Kotaru Terauchi

Suspense TV movie adaptation of an original story by Sawako Ariyoshi, starring Yukiyo Toake.

Rin Tachibana, nicknamed Hanekonma, grew up in Soma, Fukushima. Together with her parents, her sister and brother, and her grandparents, the story revolves around the Tachibana family and Rin's life throughout many years.

Set in a sushi restaurant in Tokyo shortly after the end of the war, the story follows a stubborn, old-fashioned master and his hot-tempered, brash apprentice growing up among the warm-hearted people of downtown Tokyo.

Through the lives of people aging in a seaside retirement home, the drama depicts the aging process that comes to everyone.