Summer Stories

Natsuko Natsume is expecting a visit from her sister and niece. She hasn’t seen her family in a long time, but their meeting will go nothing like Natsuko hoped. Her sister is exhausted by heavy work at a bar and fights with her daughter. In Tokyo, she came to change her life — and she plans to start with her appearance.

Natsuko’s niece is worried about her mother and hopes to keep her from a reckless step. And the quiet teenage girl also doesn’t want to grow up and is afraid of changes happening to her body.

Natsuko herself came to the capital ten years ago. She wanted to become a writer, but she still hasn’t finished her book. For the three women, it seems as if the world has turned away from them… But in the few days spent together, they will realize the most important thing: they have each other.

Eight years later, Natsuko goes to her childhood city. Life has changed for the better. Now she is a well-known writer. She has stable work, friends, and a beloved and loving man. But all of this doesn’t help her cope with the fear of lonely old age. Maybe, by meeting her past, Natsuko will be able to understand herself and change her future?