В центре событий учитель Кусями, который собирает вокруг себя круг бывших учеников. Он так и не нашел места в жизни, но его меланхолический взгляд на вещи, стремление к поиску своего пути, независимость взглядов притягивают к нему единомышленников, которые проводят время в философских разговорах и чувствуют себя не в ладу с развивающейся цивилизацией. Беспомощность и непрактичность этих людей вызывает улыбку и сочувствие.
The world of adults seen by a high school girl in the valley between school and home after school, and the sparkling poison that only a daughter of this age has, gradually spreads ripples in the world of adults.
An adaptation of Akira Yoshimura's original suspense novel starring Rentaro Mikuni. 4th year of the Taishō era. About 15 families who moved in search of agricultural land to the land of the pioneers in Hokkaido led a peaceful life. One day, one of the pioneers, Mikio Shimakawa's wife Yura, and her child Taichi are attacked and killed by a bear that cannot hibernate. To resolve the situation, Shimakawa goes against all odds and turns to Ginshiro, the most hated hunter in the village, for help. While Shimakawa was away from the village, Yura and his friends were holding a funeral, the bear attacked again...
