在这部哭泣的明天剧情片中,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.
