Kana
Kako (Fumi Nikaido) is a female high school student. She lives at a restaurant run by her family in Kitashinagawa, Tokyo. Unexpectedly, Kako's aunt, Mikiko (Kyoko Koizumi), suddenly appears. Kako thought her aunt died 18 years ago. Her whole family is embarrassed by Mikiko's appearance due to a past incident caused by Mikiko. Kako is also irritated when Mikiko lives in her room. They spend the summer together.
Ayumu
Yusuke was a middle school teacher. but he quit his job due to problems with student bullying. After he quit, Yusuke learned that the bullied student committed suicide. Yusuke is now at Hotel Kopan to escape from everything. He keeps to himself and works as an employee at the hotel. The owner of the hotel is Sakuragi who wishes the hotel could return to its glory days during the Nagano Olympics. One day, a flurry of guests arrive at the hotel which makes Sakuragi ecstatic. Sakuragi decides to hold a party and invite the guests at his hotel. One of the guests is the mother of the student who committed suicide. Yusuke is distressed all over again. When the party begins, the guests talk about the problems they have.
Young Sayaka Kudo
Sayaka Kudo es una "gyaru" que viste minifaldas y se tiñe el pelo de rubio. Aunque está en el segundo año del instituto, académicamente no anda muy lejos de la primaria. Frecuentemente cambia de escuela debido a su dificultad para hacer amigos e incluso ha sido sancionada por fumar. Con vistas a prepararla para el examen de acceso a la univerdad, su madre decide enviarla a la Seiho Cram School. Cuando su director tiene conocimiento de sus problemas, se toma como algo personal el ayudarle a conseguir su objetivo de ser admitida en la Universidad de Keio, de gran prestigio y considerada como la más complicada de Japón con vistas a ser aceptar estudiantes.
There was a tragedy that began at the end of the '69 war. The sad story about the lives of the orphans of Manchuria refugee camp who had to struggled against perpetual cold and hunger.
Hana (10-year-old)
Tras perderlo todo en una catástrofe provocada por un tsunami, la niña de diez años Hana es adoptada por un pariente lejano de 26 años de edad, Jungo Kusarino. La pareja vive como padre e hija compartiendo un profundo sentimiento de pérdida. Entre las profundas nieves de Hokkaido, Jungo y Hana tratan de llenar sus vacíos corazones hambrientos de amor entrando en un mundo prohibido.
