A sensuous movie based on a literary work. Hitomi Kuroki stars as the film’s heroine.

After an encounter with a dying yakuza’s son and at his sister Sakura’s urging, Torajiro attempts to change his vagrant lifestyle and become an honest worker with a steady job.

Set in Kawaguchi in the early 60s, this simple story chronicles the lives of foundry families and one girl’s dreams of higher education.