「草の乱」の神山征二郎監督が名優・三國連太郎を主演に迎え、旧制高校生たちの青春とその後の人生を描いた群像劇。戦前、鹿児島の旧制第七高等学校造士館で学友たちと青春を謳歌した上田勝弥は、卒業後に大学で医学を学び、戦時中は軍医として従軍。戦後に東京で開業した病院も現在は息子に任せ、悠々自適の生活を送っていた。しかし彼は、ある理由から鹿児島にも故郷の熊本にも行くことができずにおり……。

「草の乱」の神山征二郎監督が名優・三國連太郎を主演に迎え、旧制高校生たちの青春とその後の人生を描いた群像劇。戦前、鹿児島の旧制第七高等学校造士館で学友たちと青春を謳歌した上田勝弥は、卒業後に大学で医学を学び、戦時中は軍医として従軍。戦後に東京で開業した病院も現在は息子に任せ、悠々自適の生活を送っていた。しかし彼は、ある理由から鹿児島にも故郷の熊本にも行くことができずにおり……。

For some reason, there is very little snow in the winter of 2020 on the Shiretoko Peninsula, a special place located in the northernmost part of Japan where rare wild animals coexist with humans. The typical drift ice hasn’t appeared yet, either. Although worried, the inhabitants of the village Shari continue their daily affairs: the shepherd bakes buns, a hunter prepares a dinner with venison, a fisherman picks up trash from the sea and another person observes flying squirrels in her garden. 　　In these rural surroundings, director Yoshigai Nao, who is also a dancer and choreographer, introduces a mysterious, fiery-red creature, like a walking scarecrow. This turns her delicate, documentary observations into an idyllic, yet disquieting fairytale. Folklore, arts and crafts, oral history, ecology, and mythology blend elegantly in this visual poem. Inside the gym, schoolchildren fight the red creature with all their might, Sumo-style, while outside the bears skip their wintersleep.

For some reason, there is very little snow in the winter of 2020 on the Shiretoko Peninsula, a special place located in the northernmost part of Japan where rare wild animals coexist with humans. The typical drift ice hasn’t appeared yet, either. Although worried, the inhabitants of the village Shari continue their daily affairs: the shepherd bakes buns, a hunter prepares a dinner with venison, a fisherman picks up trash from the sea and another person observes flying squirrels in her garden. 　　In these rural surroundings, director Yoshigai Nao, who is also a dancer and choreographer, introduces a mysterious, fiery-red creature, like a walking scarecrow. This turns her delicate, documentary observations into an idyllic, yet disquieting fairytale. Folklore, arts and crafts, oral history, ecology, and mythology blend elegantly in this visual poem. Inside the gym, schoolchildren fight the red creature with all their might, Sumo-style, while outside the bears skip their wintersleep.

一九三三年，陕北大旱，贫苦农民谢福祥老人为生活所迫，忍痛把孙女谢桂兰送进恶霸地主大院。山村青年歌手申长源，从小和桂兰青梅竹马真挚相爱，不忍心看着桂兰跳进火坑。为谋求生路，申长源和桂兰仓促成亲，背上父亲留下的唢呐和板胡逃离了家乡。小夫妻俩乞讨卖唱，来到陕北边塞重镇。军阀甘文戍见桂兰年轻貌美，将他二人收入戏班子“凤翔社”。一年以后，桂兰成为色艺双绝的艺人。一天，甘文戍把桂兰骗至小洋房，企图奸污，在一位艺人的帮助下，桂兰和长源逃出城外。慌乱中，长源跌下沟崖，桂兰不幸重陷虎穴，因拒不受甘文戍的侮辱，含恨触柱身死。一九三五年，申长源在陕北遇到红军刘志丹的秘密交通员安兆祥，在他的指点下，申长源明白了只有跟着共产党闹革命，穷人才会有出路。

“the rain certainly doesn't fall for our convenience,but why did just watching it have such a calming effect on me ?” 　　河濑直美1996年，47mm纪录短片。 　　春夏秋冬，祖母的缓缓四季。

“the rain certainly doesn't fall for our convenience,but why did just watching it have such a calming effect on me ?” 　　河濑直美1996年，47mm纪录短片。 　　春夏秋冬，祖母的缓缓四季。

故事讲述的是1944年，青岛的共产党地下组织“北斗”为了保护一位带着苏联攻打日本关东军的密电的小女孩儿，与日本宪兵队、黑龙会、军统展开了一场激烈的生死对决。

讲述神秘七星组织联合共产党抗日截获情报的惊险过程

1982年7月27日、日本テレビ系列の「火曜サスペンス劇場」枠（21:02-22:54）にて放映。視聴率28.0％（ビデオリサーチ調べ、関東地区）。「火曜サスペンス劇場」歴代最高視聴率作品であり、松本清張原作テレビドラマ最高視聴率作品の一つとなっている。