Yuriko Kawasaki

Hirayama travaille à l'entretien des toilettes publiques de Tokyo et semble se satisfaire d'une vie simple. En dehors de sa routine quotidienne très structurée, il s'adonne à sa passion pour la musique et les livres. Il aime les arbres, et les prend en photo. Une série de rencontres inattendues révèlent peu à peu son passé. Une réflexion profondément émouvante et poétique sur la recherche de la beauté dans le monde quotidien qui nous entoure.

27-year-old Hatsumi Takimoto is a former teacher and now waitress. She holds a secret. Three years after her boyfriend died, she receives a letter from him. After meeting a former student, Hatsumi Takimoto confesses about her past.

Mio is 20 years old. Having lost her parents early, she and her grandmother run a traditional inn in Nagano. However, her grandmother gets sick. Mio moves to Tokyo and lives with her father’s best friend, Kyosuke. He runs a public bath. She begins to work at the public bath, but it is scheduled to be demolished to make way for redevelopment.