| Director | Yōichi Higashi |
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The film is a fictionalized retelling of the true story of Reiko Okochi, who was in a 30 year long relationship with the married poet Mitsuharu Kaneko.
It has been six years since the poet Toshiharu Oda took Yuko Kano, a woman 34 years his junior, as his mistress. The two of them, who call each other "Toshi" and "rabbit" respectively, indulge in their lust whenever they can. Yuko is often forced to wait for Oda. When he becomes lonely, he will show up, but only his living expenses arrive on a regular basis.
One day, Yuko learns that Oda is nursing his sick wife. Feeling intensely lonely, she takes many sleeping pills and collapses. Oda arrives just in time to see her fall to the ground. He rushes over, spreads plastic on her tatami mats and washes her with running water. Under Oda's care, Yuko recovers.
Later, Oda talks with a man named Murai in a nearby park. Murai is the estranged ex-husband of Tayo, a prostitute living in an apartment next door to Yuko. Murai openly lusts after Yuko. Oda misunderstands this conversation and believes Yuko cheated on him. He tattoos her inner thigh as punishment. However, in doing so, Oda suddenly realizes that he has "registered" Yuko and made her his official wife. He immediately removes the tattoo. Yuko forgives him, as her only wish is for Oda to always be by her side.
The students that regularly visit Tayo also lust after Yuko. They taunt her over her relationship with the old man. Yuko endures their slights and remains faithful to Oda.
Eventually, Yuko becomes pregnant with Oda's child, but Oda opposes the pregnancy and forces her to get an abortion. Yuko becomes mentally ill and is hospitalized. She recovers slowly, and on the day she is to be discharged, Yuko is shocked to learn of Oda's sudden death.
After Oda's funeral, Yuko visits his family. She lights incense sticks in his memory. When she sees Oda's photo, Yuko bursts into tears.