خلاصه داستان : یک پدر ژاپنی به جای پسر بیمارش به استان یوننان چین سفر می کند تا از یک خواننده اپرای فولکلور فیلمبرداری کند...

Takada, a Japanese fisherman has been estranged from his son for many years, but when the son is diagnosed with terminal cancer his daughter-in-law, Rie, summons him to the hospital. Through a series of obstacles and relationships, he is brought unexpectedly closer to both an understanding of himself and of his son.