煤矿工人勇作(高仓健)失手将一名寻衅滋事的流氓打死后,被判刑入狱,在监狱里,他非常想念自己的妻子光枝(倍赏千惠子),却因害怕耽误她的生活和前途,主动提出离婚,并真心实意地劝她改嫁。
刑满释放前,勇作给光枝写了一封信,说如果她还没有与他人结婚,仍在等待着他的归去,就在家门前的旗杆上挂上一块黄手帕,假如他看不到黄手帕,会就此远走他乡。归家途中,患得患失的勇作碰到一对驾车出行的年轻情侣(武田铁矢、桃井薰),搭乘他们的车游转了一些地方,之后,他才鼓足勇气回到家乡。。A life affirming family dramedy that takes place in a small town in the heart of the country. Dustin Hoffman plays BILL, a larger-than-life Father to SAM (Jake Hoffman) who has returned home to take care of Bill and his ailing health. While home, Sam falls for a local woman, KATE (Fisk). At the same time, Bill starts to fall for her mom, TINA (Spacek). The course of true love n...。黎若幼时丢失被首富收养,但再找回亲生父母时却发现亲生父母误以为收养她的是农民,偏袒假千金,假千金更是设计黎若,想把黎若赶出家门,黎若见招拆招,在养父母家人的帮助下打脸假千金并最终揭示自己是被首富收养。。