It’s 7pm down in Ginza, Tokyo. A young man walks among the numerous bars and stores, his eyes filled with wonder and self-consciousness. Seeing wealthy businessmen and their high-end dates strolling about reminds him of the dinky ensemble he is wearing and the only money he has in his back pocket – 4000 yen. Ashamed, he finds the nearest stairwell and ducks into the first door he sees.

It’s 10pm down in Ginza, Tokyo. A hostess has just quit her job after having one too many “touchy-feely” customers attempt to get her drunk. The loss of another job reminds her of the gigantic debt that she has to pay to the yakuza. But, for one night, she wants to find a place to lash out… or to at least find some peace. She finds the darkest stairwell within eyesight and brazenly walks through the thick wooden door.

It’s 1am down in Ginza, Tokyo. An intern gets dragged along with his overbearing boss on one of his bar hopping trips. Along the way, the boss criticizes the intern for his lack of skills, ability and social graces. It doesn’t help that the boss is wildly drunk. After falling down some steps, the boss waves off his intern’s forced concern for his well-being and pulls him through the wooden door at the bottom of the stairwell.

What do these three seemingly random people have in common? Read on to find out.