古城京都，空气中弥漫着闲淡安逸的气息，时间仿佛仍停留在那令人充满遐想的平安时代，当下繁华都市中的奔走忙碌与它以及当地的人全然无关。生活此间的人们，金钱似乎不是如此瞩目的要素，男男女女，老老少少，兀自浸淫在京都这瓶醇厚质朴的清酒中，醉而忘归。只提供威士忌的酒吧老板节子（小林聪美 饰）、经营咖啡馆的隆子（小泉今日子 饰）、做豆腐的初美（市川实日子 饰）、做手工豆腐。擅做木工的山野（加濑亮 饰）、经营浴室的乙女（光石研 饰）、在浴室打工的阵（永山绚斗 饰）以及爱散步的阿婆。　　

　　 生活琐事，平淡无奇，却情深隽永，一如亘古不断的川流……

Blessed with several large rivers, interconnected streams and springs, Japan's ancient capital, Kyoto, anoints the land with a bountiful source of water. In this tranquil setting, three women join the flow of a small community with the subtle presence of a spring breeze. Setsuko , the proprietor of a whiskey-only bar; Takako, the owner of a coffee shop along the waterway; Hatsumi, a maker of tofu so delicious it seems to spring forth from the clear water. Under their subtle influence, other townspeople gradually begin their own streams too: Yamanoha, a local worker for a furniture workshop; Otome, the owner of a neighborhood public bath; Jin, a young man who assists him at the bath; Makoto, a wayfarer about the town. Among their daily lives, there is Poplar, a small child with a perpetually friendly smile.

京都で三人の女たちが暮らし始める。ウイスキーしか置いていないバーを営むセツコ、疎水沿いにコーヒーやを開くタカコ、そして、水の中から湧き出たような豆腐を作るハツミ。芯で水を感じる三人の女たちに反応するように、そこに住む人たちのなかにも新しい水が流れ始める。家具工房で働くヤマノハ、銭湯の主人オトメ、オトメの銭湯を手伝うジン、そして“散歩する人”マコト。そんな彼らの真ん中にはいつも機嫌のいい子ども、ポプラがいた。

영화의 배경은 교토의 작은 마을이다. 등장인물 역시, 동네 주민 몇 사람들 뿐이다. 위스키만 파는 바를 운영하는 '세츠코', 카페를 운영하는 '타카코', 두부가게를 운영하는 '하츠미', 그리고 동네터줏대감 할머니 '마코토'. 목욕탕을 운영하는 남자 '오토메'와 그의 아들 '진', 세츠코의 바를 즐겨찾는 '야마노하'. 영화는, 이들의 소소한 일상의 반복을 스케치해낸다.