《果酱短片集》由七位日本影坛一线导演拍摄而成，共七部短片。《地狱使者》由北村龙平导演，被称为“The messenger”的黑衣女子神代忧子（鱼谷佳苗饰）出现在报废的大厦房间时，独身强盗权藤（北村一辉饰）的命运由此受到了冲击，极富魔幻色彩；《正义》行定勋导演描写一个正值青春期的男生东条（妻夫木聪饰）被操场上体育课的女生所吸引的故事；《阿里塔》由岩井俊二导演，讲述女孩（广末凉子饰）跟自己幻想出来的“阿里塔”之间的成长故事；以及筱原哲雄执导的《剑玉》、坂田让治导演的《冰冻》、堤辛彦导演的《羊栖菜》和望月六郎导演的《潘朵拉》。 七部短片各自取材编排，情节各异。也有众多日本著名演员参演，共同演绎这七部电影，七处生活。

《八重之樱》讲述了会津藩的炮术师傅山本谦八和佐久夫妻之女新岛八重一生87年间发生的事。新岛八重（绫濑遥 饰）出生于会津藩士家中，在戊辰战争中和五百名女子一起固守会津的鹤城，到明治年间嫁给襄，作为基督教传教士传道，积极从事教育活动，是个顽固的女人，在那个男尊女卑的时代称得上是女中豪杰，被称为是幕末时代的贞德。之后，在侵华战争、日俄战争中，八重又和会津的伙伴一起作为日本第一批护士共赴战场，因此又获得“日本的南丁格尔”这一美名。

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At a high school entrance ceremony, high school student Kotoko Aihara (Honoka Miki), who isn't that smart, notices pretty boy Naoki Irie (Yuki Furukawa). She falls in love with him immediately. Kotoko initially doesn't express her feelings to him, but finally has a chance to tell him how she feels. Unfortunately, Naoki turns Kotoko down, saying "I don't like dumb women." One day, Kotoko Aihara's house is severely damaged by an earthquake. Until the house is rebuilt, Kotoko Aihara and her father decide to live with her father's friend. When Kotoko Aihara moves to her new temporary house, she is surprised to learn that Naoki Irie lives there as well.