A satirical comedy about a down on his luck publicist, who gets his lucky break when he discovers a man recently released from a mental health facility looks just like a method actor who refuses to leave his trailer. With the help of a powerful producer, the publicist helps the man become a huge star, even marrying his beautiful leading lady. Their adventures lead them to cross paths with drunken costars, irreverent unhoused action heroes, unpredictable directors, super agent, and power-mad moguls. Fame and fortune are not all they're cracked up to be, and the two men must fight their way back to the things that matter the most.
故事发生在1942年的夏天,节子(山口百惠 饰)的父亲是一名外交官,节子从小就成长在宽松包容的家庭氛围之中。节子有个好朋友名叫达郎(三浦友和 饰),在闲暇时光里,节子常常和达郎在一起玩,久而久之,两人之间长生了真挚的感情。可就在这个节骨眼上,节子患上了肺病,不仅如此,她的父亲还将她许配给了一个她并不爱的男人。为了逃避这段婚姻,节子只身一人踏上了前往东京的旅途,她要去找达郎,哪知道达郎的父母也因为节子糟糕的健康状况而反对他们的结合。最终,节子和达郎之间的真爱战胜了世俗偏见,两人终于携手步入了婚姻的殿堂,此时,战争爆发了。