SYNOPSIS

Seven years after marrying her husband Shinya, Mika Sakamoto still has no children of her own, and ends up taking in a foster newborn named Nozomi. Nozomi grows healthily, and Mika and her husband begin to consider adopting her officially as their own. At the same time, Mika discovers that she's pregnant despite being told it may be difficult for her. At last, she gives birth to their son, Ichiro. Mika's mother-in-law, Setsuko, who already didn't care for Nozomi, begins to bully her in secret... Is she planning to convince Mika to let her go? What is the true meaning of family? Of the relationship between a parent and child? This is a moving story about the changing nature of modern families!