Kenichiro Okada

Yuichi, the caretaker of a seaside guesthouse, lived burdened by a dark past. One morning, he rescued a woman who had lost her memory on the beach; although she regained consciousness, she had no recollection of her past. Around the same time, a man and a woman—each seemingly harboring a complicated secret—checked into the guesthouse. Something about them stirred Yuichi’s intuition...

On the night of the memorial service marking the first seven days since her husband Haruhiko's death, Reiko found herself in the arms of his subordinate, Shunsuke...

Misao is a female teacher with a mysterious aura who has arrived at this school after a series of previous postings. Shinji, one of her students, falls in love with her at first sight and fantasizes about raping her. Although Misao lives with a man named Takuro—whom she believes to be her father—they are not actually related; in reality, she was abused and abandoned by her biological father, and she simply came to view Takuro as her dad. Takuro is actually a special investigations detective working undercover as a laborer, and the truth about their relationship has been kept from her. One day, Shinji threatens Misao with a knife, attempting to force himself upon her...

Harue, the owner of an antique shop, is asked by an apprentice painter to sell a painting his late husband had done of him, but since he can't sell it, he ends up acting as a model. Akiko, the head of a tea ceremony school, is approached by her apprentice Matsutoya one day and decides to give him advice on sex. Natsumi becomes the second wife of a snack bar owner, but his son is her ex-girlfriend. She can't stop him from going wild... An omnibus collection of beautiful women in kimono! Includes three works with themes of widows, married women, and stepmothers.

Iwao and Ken live together, getting by on irregular odd jobs. Under mounting financial pressure, Ken secretly turns to sex work—but a routine client encounter draws him into a dangerous kidnapping case. As they dig deeper into the abduction of a wealthy heiress, they realize it is far from a simple crime. Beneath the surface lies a web of family power struggles and financial conspiracies—and the true mastermind may be closer than they think.

On a crowded train, an office lady, Rika, is attacked. When Rika turns around, she lets out a cry of shock. The man is Tatsuo, who is married to Rika's co-worker, Miho. Later, Rika visits Miho's house and confesses what Tatsuo did to her, but...

Yoshiko, a housewife who has lived in the past since losing her only son in a traffic accident, left home after becoming disillusioned by her husband bringing his mistress into their house. Wandering aimlessly, she arrives in a town and meets a middle-aged man named Koji Hirata at an *izakaya* (pub).

Izumi, a full-time housewife, has been married to Kenichi for three years. Raised by a strict father, she had come to equate being scolded with being loved. Kenichi, however, is incredibly indulgent toward her and never gets angry. Desperate to provoke his anger, Izumi repeatedly shoplifts at the supermarket, hoping to get caught by a security guard...