从平安时代开始，日本滋贺县信乐的陶器已经闻名于世。在这里长大的清子自小醉心陶艺，更筑起传统的半地上式窑洞「寸越窑」烧制陶器。清子一面照顾两名孩子，一面继续陶艺创作，其?素的风格逐渐受人赏识。与此同时，清子的长子贤一也追随母亲的步伐踏出陶艺创作之路，但随之而来的，是自己身患白血病的恶耗。清子为了救活贤一，毅然发起建立骨髓库的活动，她如火焰一般的生命?陷入绝望中的人们带来生存的勇气和希望。

Hibi tells about mother who does pottery and lives rather simple life, growing her children up. She does remarkable job in pottery, finding a new way to make natural pottery in her own tunnel kiln. Then, her son gets leukemia. And entire family has to fight hard to find a donor who has matching bone marrow.

실화를 바탕으로, 예술가와 어머니로서의 두 삶을 짊어지고 묵묵히 걸어가는 인간상을 잘 포착하고 있는 영화