On April 9, 2000, Suzuki Kyoko receives a phone call from the police. She learns that her 19-year-old son and his friend were killed by a drunk driver while walking along a bridge in Zama. Suzuki Kyoko lost her husband to cancer five years earlier and her world crashes down. The drunk driver was given the maximum sentence at the time 5 1/2 years. Suzuki Kyoko then spearheads a movement to increase the penalty for reckless driving. She also enrolls at Waseda University where her son died just a week after his entrance ceremony. Suzuki Kyoko also starts an exhibit to honor the victims of reckless driving.

ハンセン病の療養所を50年ぶりに退院した健三郎（財津一郎）を迎えた貴島家。大学生の大翔（鈴木亮平）には、祖父が生きていたことは初耳だった。しかも、その健三郎が幻のジャズバンド“COOL JAZZ QUINTETTE”のトランぺッターだったことを知る。ある日、バンド仲間探しの旅に出ると言い出した健三郎に、大翔は付いていくことになり……。

在东京打拼的美丽OL美野里（田中丽奈 饰），由于不满意公司的人事变动而选择辞职。一身轻松的她悠然来到位于大分县臼杵市的田野乡村散心，顺道看望她的祖父修造（柄本明 饰）。修造是一名常年耕作、不辞劳苦的茶农，而今头脑更新换代正致力于有机绿茶的栽种与培植。美野里在祖父家中结识了正在此地帮工的金次郎（阵内孝则 饰），其为人开朗，一掷千金，看似今朝有酒今朝醉，其实却大有来头。某天，未曾休息片刻的修造终于病倒，而他的孙女临危受命担当起继续培育茶苗的兼具使命。手忙脚乱的美野里赶鸭子上架，可早已和田间地头隔膜的都市女孩最终败下阵来。 直到某一天，那个隐瞒着自己身份的男人伸出了援手……