Minae Mayanagi

Sawada is a loyal employee and husband to his depressed wife. But Sawada is a bit paranoid at the office, feeling talked about and threatened by his colleagues.The beautiful Minako is having problems at home nd slowly Sawada is becoming fascinated by her. A new clerk Kishimoto is Sawada's opposite. He is confident and tough and Sawada is impressed by his charisma. Kishimoto frequently tells Sawada to become true to his instinct, and leads him to the path of evil.

Ayako belongs to a small theatre troupe, and she is drinking at a bar with her friend Miki. Then, her boyfriend Tatsuo, who she is on the verge of ditching, shows up uninvited. Socially inept Tetsuo ruins the mood, and he and punch-drunk Ayako proceed to vent their mutual discontent and hurl invectives at each other.