松雪泰子饰演的双胞胎姐妹在出生后便分隔两地，一位是被京都富商收养成为有地位的小姐的佐田千重子，而妹妹中田苗子则在北山杉中贫苦种地生活，同时影片设定了两人分别有一名女儿。千重子的女儿佐田舞由桥本爱出演，其因是否继承母亲的店而苦恼；而苗子的女儿中田结衣由成海璃子饰演，其为了学习美术前往巴黎留学。某日，佐田舞因展示日本文化而前往法国，由此两组母女的人生相交叉。其中，松雪泰子将一人分饰两角，出演佐田千重子和中田苗子。

Fleeing heartbreak in the big city, Ichiko returns to Komori, her rural hometown. She battles summer's rain and humidity, bakes her own bread, grows hothouse tomatoes and tills the fields. During autumn, the time for pickling and preserving fish and sweet potatoes, Ichiko begins reaping rice and recalls her departure five years before.