Housewife Tsukiko (44). Nineteen years into marriage, emotional gaps have gradually widened between her and her husband. Once, she dreamed of becoming a doctor and entered medical school after intense study, but had to give up due to family circumstances. She then began working at the beauty salon run by her mother, where she met her husband at age twenty-two. Initially, they were customer and employee, but their relationship evolved into romance. They married two years later, and her pregnancy was discovered during the engagement. Her married life began with her child by her side. Though their relationship remained good, their intimate life ceased after her third pregnancy—now approaching fifteen years without sex. With her youngest child no longer dependent, she’s begun reconsidering a career in medicine, but is blocked by reality. On a two-day, one-night trip with a man she’s never met before, her heart trembles between dreams and reality. She’s not ready to give up. That longing presses hard against her chest.