在这部一片花剧情片中,72岁的退休教授鹰野冬吉住在日本松江市，被诊断出患有老年痴呆症，患病后经常走失，而且闹了不少哭笑不得的笑话。随着病症的加剧，连自己妻子鹰野菊代在家里忽然突发重病也毫无所知，以致延误最佳抢救机会。媳妇鹰野桂子心地善良，对他的护理与日俱增，原本和丈夫鹰野治雄之间的隔阂也慢慢的消除，一起坦然的面对现实。
Grandfather Fuyukichi Takano, a former university professor, gets fired from his museum job when he is affected by Alzheimer's disease, but his affliction serves to deepen family ties.
