Nobuhiko Obayashi

Spring, 1941. Sixteen-year-old Toshihiko attends school in the coastal town of Karatsu, where his aunt cares for his ailing cousin. Immersed in the seaside's nature and culture, ...

The film follows the life of Sada Abe, who became a celebrity in 1936 after strangling her lover and slicing off his penis.