Mitsuo Kurotsuchi

京都で修業を積み、いまは愛知県豊田市でひとり娘の志保とつつましく暮らしながら、味にこだわった豆腐作りに専念する昔かたぎの豆腐職人、島田勇作。そんなある日、彼のもとに、政美という名の少年がやって来る。勇作の亡き愛妻の遠縁に当たる政美は、東日本大震災による津波で家族全員を一瞬にして失って以来、すっかり周囲に心を閉ざしていた。勇作はそんな少年を引き取り、一緒に暮らしながら静かに彼を見守り続ける。

京都で修業を積み、いまは愛知県豊田市でひとり娘の志保とつつましく暮らしながら、味にこだわった豆腐作りに専念する昔かたぎの豆腐職人、島田勇作。そんなある日、彼のもとに、政美という名の少年がやって来る。勇作の亡き愛妻の遠縁に当たる政美は、東日本大震災による津波で家族全員を一瞬にして失って以来、すっかり周囲に心を閉ざしていた。勇作はそんな少年を引き取り、一緒に暮らしながら静かに彼を見守り続ける。

Chiyo, a 59 year old mother of 4, had lost her husband seven years ago. She will soon lose her home so she is offered by her eldest son, Ryoichi to live with him and his family. But her children are disappointed to hear that Chiyo has decided to become a live-in housekeeper. Then her eldest daughter Setsuko announced that Chiyo has had an offer of marriage. It is from the widower Kurosaki who had been a friend to Chiyo's deceased husband. Kurosaki runs a small company and has no children but has enough life savings. However, second daughter Tomoe, and youngest child, Yoko, are opposed to it. The siblings begin to argue. Meanwhile, Kurosaki tells his sister Namiko that he has decided to remarry. She is furious because he refuses to tell her anything about Chiyo. Thus, she takes it upon herself to find out about Chiyo and soon has a confrontation with her. Around that time, Kurosaki’s company is about to go bankrupt...

A small, out-of-the-way izakaya in Tokyo has become the favorite hangout of people searching for nourishment…for their bodies and their souls. The proprietor of Izakaya Moheji is Heiji, played by Yutaka Mizutani, star of the popular AIBOU series. Izakaya Moheji is a place where regulars and strangers alike can find comfort and comfort food.

江戸時代の東北の海坂藩。下級藩士の牧文四郎（市川染五郎）の父（緒形拳）は、藩の派閥抗争に巻き込まれ、冤罪によって切腹を命じられた。以後、文四郎は謀反をおこした父の子として数々の試練にさらされる。

江戸時代の東北の海坂藩。下級藩士の牧文四郎（市川染五郎）の父（緒形拳）は、藩の派閥抗争に巻き込まれ、冤罪によって切腹を命じられた。以後、文四郎は謀反をおこした父の子として数々の試練にさらされる。

A hard working salaryman takes off five days from his busy job and sets off with his wife and two children to visit his parents in his hometown for the 1991 new year holidays. He decides that they will go by car to save on expenses. Unfortunately, the long drive from Tokyo to his hometown becomes a much longer journey than expected due to traffic, sickness and other misfortunes and by the time they arrive three days later, they only have time for a short but happy visit.

A hard working salaryman takes off five days from his busy job and sets off with his wife and two children to visit his parents in his hometown for the 1991 new year holidays. He decides that they will go by car to save on expenses. Unfortunately, the long drive from Tokyo to his hometown becomes a much longer journey than expected due to traffic, sickness and other misfortunes and by the time they arrive three days later, they only have time for a short but happy visit.

ヤクザである神崎勇次（長渕剛）はかつて身を寄せた阿南連合会長の阿南（寺田農）から命を狙われていたが、最も気掛かりだったのは服役中に生まれた顔も知らない一人息子の蓮の事だった。しかし、既に早苗（永島暎子）とは離婚しており、半ば騙されたような形で会わない事を条件に飲まされていた。妹のきよ（仙道敦子）は弟分である翔（哀川翔）との結婚を控えており、気難しい勇次にとって二人はかけがえのない家族であり理解者であった。

ヤクザである神崎勇次（長渕剛）はかつて身を寄せた阿南連合会長の阿南（寺田農）から命を狙われていたが、最も気掛かりだったのは服役中に生まれた顔も知らない一人息子の蓮の事だった。しかし、既に早苗（永島暎子）とは離婚しており、半ば騙されたような形で会わない事を条件に飲まされていた。妹のきよ（仙道敦子）は弟分である翔（哀川翔）との結婚を控えており、気難しい勇次にとって二人はかけがえのない家族であり理解者であった。