 After World War II, some Tokyo prostitutes band together with a strict code: no pimps, attack any street walker who comes into our territory, defend the abandoned building we call home, and punish whomever gives away sex (who falls in love). Maya, a young woman whose family has died, joins the group. Into the mix comes Shin, a thief who s killed a G.I. The women allow him to hide while recovering from wounds, but then he won t leave. Maya is drawn to him, discovering as she falls in love that she can feel again; she s now more fully human, but at the same time, she s endangered herself and her livelihood. Can she and Shin make it out of Tokyo to establish life as a couple?