Yamanaka, a screenwriter living in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, falls in love at first sight with Oshima, a graphic designer from Tokyo. Attracted by the ghost of a beautiful woman who seems to be haunting Yamanaka, Oshima roams around snowy Hirosaki with Yamanaka and travels through the world of the script he wrote.
In consequence of his professional mistakes and declining career, Shuji and his family, the Sasaya’s, are forced to leave the wealthy suburb of Tokyo. The move is slow, long and heartbreaking, and the two Sasaya children, an old teenager and a young adult, unwittingly turn the grieving process into an exuberant and unpredictable farewell party!