Aftermath of a violent tragedy that affects the lives of two couples in different ways.

纸雕艺术家泽田八重（吉永小百合 饰）和函馆日报的记者鸟饲希代子（岩下志麻 饰）从大学时代就是非常亲密的好友，她们曾携手参加著名的安保运动，并恋上同一个男人（林隆三 饰）。毕业后，两人分居东京与函馆，为了各自的人生努力。某天，八重被诊断患有重病，第二次手术后她搬到函馆居住，分别二十多年的好姐妹再次相遇。此前，希代子和报社同事高尾耕介（玉置浩二 饰）维持着情人关系，而八重的贤淑与恬静却深深吸引着高尾。他无法抑制心中澎湃的爱恋，这却让两个好友陷入左右摇摆的矛盾之中……本片根据日本作家高樹のぶ子的同名原著改编。

Almost in breadth and depth of a documentary, this movie depicts an auto race during the 70s on the world's hardest endurance course: Le Mans in France. The race goes over 24 hours on 14.5 kilometers of cordoned country road. Every few hours the two drivers per car alternate - but it's still a challenge for concentration and material. In the focus is the duel between the German Stahler in Ferrari 512LM and the American Delaney in Gulf Team Porsche 917. Delaney is under extraordinary pressure, because the year before he caused a severe accident, in which his friend Lisa's husband was killed.

取材自莎士比亚的喜剧《威尼斯商人》，以舞台剧的形式拍摄，辛辣的讽刺、巧妙的布控无处不在，同时充分地利用夸张表演的技巧，传承莎翁的人本精神，表达了创作主题思想。