Based on the novel of the same name by Jirō Asada. Three adult children visit their mother living in the countryside, each at separate times, but things aren't really what they seem to be.
For office worker Toru Matsunaga (played by Nakai Kiichi), this is his return to his hometown after 40 years of absence. When he returned to his hometown with vague memories, his mother (Nobuko Miyamoto) greeted him with a smile. Seeing his mother happily taking care of him, the home he misses, and the cooking he misses, Tohru feels at ease. But I don’t know why, but I can’t remember my mother’s “name”… On the other hand, Natsuki Koga (played by Nanako Matsushima) also returned to her long-lost hometown. The place where Xia Sheng goes is also a home where "the same mother" is waiting. Seiichi Murota (played by Kuranosuke Sasaki), whose wife separated from him, also went to his "hometown" where "the same mother" is waiting in order to find a place to stay...
Kuno Totono, a curly-haired college student, visits Hiroshima and becomes embroiled in a mystery surrounding the inheritance of the Kariatsumari family's assets, using his intelligence and loquaciousness to unravel the case.
Ayaka, who works at the bridal department at a hotel, has a beauty that everyone recognizes, yet her personality is the worst. Everyone calls her a "wicked woman" after the way she wraps numerous men around her finger. The one who sets his eyes on her is the hotel's new executive Togo, who is the son of a very powerful person of the town. What are the orders that this King-like man requests of her!?
Nakagoshi Chikara is married and has two children. His family lives together at a complex in Tokyo. He introduces himself as a novelist, but he is actually a ghost writer and writes essays for famous people. He is usually busy with his writing and doing house chores, but, when he sees people who need help, he can't ignore them. He approaches those people and asks them if they are doing okay and if they have a problem.
Kei Watanabe is a fifth grade elementary school student. He has inherited the hunter's blood to hunt yōkai. To save the world from being destroyed, Kei Watanabe challenges a war against the yōkai.
In 2030, AI is everywhere including the medical field, finance and security. Artificial intelligence has become essential in people's lives. They have come to completely trust AI, but artificial intelligence becomes out of control and it causes disaster.
Nanako Matsushima (松嶋 菜々子 Matsushima Nanako, born October 13, 1973 in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese actress and model. She is known outside Japan for her role in the horror film Ring. She was also a main character in A Story of Love, where she starred next to Hiroyuki Sanada, who also played Ryuji Takayama in Ring. On February 21, 2001, she married Takashi Sorimachi who co-starred with her in Great Teacher Onizuka. They have two daughters together, born on May 31, 2004 and November 30, 2007. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nanako Matsushima, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.