Ayako Saito notes in the book 'Tanaka Kinuyo: Nation, Stardom and Female Subjectivity' that the ending of the film differs from the ending of the novel 'Michi aredo' by Masako Yana, of which it is the adaptation. In the novel, the heroine Kuniko ends up returning to the street to prostitution. Kinuyo Tanaka and Sumie Tanaka wanted a less pessimistic conclusion in the film, the last shot shows Kuniko working as an 'ama' (underwater snorkeler).
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