Hisa Ishii and his brother Akira emigrate from Japan to the United States. They settle in rural California and start a strawberry farm, slowly integrating themselves into the life of the community, which includes Japanese-Americans of both lengthy and brief residence.

Hisa Ishii
Frank Machida
Jill Banner
Taoka
Old man on hill
Akira Ishii
Old man's brother
Naoko
Akiko
Jill's father
Daughter of old man's brother
Pete