One of the hottest selling tickets in town is to see the hugely popular “rakugoka”, or comic storyteller, Danshun. Danshun himself was inspired as a little boy to become a rakugoka after seeing the legendary Danshi. He had found his calling. After his resistant parents relented to their son’s pleas, Danshun at age 17 became an apprentice of Danshi, the man dubbed a “wunderkind” and “genius” of the rakugo world. He soon realized however how hard the training was, and embarked upon a rigorous existence in which he had to deliver newspapers to earn a living. Living with hardship and joys, Danshun and his fellow apprentices would eventually rise in the rakugo world. A resplendent cast comes together to depict the rough and tumble world of a man who loved rakugo above all else and was destined to fulfill a dream.

1929年，爱知自动织布机制造厂的常务爱知佐一郎（佐藤浩市 饰）继承了父亲发明创造的兴趣，“不务正业”立志制造日本人自己的汽车，为此他瞒着担任社长的前辈石山又造（桥爪功 饰），带领北川（吉田荣作 饰）、太田（绯田康人 饰）等一众充满理想和热情的员工秘密展开研发。历经波折，他们终于攻克一道又一道技术难关，也取得了石山叔等老一辈的认可。越来越多销售、融资、经营方面的精英云集到佐一郎的身边，作为一名梦想家，他规划了常人不敢想象的蓝图。作为一名先驱者，他却首当其冲承受着最多的压力和打击。第二次世界大战、GHQ占领阶段、经济大萧条、工会大罢工，种种难题困扰着爱知人，他们只有咬紧牙关，为了让爱知汽车奔驰在美国的高速公路上这个目标，迈着永远不会退缩的步伐前行……
本片根据丰田公司的创业史改编。

昭和39年 东京奥运会开幕在即。当全国上下如火如荼准备这场盛事的时候，一桩桩精心策划的犯罪悄然进行。距离开幕还有四十多天的时候，接连两起爆炸事件在东京发生。嫌犯假托之前甚嚣尘上的爆弹狂魔草加次郎之名，声言要破坏奥运会的举行。赌上日本国民和警察的尊严，警视厅搜查一课刑警落合昌夫（竹野内丰 饰）与后辈岩村杰（斋藤工 饰）合作展开调查。他们发现两起案件均针对着东奥最高警备总部的幕僚长须贺修一郎（岸部一德 饰）而来，因此怀疑是与父亲断绝了关系的花花公子须贺忠所为。谁知调查刚刚有所进展，上层却下达了让二人退出搜查的命令。执拗的落合持续追逐真凶，真相则慢慢浮出水面……
本片根据奥田英朗的同名原作改编。