A middle-aged father has just married off his third daughter, but still has his nine year old son to raise whom he resents as he was unwanted.

"The Dancing Girl of Izu" tells of the story between a young male student who is touring the Izu Peninsula and a family of traveling dancers he meets there, including their youngest girl. The student finds the naïve girl attractive even though he eventually has to part with the family after spending memorable time together.