Takada, a Japanese fisherman has been estranged from his son for many years, but when the son is diagnosed with terminal cancer his daughter-in-law, Rie, summons him to the hospital. Through a series of obstacles and relationships, he is brought unexpectedly closer to both an understanding of himself and of his son.

• Zhang Yimou Studio
• China Film Co-Production Corp.
• Ken Takakura
• Shinobu Terajima
• Kiichi Nakai
• Ken Nakamoto
• Li Jia-Min
• Jiang Wen
• Lin Qiu