Mari and Humi learn from their mother that their father has dementia on his 70th birthday. They help prepare their mother for his farewell and prepare themselves for the emotions to follow.

A Long Goodbye

Three families live in a town through which a wide river courses. The first family is comprised of a wife and husband who lost their child in an accident. The mother is fishing to get her son back. The second family has two daughters and the parents are divorcing. The girls have to choose between the father and the mother. The daughter in the third family is at the hospital because her uncle is about to die there. They have a reason for visiting.

Shizumanai mittsu no ie

İki ay ömrü kaldığını öğrenen bir anne, kısa bir sürede yapması gerekenleri yapmaya çalışır. Evi terk eden kocasını bulmalı ve aile işini tekrar işler hale getirmelidir. Kendisi yokken aileyle ilgilenmesi için kızını hazırlamalıdır. Bu durumda aile bağları kuvvetlenecek midir yoksa tersi mi olacaktır?