After the machine shop he ran went bankrupt, his home was seized and his wife left him. To repay his debts, Tsuchiya boarded a tuna fishing vessel. During the vacation period before the next voyage, while the other crew members returned to their families, Tsuchiya—now with nowhere to go—visited his former home. Overcome by nostalgia and memories of past happiness, he collapsed from dizziness. It was then that Yuka, the current resident of his old house, discovered him.