Jujiro

sister sacrifice herself for him and become a prostitute to pay for Rikiya's treatment.

sister supports his studies by working as a hostess in a seedy dance-hall

The two women have very different outlooks on relationships with men. Umekichi and Omocha

Okiku, desperate to protect her brother who thinks himself a murderer, wants to sacrifice herself for him and become a prostitute to pay for treatment.