Fishing harbours in Tsuma (now Okinoshima Town), Japan: several shots of men at work on wharf, splicing cable, gathering nets, carrying bamboo poles. MSs of dog, of boy. MCUs of faces of men as they work. Sequence on men hauling fish boat up on beach. MCUs of faces of men. Shots of men hauling dories up on the sand. Rear view of woman carrying basket on her back through Tsuma street. Shot of men standing by in street. MLS of boy wading in shallow water with small scoop net, trying to catch small fishes.