曾经以22岁的青春年龄便荣获文学杂志新人奖的小说家阿武(斋藤工 饰),他的灵感真可谓来去匆匆。才思枯竭的他死抱着作家的虚荣不放,他整天徘徊在赌桌前,靠赌博换取一点儿零用钱,文豪作家似乎早已成为旧日的幻梦。经音乐家岛田(武藤昭平 饰)的介绍,岛田来到一家爵士乐俱乐部,期间竟意外重逢高中时代的同学菊子(汐見ゆかり 饰)。菊子和来自美国新奥尔良的鼓手组成了爵士乐队,虽然他们空有一身才艺,却无法吸引到更多的观众。钱没有赚到多少,连相关的演出费也难以支付。菊子拜托阿武设法筹措资金,囊中空空的落魄小说家唯有在赌桌上大战一场…… 本片根据色川武大的同名原著改编。The story of two artists who are in a slump weaves into one as a writer, with a prized past, and a musician, with dreams of a prized future, meet. One is idling away his days playing mahjong. The other is playing at a dead-end jazz bar. One is asking for money. The other has none to give away. The complex emotions of the man and the woman meet, dance and clash.