Sachio Kinugasa, a successful popular author, lost his wife of many years in an unexpected accident. While portrayed by the media as a spokesperson for tragedy, Sachio found himself unable to shed tears over her death.
As his isolation from those around him deepened, he encountered the family of his wife's best friend—truck driver Yoichi and his two children—who had also perished in the same accident.
On a sudden impulse, he offered to care for the children.
Gradually, light began to shine into Yukio's once-hollow daily life...