国内外で高い評価を受けたNHKの傑作ドキュメンタリー番組「映像詩・里山」シリーズに新たなシーンを追加した劇場版。日本特有の自然の中を保有し多くの生物が暮らす動物の楽園でありながら、長きに渡り人間と共生し続けてきた里山。最新ハイビジョンカメラを駆使した斬新な映像で四季の移ろいとともに映し出し、同地で脈々と受け継がれてきた自然と人間との深い結びつきに迫っていく。

The BBC has decided to acquire NHK's Satoyama series of documentaries. It will acquire Satoyama: Japan's Secret Garden (1999) and Satoyama: Japan's Secret Watergarden (2004) and combine them into one program for broadcast, narrated by Sir David Attenborough. 　　The Satoyama series, which has just won the Grand Prix at the 28th International Wildlife Film Festival 2005, is produced by NHK and distributed by MICO. It poetically portrays the close relationship between people and nature in traditional rural environments in Japan. The first program, which focuses on the agricultural cycle of rice paddies on hillsides in Japan, has been distributed to over 80 countries worldwide. The second program takes a look at a traditional water-supply system called a "kabata", which not only provides water to village households but also nurtures a vast diversity of fish, insects, birds, and other creatures. Both programs offer insights into environmentally sustainable living. 　　Shin Murata, the originator and Executive Producer of the two programs, commented: 　　"I'm delighted that Satoyama will be airing in the BBC's 'Natural World' strand. The BBC's endorsement of Satoyama is particularly gratifying because one of my biggest inspirations for the programs was a BBC production titled 'Restless Year' which followed the seasons in one of England's rural areas". 　　Neil Nightingale, Head of the BBC's Natural History Unit, commented: "We decided to acquire Satoyam because it is a unique and beautiful portrait of rural Japan and the relationship between people and nature. It reveals an aspect of Japan that I am sure will be completely new to British viewers, and does it in a wonderfully lyrical style which I am sure will be popular with our 'Natural World' audience."

The BBC has decided to acquire NHK's Satoyama series of documentaries. It will acquire Satoyama: Japan's Secret Garden (1999) and Satoyama: Japan's Secret Watergarden (2004) and combine them into one program for broadcast, narrated by Sir David Attenborough. 　　The Satoyama series, which has just won the Grand Prix at the 28th International Wildlife Film Festival 2005, is produced by NHK and distributed by MICO. It poetically portrays the close relationship between people and nature in traditional rural environments in Japan. The first program, which focuses on the agricultural cycle of rice paddies on hillsides in Japan, has been distributed to over 80 countries worldwide. The second program takes a look at a traditional water-supply system called a "kabata", which not only provides water to village households but also nurtures a vast diversity of fish, insects, birds, and other creatures. Both programs offer insights into environmentally sustainable living. 　　Shin Murata, the originator and Executive Producer of the two programs, commented: 　　"I'm delighted that Satoyama will be airing in the BBC's 'Natural World' strand. The BBC's endorsement of Satoyama is particularly gratifying because one of my biggest inspirations for the programs was a BBC production titled 'Restless Year' which followed the seasons in one of England's rural areas". 　　Neil Nightingale, Head of the BBC's Natural History Unit, commented: "We decided to acquire Satoyam because it is a unique and beautiful portrait of rural Japan and the relationship between people and nature. It reveals an aspect of Japan that I am sure will be completely new to British viewers, and does it in a wonderfully lyrical style which I am sure will be popular with our 'Natural World' audience."

今回の物語は、新潟県南魚沼市にある「里山十帖 THE HOUSE IZUMI」。築約150年の庄屋の住居は、2021年、一棟貸しの宿に生まれ変わりました。囲炉裏部屋には当時の梁や柱が。さらに、露天風呂からは三国連山のパノラマが！

一个由四人组成的团队从总部派往维修一个通讯站，突然在一座山的山峰上遭遇了恐怖袭击。两个被征召的土耳其士兵，一个受过教育，富有的年轻人，另一个粗鲁的街头聪明的恶棍，不得不抛开他们的分歧，学会相互信任，以度过一个无情的局面。

A group of friends in their twenties spend the summer in Martigues, in the south of France. They meet Solène, a young Parisian also on holiday in the area. One evening, as they are exploring the hills, they make a sinister discovery.

八年前的一个夜晚，一个老农在县城的街道捡到一个女孩，后来取名叫妞儿。老农成了妞儿的爹，全家生活就只靠妞儿爹种地的微薄收入维持着。一天，妞儿调皮地往爹口中塞了块糖。突然爹的眉头皱了起来，原来糖把爹已活动的槽牙粘了下来。妞儿瞒着爹一人跑到县城，打听得知一副假牙最便宜也得400元左右。看着爹吃饭困难的样子，妞儿想起在县城看到的收购野山参的广告，她决定上山挖野山参卖钱。妞儿为爹能安上假牙而奔忙着……

八年前的一个夜晚，一个老农在县城的街道捡到一个女孩，后来取名叫妞儿。老农成了妞儿的爹，全家生活就只靠妞儿爹种地的微薄收入维持着。一天，妞儿调皮地往爹口中塞了块糖。突然爹的眉头皱了起来，原来糖把爹已活动的槽牙粘了下来。妞儿瞒着爹一人跑到县城，打听得知一副假牙最便宜也得400元左右。看着爹吃饭困难的样子，妞儿想起在县城看到的收购野山参的广告，她决定上山挖野山参卖钱。妞儿为爹能安上假牙而奔忙着……

封闭的大山里突发了一场意外，腊宏误踩了韩冲捕猎设置的炸药不治身亡，留下了哑巴妻子和一双儿女。众人与韩父商议决定让韩冲赔钱私了。而哑巴却穿起红衣裳、时哭时笑，完全不在意赔偿的事，大家认为她受刺激疯了，韩冲只能暂时照料母子三人的生活。在相处中，两人的心越走越近，哑巴曲折的身世之谜逐渐揭开。在两人即将开始新生活的时候，腊宏的命案再生波澜，这个紧要的关头，只有哑巴才能说出真相……