一九七三年三月，日本的一个具有代表性的交响乐团成立十六年之际，作为主管单位的电视广播公司突然宣布要断绝对乐团的资助。同年六月，公司不顾乐团成员的要求和社会各界舆论，解散了资助财团，解雇了全体团员。面对这一困境，尽管乐团成员向财团进行了斗争，但仍一无所获，交响乐团陷入了困境。

When a broadcasting company takes away its financial support from a symphony orchestra, some of the members refuse to admit defeat. The first violinist returns to his home and manages to get the orchestra back together for a grandiose performance, saved at the last minute by their original conductor -- and boding well for the future of the die-hard musicians.