Yoshinori Edagawa

In Tokyo, lonely patrons pay to sleep ("soine") with someone. Massage, cuddle, sleep… for comfort and nothing more than the warm embrace of another. Tasuku, a young man fresh out of a relationship, starts a new job as one of the cuddlers. He's nervous and reticent, but soon finds himself with a procession of clients, male as well as female. In his unique position as their companion, he finds himself privy to the true selves they keep closeted. Tender performance and contemplative writing elevate an exploration of the human need for comfort and tenderness, while learning to be true to oneself.

高校生のあかね（南明奈）が小学生のころ、司法試験に失敗した息子が一家5人を惨殺するというむごい事件が起きる。その後犯人は首つり自殺するが、彼は死の直前の自分の声と少女の声が録音されたカセットテープを遺して逝く。被害者の少女はあかねの小学生のころの親友で、ある日昔から霊感の強かった彼女の前に突然その少女が現れ……。