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แม่ที่ไม่อยู่กับร่องกับรอยของชูเฮรู้สึกหวั่นใจเมื่อเขาเริ่มออกไปเผชิญโลกที่อยู่เหนือการควบคุมอันวิปริตผิดเพี้ยนของเธอ และได้ฉุดครอบครัวให้จมดิ่งสู่ห้วงแห่งโศกนาฏกรรม

Life in the small town of Grandview, Illinois is one that is just like any other city or town. Tim Pearson, soon to be graduating high school wants to go to Florida to study oceanography. He meets Michelle "Mike" Cody and is attracted to her. She runs the local Demolition Derby place. Ernie "Slam" Webster is one of the drivers in the derby whose wife is cheating on him and wants to later on be with Mike. Tim falls for Mike and a big love triangle is about to happen.

A woman, Tome, is born to a lower class family in Japan in 1918. The title refers to an insect, repeating its mistakes, as in an infinite circle. Imamura, with this metaphor, introduces the life of Tome, who keeps trying to change her poor life.

Living in rural Texas is a dysfunctional family: an abusive dad, a Vietnam vet with a war wound that's left him impotent; a compliant wife and a son of about 20, two small sons who look a lot like their brother. The dad harbors a secret, and he goes to murderous lengths to keep it hidden. The young man, Jimmy, who has suspicions, but little comes out until a Yankee woman comes to town.

Tokiko patiently awaits her husband's return from WWII when her four-year old son falls ill. She takes him to the doctor but has no means of paying, so she resorts to prostitution. A month later, her husband returns to find his desperate wife, who tells him the truth. Together, they must deal with the consequences.

Noriko is perfectly happy living at home with her widowed father, Shukichi, and has no plans to marry -- that is, until her aunt Masa convinces Shukichi that unless he marries off his 27-year-old daughter soon, she will likely remain alone for the rest of her life. When Noriko resists Masa's matchmaking, Shukichi is forced to deceive his daughter and sacrifice his own happiness to do what he believes is right.

ในปี 1957 ลูกชายและแม่หนีจากย่านตะวันออกและแฟนหนุ่มที่ชอบใช้ความรุนแรงเพื่อออกตามหาชีวิตใหม่ และได้ปักหลักอยู่ที่ซีแอตเทิล ที่ที่ผู้เป็นแม่พบช่างซ่อมรถแสนสุภาพ เด็กชายยังคงสร้างปัญหาด้วยการคบหาเพื่อนผิด ๆ ผู้เป็นแม่แต่งงานกับช่างซ่อมรถ แต่ไม่นานทั้งสองก็ได้รู้ว่าเขาเป็นคนติดเหล้าที่ชอบใช้ความรุนแรงและไร้เหตุผล และทั้งสองต้องมีความหวังไว้ในสถานการณ์นี้

The family of an older man who runs a small sake brewery become concerned with his finances and his health after they discover him visiting an old mistress from his youth.

Accused barn burner and conman Ben Quick arrives in a small Mississippi town and quickly ingratiates himself with its richest family, the Varners.

After being diagnosed with a terminal illness, Futaba resolves to spend her remaining time reuniting her broken family, reopening the long-closed bathhouse, and helping her shy daughter Azumi learn to stand on her own.