A couple's ailing marriage is put to the test when they are held hostage in an isolated vacation rental by an unseen Voice that commands their every move.

Once upon a time, the birds and the beasts fought each other in a war. It was a terrible conflict, and the clever bats would side with the birds when the birds were looking victorious, and then they would become allies of the beasts when that side was winning battles. At last the war came to an end, the two parties reached an amicable settlement, and a great party of friendship was held. But when it came to the turn of the bats to perform in the program, their fence-straddling tactics were exposed, and everyone refused to associate with them. Since that time, the bats have been too ashamed to show their faces during the day, coming out only at night to flit silently around.

绰号小尚的女中学生木枯（池上季実子 饰）迎来了快乐的暑假，当发现独身8年的父亲（笹沢左保 饰）交到新的女朋友（鰐淵晴子 饰）时，她拒绝和父亲前往轻井泽旅游，而是和6名同学相约前往香丽姨妈（南田洋子 饰）的庄园度假。姨妈年轻时曾和俊朗的青年（三浦友和 饰）相恋，但太平洋战争夺去了爱人的生命。从此香丽姨妈孤身一人，毕生等待爱人的归来。小尚她们的造访令孤独的姨妈分外高兴，这群青春活泼的女孩在山中尽情玩耍。然而，姨妈和庄园似乎隐藏着某种可怕的生物，少女们一个接一个地消失了……本片荣获1978年蓝丝带最佳新人导演奖。

曾经的问题青年冈岛伸二（冈田时彦 饰）终于长成了大人，他走入社会，在东京一家保险公司谋得一份差使。他兢兢业业工作，和妻子（八运惠美子 饰）、一双儿女（菅原秀雄 & 高峰秀子 饰）以及尚在襁褓中的娃娃共同构筑了一个平凡的小家庭。当然冈岛并未改变热血正义的本性，他原本答应在发奖金的当天给儿子卖一辆崭新的自行车，可是在发钱当天却为了庇护被解雇的老员工山田（坂本武 饰）而和社长发生冲突，于是遭到开除的厄运。为了维持生计，他每天外出找工作，可是当下的日本经济极端不景气，这里那里都失业严重。经职业介绍所安排，他在曾经的魔鬼体育老师大村（齐藤达雄 饰）开的饭馆找到了机会。小人物为了让家人吃好喝好，什么都甘愿去做……