Kingoro Tamai moves with his wife and son to the port city of Wakamatsu. He organizes the Tamai-gumi, a stevedore group, to vie for work with two other powerful groups. Gingo is Tamai's chief rival who falls in love with the latter's wife and tries to kill Tamai.
A story of manly life and the beauty of conjugal love. A story about a man and a woman establishing a family of longshoreman, centering on their love and struggle.
후쿠오카의 전당포집 아들 도모노조는 19세 때 왕정 복고의 전화를 체험한다. 30년 후, 청일전쟁의 발발을 눈앞에 두고 나라를 걱정하던 노모노조는 협심증으로 세상을 떠난다. 그의 아들 도모히코는 1904년 하녀 와카와 결혼하고, 곧 러일전쟁이 일어난다. 세월이 흘러 또 다시 일본은 전쟁의 소용돌이에 뛰어들고, 와카는 전장에 나간 아들을 쫓아 군부대를 따라간다.
A group of Japanese soldiers land in Chinese territory. They advance on a village ; one soldier, Norimoto, is killed in the attack, but the village is captured. Norimoto’s body is recovered and buried. Over the next two days, the soldiers advance inland. Two more soldiers, Naito and Takahashi, are injured. They remain behind to recover, but vow to catch up. Their comrades march on...
