A war veteran, Kinji Kameda, was wrongly accused and nearly executed, but a last-minute reprieve revealed his innocence. Haunted by his past, he becomes mentally unstable and is declared legally dead by the military. He sets out to rebuild his life in Sapporo with the help of Mr. Ono, but finds solace in the company of Taeko Nasu, a woman trapped in a loveless arrangement. Meanwhile, Mutsuo Kayama, who loves Mr. Ono's daughter Ayako, is pressured to marry Taeko, leading to a complicated web of relationships and a deep emotional bond between Kameda and Taeko.
The Idiot
A tormented Japanese veteran, haunted by war memories, finds himself entangled in a complex love triangle on a snowy Hokkaido island, struggling to reconcile his loyalty to his best friend with his intense passion for a woman with a troubled history.
