Mayuko

In 1940, Masaaki Takaoka works as a teacher in the agricultural division at a youth training institute. Although Japan’s defeat seems imminent, all of Masaaki’s students are drafted in a futile last-ditch effort. In an attempt to give the young men some hope, he makes everyone promise that they will all meet again under the cherry blossoms upon their safe return. Consumed by sadness over the fate of his students, Masaaki devotes the next 30 years of his life to develop a new species of cherry blossoms that could thrive in any climate in remembrance of his students.

さまざまな欲に溺れ多額の借金を背負った実業家の男は、東日本大震災の被災地のボランティアをしようと福島県南相馬市の叔母の家に隠れるように移り住む。しかし、そこで出会った人たちに欲望を刺激されるとともに、奇抜でピュアな叔母の娘の愛情に触れ再起を願うようになるが…。