王志強（方力申 饰）和钟家宝（邓丽欣 饰）结婚十周年，决定到瑞士滑雪庆祝，但在出发前，华重遇几年前的老友琪琪（盛朗熙 饰），二人发觉对对方的情愫从未减退。那边，阿宝竟突然提出不去瑞士，而她对阿华原来也有一个不可告人的秘密。

该美术片为木偶动画片，改编自“眉间尺为双亲报仇”的历史传说，该传说在史书上有多处记载，内容大同小异，鲁迅也曾以此为蓝本创作小说《铸剑》（初名为《眉间尺》）。铸剑高手干将和莫邪的徒弟黑子斗牛时杀死了楚王的神牛，楚王大怒，命令将他处死，奸臣谗言，楚王决定拿黑子性命要挟干将和莫邪为他铸造隐形宝剑。干将和莫邪花去三年功夫，为楚王打造出一雌一雄两把隐形宝剑，但预感有祸事的干将只献出其中一把，后夫妻两人果然都惨死。楚王派兵追杀黑子、小妹（干将和莫邪的另一个徒弟）和小眉间尺（干将和莫邪的儿子）时，三人侥幸逃脱。眉间尺长到15岁，从小妹口中得知父母惨死真相，决定为双亲也为天下百姓报仇。

Ginko, the daughter of a poor shoemaker Ginzo, a child was sold to a geisha. From a student she became a real geisha and made her debut under the name of “Peony”. Great anguish caused Ginko molestation host teahouse. In Ginko have a favorite person – doctor Kurisu, but she is forced to leave him and return home in Tokyo. But here, she had all the same poverty. Parents again sell Ginkgo, this time to the north. There she first landlord was going to marry her, but interferes with his mother, who has decided not to allow this marriage, shameful for the honor of the house. He eventually marries another girl. Caught in a quandary, Ginko returns to Tokyo and the third time it becomes a geisha. Hard work, constant bullying Ginko adjusted to the disease. Mistress of her first promises to break a contract in which she serves as Ginko, but when Ginko finally recovers, the owner easily abandons his promises and demands that Ginko continued to work on it.

一部纯粹表现大陆黄土高原风味的文学电影，由大陆导演黄建新执导，台湾演员张世担纲扮演男主角五魁。全片制作严谨，阐事手法亦颇有味道，可惜片中很多仪式性的场面安排却有着《大红灯笼高高挂》的浓厚影子，使本片的艺术价值打了不少折扣。