Cheng Die is a young music teacher living in a small town. Following an affair with a married man, she loses her job and has to leave town. She finds herself on an isolated island whose inhabitants cannot speak and where nothing is what it seems. She gets immersed in a dreamy experience.
Cheng Die is a young music teacher living in a small town. Following an affair with a married man, she loses her job and has to leave town. She finds herself on an isolated island whose inhabitants cannot speak and where nothing is what it seems. She gets immersed in a dreamy experience.
Gu Qing bid farewell to the past and runs a tailor shop in a small southern city. She has a not-so-loving lover and a repetitive daily life. Her niece, Sun Yue, who she had only met when she was a child, comes to live with her and learn tailoring craftsmanship.
A father who cannot cure his own stubborn illness, a professor mother who struggles with existential questions, a son who is confused and precocious, a giant tortoise that suddenly leaves, and a sentimental grandfather who passed away. The uncle cannot finish reading THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA. The aunt won't get married. The grandfather is his own daughter's enemy. The uncle does not want to return from the Philippines. And an unborn child. Summer goes, and autumn comes. Things remain, but people change.
An old Chinese woman visits Japan to find her missing daughter whom she adopted in post-WWII China. Her granddaughter and a retired Japanese policeman join her search.