Pension Metsä

One morning, while Tenko (Satomi Kobayashi) is tending to her garden, a strangely well-dressed man named Tsuneki (Koji Yakusho) suddenly appears from the bushes. He says he is looking for a place to stay for the night, and Tenko is…

Mitsue (Shizuka Ishibashi) arrives at a campground by herself. As she struggles to set up her tent, veteran solo camper Ogawa (Bengal) approaches her from a nearby tent. Mitsue is horrified at Ogawa's constant interfering and leaves the…

A regular customer, photographer Fuki (Itaya Yuka), arrives after a long absence. Once again, Fuki brings with her the positives of the photos she has taken. Tenko and Fuki decide to burn the accumulated positives in the garden in the…

Tenko is looking for something in the morning. When she steps out onto her front porch, she sees a strange young man on a bicycle riding up and down the street in front of her, looking back and forth as if he were watching her. When Tenko…

A pleasant morning. There were no overnight guests today. After cleaning up, Tenko goes for a walk alone in the neighborhood. When she visits a famous local spring, she happens to meet Yamabiko (Takashi Yamanaka) of Yamabiko Store.…

A voice comes from the doorway. When Tenko opens the door, she finds Koma-chan (Ken Mitsuishi) standing there, dressed in a samue. Koma-chan is Tenko's former lover. Koma-chan is somewhat absent-minded, but still as kind-hearted as ever.…

Yamame (Toruko Miura) walking in the forest. Yamame has not been to the pension for a long time, and she and her mother have often come to stay here since Tenko started the place. The two of them stand in the kitchen, looking familiar.…