Having failed with his business and gone absolutely penniless, Masao (45) divorced with his wife, and is currently leading a hopeless life in Ibaraki. One day, a mysterious high school girl, going by the name Emiko, showed up before Masao. Every now and then, Masao would be toyed around by Emiko, but little by little he started taking a liking to her loveliness. As days went by, Masao started opening up to Emiko – something that he rarely did to others. However, there was just something about Emiko – something that bothered Masao - that wouldn’t go away.
Hotaru Suzuoka (8 years later)
Toshio (Kanji Furutachi), um homem cujo casamento com Akié (Mariko Tsutsui) não anda muito bem, complica ainda mais as coisas em sua vida quando resolve dar uma segunda chance a Yasaka (Tadanobu Asano), um antigo amigo seu que acaba de sair da prisão e que será seu novo empregado. No entanto, Yasaka logo começa a se intrometer na vida de Toshio.
