「Two little mice fell in a bucket of cream. The first mouse quickly gave up and drowned. The second mouse, wouldn't quit. He struggled so hard that eventually he churned that cream into butter and crawled out.」「You didn't call just to apologize, did you? You have no one else to call!」「Sometimes it's easier living the lie. I'm going to let you fly tonight. I'm not even going to try to stop you. That's 'cause I know you'll be back on Monday. → Yeah? How do you know I'll come back? → Look. Nobody's chasing you.」
从长崎到北海道，一个家族纵贯日本的迁徙，一个简简单单的铁路旅行片，时间跨度也只有两个月，山田洋次却拍出了岛民史诗的气质.
1970年，日本飞速发展的年代，新干线，大阪世博会，人们手忙脚乱地扑向新生活，背离的故土，失去的亲人，一切伤痛最后终于被北国之春治愈.
倍赏千惠子实在是太好了，笠智众演的爷爷也好可爱，他在山田洋次这里真的比跟小津的时候生动多了.
一对感情有问题的夫妻，双方达成协议：妻子Melinda在外面任找多少情人都可以，只要她不抛弃家人.
而随后，丈夫Vic开始抑制不住自己的嫉妒，想要赢回妻子，为此最终卷入了犯罪.
