Their only son, ``Shinji,'' who grew up with a rebellious period, was accepted to a university in Tokyo and will be moving to Tokyo in the spring. - Shinji's wife, Ayako, treats Shinji kindly in place of her husband's troubles, and hopes to somehow restore their family relationship before moving to Tokyo. - One day while her husband was on a business trip, while cleaning, he discovered a ticket that Shinji had given him when he was little. - Ayako manages to negotiate with Shinji and get him to rub her shoulders, but she falls asleep from the exhaustion of housework and childcare...