It follows a teen who after being kicked out of the house by their parents, embarks upon a journey of self-discovery that teaches them about love, friendship, and family.

　　20世紀80年代，美麗的女大學生薩曼莎·休斯（喬塞琳·多納休 Jocelin Donahue 飾）看上一間公寓，好心的女房東已經免去了麻煩的保證金，不過薩曼莎還是要為了每月的房租而努力。她從布告欄找到一份保姆的工作，當晚，薩曼莎的好友梅根（格蕾塔·葛韋格 Greta G erwig 飾）送她前往雇主家面試。梅根對這份工作頗有顧忌，而薩曼莎似乎急于賺錢，全不在意?！　」椭鳛鯛柭驄D住在荒郊野外的一幢老式別墅中，這里沒有小孩需要照看，文森特·烏爾曼先生（湯姆·諾南 Tom Noonan 飾）要為他生病的母親找一位護理人員。薩曼莎起初惴惴不安，但看在錢的份上她最終選擇留在這里。而她將為這個選擇后悔莫及……

 該片是押井守參與制作的一部動畫電影。獲2002年斯圖加特國際動畫電影節最佳長篇獎，獲2001年日本文化廳文化廳MEDIA藝術祭動畫大賞。1966年秋天，越南戰爭期間，在日本國內的美國空軍橫田基地內，不時可見F4幻影戰斗機頻繁起降，空氣中充斥著一股殺戮的氣氛；就在此時，基地附近的市區連續發生了離奇的命案。 地下鐵，銀座線，正駛著通往淺草的最后一班列車，一名少女出現在空蕩的車廂內，她擁有令大人感到刺眼的眼神，緊閉著雙存欲訴說她內心的真正意念，她的名字叫小夜(SAYA)；她是“組織”為了打倒潛伏于人類社會里的吸血鬼“翼手”，因而派遣至人類社會的救世主。 穿著水手服的小夜，手持日本武士刀作為武器，潛入了基地內的美國學校。一柄冷血無情的武士刀，是她消除邪魔、保護人類的武器。而她身體里這一半的人性，可能就是她打敗敵人的秘訣……

　　World War II is around the corner, but the only thing Sally Bauer can think of is the ocean. Her dream is to swim across the English Channel. Her father has tried to exorcise her obsession with swimming since she was a toddler, without success. An unwanted pregnancy forces her to abandon her dream – and herself. The child’s father does not want to be involved, so as a woman in the ‘30s in Sweden, Sally has no choice but to do what is expected of her: to be a mother. There is no place left for her dreams and Sally is pulled into bottomless darkness, until her sister Carla saves her. With renewed purpose, together the sisters begin to dismantle the conventions they are constantly facing. In late August 1939, Sally stands on the shore at Dover and takes her first step into the English Channel. She swims across the open and icy sea for 15 hours, waving to the Navy who are readying for war. A couple of days after Sally swims ashore at Calais, Poland is invaded.