Plot Summary:Kaori is pursuing her career as a journalist for a magazine with great enthusiasm. But as a result of an article she wrote, she is sent to work for a community magazine at Fukuoka. An anonymous letter arrives, which puts her in contact with an old and forgotten theater, the 'Minato Theater' in nearby Shimonoseki. She also becomes acquainted with Shuhei Yasukawa, a popular performer of the early 60's, who used to sing and play the guitar during interludes. This was an epoch when the cinema was at the height of its popularity. She decides to write an article on him. While covering, she discovers the ups and downs of his life. His daughter, Misato plays an important role for him, but between them exists a deep split.
故事发生在经历了东京奥林匹克运动会、大阪万国博览会、三亿日元案等重大事件的50 年代中期至60年代中期,描写了修平在下关的电影院作为幕间艺人工作的一生。同时, 影片还描绘了修平当作家的女儿和家人历经20多年苦苦寻找修平的过程。日本电影全盛 时代的热门歌曲《无论什么时候都有梦》贯穿全片,令人感动。 香织在出版社担任见习记者,她的目标是成为一名正式职员。因一次意想不到的事件, 她被调动到九州的town杂志社。在那里,一封匿名明信片引起了香织的注意。为了报道 明信片上所叙述的内容,她开始外出采访。她被那位在电影全盛时代从事幕间艺人工作 的男人及其家族的不幸命运所打动,并最终踏上了寻找其父女的路。