热爱绘画的19岁青年安冈邦彦（真田广之 饰）考入某大学的美术系，但他的人生却发生变故。母亲遽然离世，给了这个未经世事的青年莫大打击。在道顿堀川旁经营咖啡店的中年男子武内铁男（山崎努 饰）同情邦彦的遭遇，于是出资安葬了他的母亲，并将其留在店中帮工。铁男的儿子政夫（佐藤浩市 饰）痴迷桌球和赌博，父子俩为此关系紧张，于是铁男对拥有远大理想的邦彦视同己出，呵护备至，而政夫则在赌球的泥潭中越陷越深。某日，邦彦在桥上写生时邂逅了风姿绰约的真知子（松坂庆子 饰），奇妙的因缘在这一刻悄悄展开……本片根据宫本辉“河流三部曲”（《泥之河》、《萤之川》、《道顿堀川》）中的同名原著改编。

Raised by her grandmother, Meemaw (Lindsay Wagner), after the death of her parents, urban power broker Haley (Laur Allen) hasn't been back to her family's Nashville ranch in years, but is summoned by her brother, Charles (Archie Kao), in a last-ditch effort to save their beloved land from the bank. When she reluctantly arrives just prior to Christmas, her introduction to ranch hand, Kate (Amanda Righetti) goes terribly awry. But now they must put their differences aside and band together to save the homestead... and perhaps discover that finding love isn't always where (or who) you expect.

本片改编自推理小说家知念实希人的同名小说，背景设定在被铁栅栏封闭的原精神科医院，讲述在监狱里发生了监禁64名身份不明的住院患者和职员的事件，被牵连的速水(坂口饰)在医院内接连遇到不可思议的事情，并试图逃出的故事。

海员余大地带着女儿，被逼与黄梅同屋，一人均脾气古怪，但却渐萌爱意，惜余不忘航海生涯，把女儿交托黄梅，还暗示爱意。不料，当黄梅接到大地回港之信，又传来货轮沉没，误会他已葬身海中……