1951 film by Akira Kurosawa

千惠子（岩下志麻饰）和早苗（岩下志麻饰）是一对孪生姐妹，出生后的姐姐千惠子，由于家境贫寒无力抚养，即遭遗弃，幸而为京都一家绸缎批发商所收养，作为倍受宠爱的独生女抚养，成为有地位的小姐。而妹妹早苗，虽没有被父母抛弃，却成为孤儿，长大后自食其力，到山里种植北山杉，生活艰苦。一次偶然，千惠子巧遇跟自己长得几乎一模一样的少女早苗，姐妹俩的身世真相大白。千惠子的内心因此起了微妙变化，姐妹俩久别重逢，但因彼此生活方式不同，终于不得团圆，为了不影响姐姐的幸福，早苗回到了原来的地方。

Aspiring to an easy job as personal physician to a wealthy family, Noboru Yasumoto is disappointed when his first post after medical school takes him to a small country clinic under the gruff doctor Red Beard. Yasumoto rebels in numerous ways, but Red Beard proves a wise and patient teacher. He gradually introduces his student to the unglamorous side of the profession, ultimately assigning him to care for a prostitute rescued from a local brothel.