Kazuma Kira

Nariko, a university student recuperating from a broken leg at her family's seaside guesthouse, is left in charge of the place while her parents go on a trip to Hawaii. There, she meets a man who arrives carrying an old photograph. The person in the picture is a woman Nariko knows well...

Kazuo met Kayo—a hostess with an unglamorous appearance and a lack of overt sex appeal—at a bar; he began frequenting the establishment and eventually secured a date with her. On the day of the date, Kayo was dressed just as plainly as before; when Kazuo asked why, she explained that she was hiding burn marks. That night, the two became intimate in a hotel room, though Kayo refused to let him remove her *yukata*. Unable to suppress his curiosity, Kazuo undressed her while she slept, revealing burn scars on her thighs and linear scars across her abdomen...

Having lost his wife, Manjiro leaves the hospital alone and lonely. His only daughter, Yukie, and her husband are too busy with work to come and pick him up. Only Akio, a nurse, sees him off. Later, Akio's affair with Dr. Ishii is discovered, and she is fired from the hospital. With nowhere else to go, Akio goes to Manjiro's house where he lives alone...

Teruo had reached retirement age, his children were grown up and independent, and his wife, Shizuko, was infatuated with a Korean actor and paid him no attention, leaving him to live a lonely life. His only pleasure was indulging in self-gratification while imagining a lewd affair with his former subordinate, Kumi. Just then, Kumi contacted him, wanting to meet. She invited him to join a flower arrangement class she was running with Yoshimi, a senior from her student days...

Saimon married Saeko, whose family runs a temple, and became an adopted son-in-law. After his father-in-law's death, he became the head priest, but life was difficult, and he eventually ran away. One day, Saimon saves a woman, Misa, who is attempting suicide by a riverbank. When he takes her home, Misa and her younger sister, Eri, tell him that they have been scammed by a dishonest renovation company and are being charged an exorbitant amount. Attracted by the beautiful sisters, Saimon decides to help them. Meanwhile, Saeko is desperately searching for Saimon...

K-ko runs a casual eatery in Tokyo’s old downtown district. She has a spirited, straightforward personality; though she tends to lecture others, she possesses a charm that brings people together. One day, she happens to visit a "happening bar" (an adult-oriented social club) after being taken there by a customer from her shop. There, she spots a senior figure from her hometown—someone she has long admired—playing the piano...