The last thing Eddie Mills (Larry Clarke) wants to do is go home to deal with his dying Dad (Brian Dennehy). But the Catholic guilt gnaws at him, and he returns home to his crazy family, an overbearing step-mother (Leslie Ann Warren) , and his bear of a father. Once there, Eddie is confronted with a revelation that forces him to deal with the past he has always avoided.。80年代,山村老汉李宝柱被儿孙抛弃,绝望之际收养了与母亲走失女孩李春天。考上大学的李春天遭遇李大树报复,被生母赵敏静救下。学成归来的李春天发现爷爷遭村霸欺凌,联手生母粉碎养女夺权阴谋,让忘恩负义的李家父子伏法。最终,李春天带领全村脱贫。。数十年来经营床上用品店铺的寺岛吉太郎(柄本明 饰),在新世纪中不得不面临大卖场廉价商品的强烈冲击。店铺举步维艰,他对周遭的一切也感到厌倦。这天,一名女子不期走入寺岛的店铺,让这个颇有些死气沉沉的老年人眼前一亮。对方名叫杉田理惠子(尾野真千子 饰),是某酒店理发馆的职员。她绰约典雅,美而不俗。从第一眼看到她,吉太郎便被对方深深迷住。在此之后,吉太郎登门拜访,大献殷勤,当得知理惠子希望早日开一家属于自己的理发店时,他不惜拿出全部积蓄只为换得美人一笑。体力不支而家底渐罄,吉太郎直觉感到对方离开自己的日子越来越近,而在此期间,理惠子重逢儿时的青梅竹马川添直树(小泽征悦 饰),他们彼此心中藏着一个不能说出的秘密……
本片根据松本清张的原作改编。。