Shiawase no kiiroi hankachi

Yusaku Shima (Ken Takakura), a former coal miner released from prison, joins two strangers, Kinya Hanada (Tetsuya Takeda) and Mitsue Shima (Chieko Baisho), on a road trip to visit his ex-wife, whom he hasn't seen in four years. The journey takes them through Hokkaido, and they form an unlikely friendship as they face various challenges. Along the way, Yusaku shares his past and his hopes for a second chance at love and reconciliation with his ex-wife, whom he believes will be waiting for him if she puts a yellow handkerchief on the window.