En 1936, el director Tomu Uchida llevó al cine la primera parte de la novela El teatro de la vida, que basándose en el retrato de la corrupción de un hombre y la mujer que desairó, se centra en la juventud del personaje.
The film centres around junior high school students. They are members of the school's baseball team. They are very good. Izawa's father asks him to stop playing prior to an important game. Hayasaki health deteriorates at this time and he becomes absent. The team decides to speak to Izawa's father to plead their case and ask for the return of their team member.
