In 1950s Tokyo, college student Akiko unexpectedly becomes pregnant, while her older sister Takako, recently separated, returns to their family home. As they uncover the existence of their long-lost mother, Akiko struggles to accept the painful truth of being abandoned as a child.

Four years after his “Noriko” trilogy, Yasujirô Ozu reunites its iconic actors Setsuko Hara and Chishû Ryû in his final black-and-white film. But this one belongs to Ineko Amira, who embodies the unshakable anguish of inherited shame with exquisite torment, turning to dens of mahjong, sake, and sin.