充满温情的深夜食堂悄然开张。妖媚的川岛玉子（高冈早纪 饰）一脸颓唐，她的靠山不久前去世，却没给她留下分文遗产。在颓唐无助的时候，貌不惊人的上班族小初（柄本时生 饰）走入玉子的视野，他们的关系迅速拉近。乡下女孩栗山美知留（多部未华子 饰）独自来到东京，走投无路之际她在老板（小林薰 饰）这里吃了霸王餐，事后主动登门要求打工还钱，女孩因此找到了暂时的栖身地。3•11大地震让福岛灾民大石谦三（筒井道隆 饰）和来自东京的志愿者杉田明美（菊池亚希子 饰）相识。大石对后者展开狂热的追求，甚至尾随来至东京。平凡人的小故事，在深夜食堂内交替上演……

这部惊险报仇片剧情复杂，线索纵横交错，黑泽明通过一宗贿赂事件，无情地揭露了日本官商界的黑暗，对人性的丑恶一面刻划得入木三分。在构图方面，黑泽明控制得更完美无瑕，通道、楼梯、房间的排列、镜的摆设，以至瓦砾堆的空间布置，都拍得均整有致，计算得惊人地准确。

香港的屋邨区贫穷落后，屋邨的大人们都忙于生计而无暇管教自己的小孩。屋邨的小孩子整天无所事事，拉帮结派。这里，成了黑社会滋生的温床。山鸡（陈小春 饰）正是成长于这样的环境中，他整天和包皮（林晓峰 饰）、巢皮（朱永棠 饰）、大天二（谢天华 饰）混在一起，渐渐长大，成了香港制造的典型古惑仔。山鸡从小就喜欢邻家青梅竹马的小女孩芝芝（梁咏琪 饰），但芝芝不喜欢和古惑仔来往，渐渐疏远了山鸡。山鸡一次偶然机会发现芝芝出来当舞女，原来芝芝母亲病重，急于用钱无奈之下芝芝才出来当舞女。山鸡帮助了芝芝，芝芝母亲觉得山鸡为人不错，临终将芝芝托付给了芝芝。山鸡决定送芝芝回澳门定居，但此时横生枝节，两人最终能否终成眷属？