Действие происходит в 1904 году, в разгар Русско-японской войны, в русском городе Порт-Артуре. Юки — наполовину русская и наполовину японка, что ставит её в довольно затруднительное положение.
The young Anselmus Aselmeyer fulfilled a long cherished dream: He travels to Venice, the city of his dreams. Once there, the porter Pipistrello directs him immediately to the hotel of his boss, and Anselmus lands in the middle of a wedding party. Mestre Mangiabene, a wealthy oilman, marries the beautiful but completely depleted Marchesina dei Bisognosi. But the secretly loves an officer.
