This short documentary by Ozu was intended to present the artistry of kabuki dancer Kikugoro Onoe IV to both Japanese and foreign audiences. A voice-over narration introduces Kikugoro as well as the dance he performs in the film's second half, in which a young girl is transformed into a resplendent lion (the imagery of which apparently inspired Jean Cocteau as he conceived his own BEAUTY AND THE BEAST). Watching Kikugoro imitate the gestures of a demure maiden you see how he deserved his fame. Ozu shoots the performance in three simple set-ups: a roving frontal shot of the performers on stage, an angled shot from the side of the stage, and an angled longshot that acknowledges the presence of the audience in a way that is unmistakably Ozu.

1992年中国南方的一间病房里，奇奇看着妈妈剪去了长发。妈妈治疗期间，奇奇被送去外婆家生活。同一屋檐下的大姨担负着工厂改制、安置工人的重任，年轻的表姐渴望长大，小姨幻想着去美国，过上截然不同的人生……大人们想着各自的心事，奇奇期待着妈妈回家。

A demoted detective is given the opportunity to go undercover and take down the mob's most ruthless killer, but his life and only chance at redemption spiral out of control as he loses himself in the role.

稲垣吾郎在片中饰演畅销耽美小说家美仓洋介，为自己非同寻常的性欲感到烦恼，而二阶堂富美则饰演自我堕落的放荡女孩巴洛波拉，两人相遇后发生一系列故事。该片是纪念手冢治虫诞生90周年之作，由手冢治虫长子手冢真执导。