Noriko (Norika Fujiwara) is an unpublished comic artist and writer. Her husband, Akira (Taizo Harada), works for a company that is being restructured. Recently, the company has been plagued by complaints about its products, and Akira, who has a strong conscience, stops shipments of the products without consulting his supervisors. He is fiercely reprimanded by an executive. Akira quickly descends into a spiral of depression. He is always tired, and he talks about death. His wife tries to come to grips with his illness.

Noriko (Norika Fujiwara) is an unpublished comic artist and writer. Her husband, Akira (Taizo Harada), works for a company that is being restructured. Recently, the company has been plagued by complaints about its products, and Akira, who has a strong conscience, stops shipments of the products without consulting his supervisors. He is fiercely reprimanded by an executive. Akira quickly descends into a spiral of depression. He is always tired, and he talks about death. His wife tries to come to grips with his illness. [ Contract ]