خلاصه داستان : فردی به نام شیمورا برای تجدید روحیه‌ی خود به منطقه‌ای سفر می‌کند. وی با کوماکو، شخصی که در سفر قبلی خود با او ملاقات کرده بود، دوباره ارتباط برقرار می‌کند و احساس می‌کند که عاشق او شده. کوماکو از یک خانواده‌ی محلی می‌باشد و ...

It's a man's world. Shimamura, an artist, comes to this snowbound town to rejuvenate himself. He connects with Komako, a geisha he met on a previous trip, and it seems like love. She's the foster daughter of a local family, almost engaged to the family's son Yukio, now dying of consumption. He's tended by his sister Yuko who's angry at Komako for abandoning her brother. Shimamura returns to Tokyo but promises he will be back soon. In anticipation of his return, Komako breaks with her patron and her family loses their home. Complications arise when Shimamura doesn't come back as promised. Then Komako discovers that he and Yuko knew each other in Tokyo. Can Komako escape destiny?

خلاصه داستان : یک مرد که اغلب زندگی اش در حال تلاش کردن بی‌فایده بوده ، تا از زیر سلطه‌ی مادرش خارج شود، متوجه می‌شود که ازدواج کردن چاره‌ی کارش نیست. همسر اولش خسته کننده و رسمی است و همسر دومش نیز...

Shozo is plagued by the needs of his ex-wife and his current one, but prefers the company of his cat.