一名曾從事性工作且自稱「千尋」的女子，無畏世俗的耳語與眼光，到海邊小鎮的便當店工作，為人生展開新篇章，善解人意、溫柔開朗又心思細膩的她為小鎮裡往來的孤寂靈魂帶來慰藉，填補人們內心的空虛，並學習從心（重新）找尋自我。
Two doctors in Victorian England use manual stimulation of female genitalia to cure their patients' ills, leading to the invention of the vibrator.
At the beginning of the 20th century, a newspaper organizes an endurance horse race : 700 miles to run in a few days. 9 adventurers are competing, among them a woman, Miss Jones, a Mexican, an Englishman, a young cow-boy, an old one and two friends, Sam Clayton and Luke Matthews. All those individualists will learn to respect each other.
Father Joseph Mohr, a newly appointed priest in the town of Oberndorf (near Salzburg), meets the beautiful prostitute Magdalene. He struggles to change her situation and make a new life for her, and while doing so, they fall in love. Mohr struggles with his feelings for her, versus his commitment to God. Meanwhile, the Prior, Mohr's superior, whose corrupt dealings with the Baron von Seidl are threatened by Mohr's integrity and honesty, works (unsuccessfully) to falsely accuse Mohr of sexual misconduct with Magdalene, and thereby remove him from office. Meanwhile, Mohr and local schoolteacher Franz Gruber compose the hymn "Silent Night".
It is 1915 in Vienna and the Great War has caused many casualties. Elsa, a beautiful prostitute, wants to help the war effort, but is rejected as a nurse, but a government official thinks that she will make an excellent spy.
An ice-cream seller lusts after the female employees in his shop.
When Devu, a local thug, meets Sarasu, a prostitute, he falls in love with her. They decide to a lead a moral life after Devu commits an unforgettable crime.