Several years have passed since the war ended, and people are rebuilding their postwar lives. While reconstruction progresses in urban areas, in Shizuoka where Shigeru lives, pre-war family and community ties remain.

【The Shoji Family】 A family running a temple in Shizuoka. It involves the grandfather, father, stepmother, eldest son Satoshi, his wife, and the second son Shigeru. Family dynamics prioritize the intentions of elders, and temple roles affect daily life. The family is well-known in the neighborhood.

【Postwar Shigeru】 Shigeru Shoji is a former Army squad leader who returned from the war. He lost his left leg in battle on the mainland and lives using a prosthetic leg and a cane. He is mostly independent and does not need to be treated specially by those around him because of his injury. Even now, the discipline and habits from the military, as well as wartime relationships, influence Shigeru's daily life.