穷困潦倒的无名漫画家助川助三（竹中直人 饰）时运不济，做过许多生意但到头来一事无成。儿子帮忙看店，妻子则靠在社区内派发传单讨生活。某天助三从一石头爱好者的专门杂志上看到，即使门外汉也可参加石头拍卖的消息，于是突击完成手头的活计，奔往山中寻找石头。
然而石头并未给助三带来预期的财富，反而加重其债务负担，夫妻关系也变得紧张起来。无奈之下，助三只能重新拿起画笔，继续辛苦讨着营生。这样的生活何时是个尽头？
日本漫才兼喜剧明星竹中直人导演处女作，改编自拓植义春的同名漫画，著名粉红导演神代辰巳亦在其中出演角色。

Wataru Hirayama's outwardly liberal views on marriage are severely tested when his daughter declares that she is in love with a coworker and is adamant to live life her own way, instead of agreeing to an arranged marriage. Outwitted by his female relatives, Hirayama stubbornly refuses to admit defeat.

1960 film by Nagisa Ōshima

1948 film by Akira Kurosawa