A playwright moves to a rural neighborhood to avoid the distractions of the city, but he discovers there are plenty of ways to get sidetracked in his new home, too.
A farmer’s boy, obsessed with his balsa-and-paper flying models and with dreams of real aircraft, develops a friendship with the daughter of the local squire, who introduces the lad to her pilot brother and his flying officer friends; through hard work, and despite the handicap of a lowly class status, he eventually succeeds in qualifying as a pilot and joining the air force.
Película dividida en historias diferentes que caminan en paralelo. Por un lado, un joven deja su casa de Tokyo y tras tener un hijo decide casarse con la madre y regresar a su hogar. La segunda historia concierne a un par de delincuentes que buscan trabajo en la ciudad. Film mudo, uno de los pioneros en Japón. Se considera el primer montaje en paralelo del cine asiático, siendo, a su vez, el primer clásico del cine japonés.
