In a mountain village, Heita, a translator's son, is a gifted boy but is shunned by the villagers. He can imitate birds' cry and befriends another boy who works in a brewery. Heita also finds solace in the village pastor Yasugi and his teacher Michiko, but they too have problems of their own.
| Directing | Masaki Kobayashi | Director |
| Writing | Masaki Kobayashi | Writer |
| Camera | Seiji Inoue | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Chūji Kinoshita | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Kazue Hirataka | Production Design |
| Art | Kazue Hirataka | Art Direction |