儿(ér )女们都大了,各(gè )自成(chéng )家。父亲(qīn )周吉((🔼)笠(lì )智(zhì )众饰)和老伴(东(dōng )山千荣(róng )子饰)要去东(dōng )京(🛤)看望他(tā )(🔬)们(🏴),老两(🥩)口带着愉快心情上路。可(🌗)另(🏇)一(♑)边,还(hái )没等他们到大儿子家,孙子(🕖)就因为爷(💆)爷奶奶到来腾地(🚥)方(🐖)哭闹不(bú )停。老(🥞)人开始(shǐ )觉(✖)得尴尬(🚸),大儿子(zǐ )(🥀)幸一(山(🐖)村(cūn )聪饰)在(zài )东京当医生,二女儿(ér )(🚨)繁(杉村(🖲)春(chūn )子饰)在东京(🌊)开美(🥎)容店(diàn ),二儿媳纪(✋)子(zǐ )(🐑)(原节(jiē )子饰),小女儿京(jīng )子(⛓)(香川京子饰)外(wài ),大阪还(🤲)有三子敬(jìng )三。东京(🎋)让(🥕)老人陌生,在儿女家(🌮)也(👣)好不到(dào )哪去。大(dà )儿(🏉)子(zǐ )工作繁忙,没(méi )时间(jiān )带他们出(chū )去(🌹)玩。搬到女儿家,依(🌼)旧每日困(kùn )守(shǒu )且有矛盾。老(🎥)两口(🈺)渐渐也(🔍)明白儿(ér )女们的处境,他(tā )们(men )在东(dōng )京的老友也过得(🚲)不好(🔎)。只有守寡(guǎ )的儿媳(xí )纪子对老人很是孝(xiào )顺。之后老人(😳)踏上回家的路,前(qián )后不(⏺)过十(🧘)天……