A romantic and funny love story with a tragic end. In Paris a young Hungarian artist (Monpti) and a girl (Anne-Claire) meet and fall in love. But just when she is prepared to give herself to him she finds a pair of lady's pants in his room. He is perfectly innocent but the reason why the pants are there is as humouristic as incredible. So when he tells the truth she gets very angry though she was prepared to "forgive" his "side step". Another pattern is much more serious. Anne-Claire fears that Monpti would have no interest in her if she told that she is a nobody. So she builds up a story of being a rich girl with a private chauffeur. She even takes Monpti to a family church funeral and points out all her relatives, even telling which ones are not on speaking terms. When he finally exposes her lies a violent explosion results. She runs away in despair and is overrun by a car. At the hospital their love returns. But she will die after a few days. - In the background of many scenes we have seen the couple who overrun Anne-Claire, and their shallow emotions were recurrently contrasted with the genuine love of the young couple.。昭和6年,日本冈山县鬼首村,一名自称恩田几三的男子来到村中,推销他的圣诞树加工机器。时村中有仁礼和由良两大世家,仁礼家在战后专营葡萄酒业,风头正劲,而由良家则走向没落。为对抗仁礼一族,由良家接受恩田的推荐,进军圣诞树加工业,结果却被骗得血本无归。
自幼移居神户的青池源治郎回到村中,揭穿恩田的骗局,随后源志郎被杀。当年侦办此案的矶川警官(若山富三郎 饰)始终认为此案存有疑点,昭和27年,他从东京请来名侦探金田一耕助(石坂浩二 饰)调查。此时距惨案已有20年,各家的孩子均已长大成人。由良家的泰子(高橋洋子 饰)和仁礼家的文子(永野裕紀子 饰)同时爱上了源志郎的儿子歌名雄(北公次 饰)。但在某个夜晚,泰子被残忍杀害。这起凶案与20年前的悬案有着千丝万缕的关系,其背后隐藏着的感情纠葛也随着牺牲者的增加而渐渐浮出水面……。本片讲述一群不同职业背景身份的都市男女,在各自的旅途中不期而遇,交织出爱恨情仇,最后在共同的旅途中寻找各自初心的故事......。