The movie tells the story of Melos, a Greek country man that gets arrested and accused of conspiracy against the king. He gets three days to travel to his sister's wedding while Selinentius (Selinae), a genius sculptor that Melos just met stays as a hostage.

Yawara helps a group of timid grade school kids overcome their fears and compete in a judo competition.

The second of three pilot shorts that eventually became the 1989 movie Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland.