Shinichi is not only poor, he is also deaf, and leads a joyless life with his sick mother. His one happiness is his friendship with a girl who works in a bar nearby. Then, one day, his mother dies after drinking the medicine that Shinichi himself gave her. It is discovered that the pills contained poison. He is apprehended on suspicion of murder and taken away for interrogation, unable to defend himself - being deaf and dumb - or even to proclaim his innocence.
A woman brings her injured daughter to the hospital, only to realize that the doctor is the estranged father of her child.
Policeman A
When a wealthy, selfish family decides to take care of an elderly hobo who collapsed near their home, they are beset by visits from his numerous friends.
Villager
소작인의 딸 하루코는 대지주 나구라 가의 차남 히데오와 용서되지 않는 사랑에 빠져 동반자살을 기도한다. 하지만 하루코만 홀로 살아남고, 임신 중이던 그녀는 마을 사람들의 차가운 시선 속에 아들 스테오를 낳아 키운다. 19년 후, 장성한 스테오는 나구라 가 장남의 딸 사쿠라에게 연정을 품게 되나, 어머니의 처지를 생각해 마음을 드러내지 못한다.
