Video artist Ryosuke visits the suburb of Furano in Hokkaido, tuikan.cc where his friend lives, in order to shoot a video. His car breaks down and Ryosuke decides to walk to a house and ask for a phone. The person that opens the door is his former girlfriend and first love Haruka. They meet for the first time in 23 years. Even though Ryosuke knows that she is married, he takes her to his video shooting and they get close. Ryosuke leaves Hokkaido in 2 days and he asks Haruka to spend one more day with him.
21岁的酒井惠理子（田中丽奈饰）偶然联谊中结识田村（小泽征悦饰），步入情网，并约定在其女友留学归来前交往，一年为限。 片中的舅舅提到，惠丽子家里种植的金盏菊是菊科一年生，一年内盛开枯萎。
然而，这位善良的羊角女士最终把他抛在了身后，并给他取名为狗娃，狗娃是他的孙子。渐渐长大，狗娃开始理解羊角女的哑儿子葫芦（游勇饰演），并将其视为自己的父亲。没想到葫芦在一次修路事故中丧生，狗娃被送给了没有孩子的牛金川（朱世斌饰演）。后来，这位老妇人把Gowardie送给了清凉寺，以换取女儿秀秀（李婷饰演）的嫁妆。二十年后，跟随国家佛教代表团访问的明仁法师（濮存昕饰演）抵达日本。大岛和子（栗原小仓饰演）从腰带上认出了面前的阿基拉是他失散几十年的儿子
