Kana Kita

A fourth grader, amazed by the penguins who have suddenly come to his village, decides to see why they’ve come and discovers a local’s secret powers.

Yumiko Haruno works as a waitress at a cafe and spends her days aimlessly distracted until she one day notices a middle-aged man looking at shunga (Japanese erotic art from the Edo period). Fascinated by this eccentric researcher and his studies, she agrees to visit his home, where he begins to teach her about shunga and a life free of inhibitions.

Four strangers' lives intersect over three decades as they confront grief and hope after the 1995 Kobe and 2011 Tohoku quakes and the COVID-19 pandemic.

When a detective returns to his hometown to investigate a murder case, he uncovers shocking connections to the primary suspect and the weapon.