年轻的肥皂厂女工町子（倍赏千惠子 饰）与奶奶、父亲和两个弟弟住在东京下町，清贫的生活、叛逆的弟弟，让她不得不早早负起家庭的责任。町子与同一间工厂的职员道男（早川保 饰）爱情甜蜜，道男正在准备入职考试，成为正式工，他志在必得。像其他年轻女工一样，町子将步入结婚、辞工、搬家、生育、持家的小康生活，而正在她对这样平淡无奇的未来感到迟疑的时候，钢铁工人良介（胜吕誉 饰）的出现打乱了她的步调。日本战后社会的世态炎凉、下町的人情冷暖，都让町子陷入了深深的思索——对女性而言，幸福究竟是什么？Machiko (Chieko Baisho) lives comfortably with her father, grandmother and two younger brothers while working at a cosmetics factory in Shitamachi. Her boyfriend Michio (Tamotsu Hayakawa) has dreams of landing a salaried position and settling down in the suburbs, but Machiko begins to question whether middle class life will really bring her happiness.
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