O único cinema na orla marítima de Onomichi está prestes a fechar. Sua última noite em funcionamento será a exibição de uma maratona noturna de filmes de guerra japoneses. Quando um raio atinge a sala, três jovens do público voltam no tempo ao serem lançados para dentro do filme.
A writer from Kamakura named Hiraoka Eisei is researching supernatural stories but finds himself revisiting memories from a previous visit to his wife’s home town. Ogura Kako,a shy local woman, is asked to help an actor from Tokyo practice speaking with Kyoto intonation and, after the lesson, he asks her to show him around Arashiyama.
Akemi is unable to get over the death of his girlfriend, but a book leads to his encounter with Akane, a woman with a wonderful smile. He gradually falls for Akane, who soothes him with her positive outlook and cheerful disposition, but Akane has a boyfriend who has a limited amount of time left to live.
