Nagisa Okuma

“Quit working as a nurse!” “All right, I will!” thus began the married life of Yasuo and Keiko. But the reality is harsh. Keiko even had to work on the first night after her marriage. Ten years later, the married couple is still at it. Yauso tends to the house and their children, while Keiko sacrifices family life for life as an overworked nurse. One day, after Keiko comes home utterly exhausted and dejected from her work, Yasuo makes up his mind and writes a letter of resignation in her place. Upon learning of this, Keiko angrily declares that nursing is what she lives for and she will keep on working. Realising that that is one battle he will never win, Yasuo sends a letter to a newspaper -- “Nurses’ husbands, aren’t you having a hard time? Get together nurses’ husbands. Contact me.” There is a tremendous response. This leads to the formation of many unions of nurses’ husbands throughout the country.

覚えのない当て逃げ容疑で捕まった桃次郎は、その誤解がもとで女性トラック運転手の夏と知り合う。勝ち気な彼女に反発を覚える桃次郎だが、やがて野性的な夏のとりこになっていく。一方、材木運輸を手伝っていたジョナサンが慣れない道で事故を起こし、桃次郎が代役を務めることに。木曽の山中にある運送会社を訪ねた桃次郎は、なんとそこで夏と再会。彼女はその運送会社の社長の養女だった。