Synopsis

After his wife Reiko (Ishida Ayumi) leaves him, Goro (Tanaka Kunie) returns to his hometown of Furano with his young children Jun (Yoshioka Hidetaka) and Hotaru (Nakajima Tomoko). Shocked by their life in a dilapidated house without electricity or running water, Jun writes a letter to Reiko expressing his desire to return to Tokyo. Jun is set to return to Tokyo, but after Seikichi (Otaki Hideji) tells him, “you’re running away in defeat,” he reconsiders his decision. However, still unable to adapt to life in Furano, Jun becomes dissatisfied that his father seems to favor Hotaru over him. Meanwhile, Reiko’s sister Yukiko (Takeshita Keiko) is troubled by memories of her former lover from Tokyo.