Masao Hayama

Two young brothers throw a tantrum when they discover that their father isn't the most important man in his workplace.

A widow sends her only son away to receive a better education. Years later, she visits him, finding him a poor school teacher with a wife and son.

When the patriarch of the Toda family suddenly dies, his widow discovers that he has left her with nothing but debt and married children who are unwilling to support her--except for her most thoughtful son, just returned from China.

A friendly bus driver and his passengers over the duration of one journey through the mountains to the nearest train station.