In a mountain village, Heita, a translator's son, is a gifted boy but is shunned by the villagers. He can imitate birds' cry and befriends another boy who works in a brewery. Heita also finds solace in the village pastor Yasugi and his teacher Michiko, but they too have problems of their own.

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Cast

Isuzu Yamada

Mother

Keiko Kishi

Michiko Satomi

Yūnosuke Itō

Father Yasugi

Isao Yamagata

Father Shuhei

Kō Mishima

Nishida Nobuyuki

Yūko Mochizuki

Mother Fumi