The characters in this film are real: a famous Japanese author, Toshio Shimao, who died in 1986, his widow and their daughter. The documentary form highlights the deep look at the autobiographical narration. The dramatic events of the writer's life form the framework of the film, which reveals the quintessence of the author's reflection on Japan and its population. The main narrative line is the lyrical monologue of the heroine, Miho Shimao, the writer's wife, who lives with her disabled daughter on a solitary island to avoid strangers. The discovery of her personality through introspection turns out to be the most important moment in this woman's life, a confined life where actions have much less meaning than emotions.
