In August, 1918, Matsuura Ito lives in a coastal village of Toyama with her husband and three children. During the summer, there wasn't much fish to catch, so her husband has been far away from home to catch fish. To support herself and her children, Ito carries goods from ships like the other women in the village. Meanwhile, the residents encounter rising prices for rice. The women are unable to feed their family due to the high prices of rice. The women ask a nearby rice store to sell rice at lower prices, but it fails. The price of rice continues to rise daily. Due to an incident, Ito and the other village women step up to the plate.

A Japanese Class B war criminal sets out to take full responsibility for the execution of American Airmen.

When the rock band JoKers broke up one member flew over to be with the yankees and try to make a living there. Another one decided to focus on his schooling and become a university graduate instead of continue on with music. Two others are still hopeful their music career can be put back together. To rekindle all members' love for rock one of the members is hired to coach all-girl band Drop Doll. In the meanwhile, the girls are improving.