戏曲电影《敬老院的故事》的故事发生在一个依山傍水的豫南小镇，通过敬老院院长用心促成一对历经40年坎坷的老人有情人终成眷属，表现一群老有所乐的老活宝们的温情生活，同时唤起公众对老年人的更多关爱。

　　自从《媒体良化法》推行以来，近未来的日本围绕风纪约束和言论自由展开了激烈的拉锯战。媒体良化队针对有害书籍的查禁和销毁不遗余力，与之相对，图书馆自卫组织图书队则拼尽全力保护着人们获取知识和娱乐的自由，为此不惜与良化队兵戎相见，牺牲生命。在历次的对抗中，倔强女孩笠原郁（荣仓奈奈 饰）和魔鬼教官堂上笃（冈田准一 饰）的默契与感情不断加深，彼此的心也越来越近。为了迎接即将到来的“艺术祭典”，图书队决定出借具有重要象征意义的《图书法规要览》在祭典上展出，为此专门安排了最高级别的安保工作。谁知良化队早就听到风声，接连派出大队人马势要夺走这本仅存的要览。在一连串事件背后，手冢光（福士苍汰 饰）哥哥——效力于文部科学省手冢慧（松坂桃李 饰）则致力推行着他的“未来计划”。图书队何去何从……
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　　Winter 2010. Dolomites. Tommaso Conci, a 4 year old child, disappears during a festival where people disguised as devils, the Krampus, terrorize the village with whips and chains. Five years later, a child was found nameless and without documents. DNA matches: he is Tommi. Manuel, the father, can finally embrace his son. The mother, Linda, however, can not adapt to the new situation. A suspect digs inside her: what if that child is not really her son?

　　A camera assistant raises hell with the director. Apparently, the way things are going is a clear indication that the director knows nothing about love. These comments are completely brushed off. But just as the production team prepares for another shoot, the assistant runs off with the film container.