根据同名短片改编，寺岛忍饰演的节子是一位不再年轻、孤独、热爱吸烟的东京职业女性，为了改变现状，她在侄女美花的建议下报名参加了英语课程。来自美国的英语老师约翰让节子戴上金色假发，并给她起了英文名字露西。变成露西后，节子变得更加开朗，并逐渐爱上了约翰。有一天，约翰突然失踪了。当节子得知约翰和美花相爱并私奔到加州后，她决定去南加州郊区寻找他们的爱情。节子想尽办法实现露西的美国梦，同时也在经历着家庭和过去的考验。LaudedJapanese-AmericanfemalefilmmakerAtsukoHirayanagi’sfeaturedebut,OHLUCY!,derivedfromherowneponymousshort,isaUSA-JapancoproductionstarringShinobuTerajimaasSetsuko,aTokyo-dwelling,40-somethingunwed,childlessofficelady(akindredspiritofKumikoinDavidZellner’sKUMIKO,THETREASUREHUNTER,2014),whosebenumbedworkadayexistenceisshuntedintoanewlanewhensheenrollsinanEnglishclassforbeginners,welcomedbytheopen-handedwarmthgeneratedfromtheAmericanteacherJohn(Hartnett,stillhandsomeenoughtoconquerlonely-hearts)