On a wartime night, Ken and Masako bid farewell as he is called to duty. They spend their final night together, sending him off with tears. Five years later, after the war ends, Masako has married an older man—when suddenly, Ken, long presumed dead, returns to her life.
Meanwhile, Shizu, who lost her husband in the war, struggles to survive while caring for her younger sister Aya. Desperate and barely able to find food, she is suddenly attacked by a farmer while gathering wild mountain vegetables. Faced with this dire crisis, what choice will she be forced to make?