A woman married to a wealthy socialite, is compromised by the accidental death of a man who had been romantically pursuing her, and is forced by her mother-in-law to assume a new identity to save the reputation of her husband and infant son. She wanders the world, trying to forget her heartbreak with the aid of alcohol and unsavory men, eventually returning to the city of her downfall, where she murders a blackmailer who threatens to expose her past. Amazingly, she is represented at her murder trial by her now adult son, who is a public defender. Hoping to continue to protect her son, she refuses to give her real name and is known to the court as the defendant, "Madame X." 是枝裕和的影史“十佳片”之《秋霜花落泪》：催人泪下的“X”夫人 方汉君。 一个女人心仪的追求者因为事故丧生，她的继母为了自己的丈夫和年幼的儿子的社会地位，逼着这个女人嫁给一个富有的社会名流。为了忘掉这伤心的一切，她徘徊在世界的边缘，酗酒，和一些讨厌的人在一起。后来一个家伙威胁她要将她的过去公诸于众，她杀了这人。面对审判她的法庭，她拒绝说出她的真名，因为她知道如果说出来了，等于把自己的过去曝光，她已经成年的儿子就将收到巨大的打击，所以她对于姓名一直沉默着，法庭只有称她为“X夫人”..
