鸣海六平（北大路欣也 饰）自幼便痴迷于艺术，如今担任着佐保美术馆馆长的职务。鸣海和妻子范子（三田佳子 饰）一个在奈良，一个在东京，过着分居两地的生活，日子久了，寂寞难耐的范子和家庭医生走到了一起。鸣海虽然发现了妻子的背叛，但为了让孩子能够有一个完整的家庭，他选择忍气吞声，报复性的更加埋首于工作之中。

某日，鸣海造访陶艺家石本八郎（冈田英次 饰）的住所，就此结识了八郎的女儿多惠（古手川祐子 饰），之后，多惠来到了鸣海所在的美术馆打工，一来二去之间，鸣海和多惠产生了背德的感情。

Rokuheita Narumi is fascinated by oriental art and works as the director of the Saho Art Museum in Nara. His wife, Noriko, is unable to leave Tokyo, despite his wishes, and the two live separately. Feeling lonely and neglected by her husband, she immerses herself in the depraved life of the city and continues to have a loveless relationship with a doctor, Katsumori. One day, Narumi arrives in Tokyo and learns of Noriko's affair, but he cannot divorce her for the sake of their child, so he devotes himself to his work.

Наруми Рокухэйта и его жена Норико вынуждены жить порознь из-за того, что музей, в котором Рокухэйта работает директором, находится в Наре. Вскоре они начинают искать счастье вне брака.