Em umas férias de verão, uma senhora sobrevivente da bomba de Nagasaki está com seus quatro netos reunidos e conta para eles as lembranças do dia do ataque, que vitimou milhares de pessoas (60 mil e 80 mil seres humanos em Nagasaki), entre elas, seu marido.
This gripping docudrama is a fictionalized account of what could happen to a Japanese family when one of their sons shames them in front of the entire nation.
Akira leaves for the Mt. Gassan foothills before winter's onset, visiting the local temple and interacting with the residents all while falling for fair Fumiko.
A beautifully told story of a woman hardened by marriage to a man she doesn't love, after giving herself to another. She dedicates herself to her work, designing and creating plaited cords for kimono.