Tetsujirô Yamagami

Kageko, a teacher in a small mountain village with a thriving Japanese paper industry, is visited by a former student, who proposes a plan to manufacture counterfeit money. She initially refuses, but eventually decides to join the project for the sake of the poor children in the village and her own mentally handicapped child.

1993年、小さな出版社に勤める妻・翔子と生活力に乏しい夫・カナオは第一子の誕生を控え幸せな日々を送っていた。カナオは日本画家を目指す傍ら法廷画家の職を得る。その後第一子の死去という悲劇に見舞われた夫婦のうち、翔子は次第にうつに陥っていく。そんな翔子を静かに見守るカナオは、法廷画家という職について法廷に通ううちに東京・埼玉連続幼女誘拐殺人事件、地下鉄サリン事件といったさまざまな事件の公判を傍聴する。時代の変化の中で二人の夫婦は夫婦の絆を深めていく。

This is a film about seven artists. It's also a film about seven people who are mentally handicapped. In the course of this touching film, we discover how art may provide a route to the human interior.