In a coastal cottage with a view of the setting sun, Kaoru, a wealthy woman who is gradually losing her youth, has retired from city and lives a quiet life. She looks after an old, blind and dumb man as if he were an insect or a domestic animal, or a child. As he can do nothing for himself, she feeds him and takes him for walks. Kaoru has something of a superiority complex about her lifestyle – she believes that she has the perfect life, as she is free from restrictive common sense and the dignity of self-devotion. However, in truth this beautiful relationship merely offers Kaoru an escape from society, while affording her the comfort generated through the pair’s strong mutual dependence.
