居住在镰仓的大学教授曾宫周吉（笠志众 饰）早年丧偶，他与女儿纪子（原节子 饰）相依为命。纪子从小担负起家庭的重担，悉心照顾父亲的生活起居。转眼间，纪子已二十七岁，依旧待字闺中。纪子的姑姑（杉村春子 饰）和朋友（月丘梦路 饰）都很关心她的婚事，然而她却因为对父亲的依恋，不愿谈婚论嫁。 不久姑姑为周吉介绍一名独身女子三轮秋子（三宅邦子 饰），周吉欣然同意。得知此事的纪子心中感到无限的怅然…… 本片为当年日本《电影旬报》评选十佳电影第一名。Noriko is 27 years old and is still living with her father Somiya, a widower. Noriko just recovered from an illness she developed in the war, and now the important question pops up: when will Noriko start thinking about marriage? Everybody who is important in her life tries to talk her into it: her father, her aunt, a girlfriend. But Noriko doesn't want to get married, she seems extremely happy with her life. She wants to stay with her father to take care of him. After all, she knows best of his manners and peculiarities. But Noriko's aunt doesn't want to give up. She arranges a partner for her and thinks of a plan that will convince Noriko her father can be left alone.
