film directed by Satsuo Yamamoto

昭和33年，家道殷实的矢岛商店老板嘉藏（深見泰三 饰）过世。三个女儿藤代（京マチ子 饰）、千寿（鳳八千代 饰）和雏子（高田美和 饰）并未在丧父之痛中沉浸太久，便卷入接下来的遗产之争。在遗产分布会议上，三个女儿纷纷对自己的遗产表示不满，作为宣读人的矢岛商店管家宇市（中村鴈治郎 饰）也暗中运作，企图侵吞矢岛家的山林。心怀鬼胎的各路人马轮番上场，围绕巨额财产展开了明争暗斗。更令藤代姐妹无法忍受的是，父亲生前与照顾他的美丽女子滨田文乃（若尾文子 饰）相爱，不仅与之有了爱情的结晶，还将她列入遗产继承人的名单。这场遗产之争变得愈加扑朔迷离……
本片根据山崎丰子原著小说改编。

Two car manufacturers spy on each other to try to find out details and prices of a new sports car each is about to launch.

The story contrasts the life of two doctors, former classmates and now both assistant professors at Naniwa University Hospital in Osaka. The brilliant and ambitious surgeon Goro Zaizen stops at nothing to rise to a position of eminence and authority, while the friendly Shuji Satomi busies himself with his patients and research.