When a theater troupe's master visits his old flame, he unintentionally sets off a chain of unexpected events with devastating consequences.

这本书是西方首部系统研究和介绍小津安二郎电影艺术的专著，也是著名日本电影专家唐纳德·里奇的代表作。里奇通过对小津电影的主题、编剧、拍摄、剪接之深入分析，窥探其电影文法与美学风格，并以此展现了蕴藏在小津作品中的日本历史、社会及文化意涵。

The family of an older man who runs a small sake brewery become concerned with his finances and his health after they discover him visiting an old mistress from his youth.