Shohei Sugiyama (Kōji Yakusho) is a successful salaryman, with a house in the suburbs, a devoted wife, Masako (Hideko Hara), and a teenage daughter, Chikage (Ayano Nakamura).
Shohei Sugiyama (Koji Yakusho) er en succesfuld salaryman, med et hus i forstæderne, en hengiven hustru, Masako (Hideko Hara), og en teenage-datter, Chikage (Ayano Nakamura).