日本首席女 优吉永小百合在三十岁时主演的感人文艺片，由仲代达矢与小林旭两位形像不同的巨星联合跨刀助阵，导演为浦山桐郎。女主角阿妙原是个性活泼的餐厅女侍应，寄身在流氓老大家中，被老大的继子爱上。为了躲避烦恼，她嫁给一名单亲的矿场管工，宁愿过平凡而幸福的生活。不料矿场发生水灾，其夫为了救人而英勇牺牲。阿妙为了抚养继子成 人，坚毅地到矿场干粗活，最后身患重病而撒手尘寰。本片充分发挥日本女性坚忍不拔的精神和角色本身的可贵情操，喜欢日本剧《阿信》的观众一定令看得十分投入。

Mainly the story of Shinsuke and his stepmother, ranging from Shinsuke's infanthood to his mid-teens. Coal workers and the mines dominate nearly every aspect of the life of the characters. Shinsuke's father dies while bravely using dynamite to rescue a group of trapped Korean miners. Several older men attempt to help he and his mother cope, including a kind Korean and a Harley-riding yakuza.