Itsuki Misao is a struggling enka singer whose wife Junko has already passed away. He lives with their daughter Aware who is now an elementary school student. Itsuki and Aware are determined to perform in NHK’s Red and White Singing Contest some day and have been occupied with the steady sales his song ‘Otoko no Misao’. However, sales do not pick up. Itsuki fights for his dream, surrounded by people such as his neighbour Manda Haruko whom he has a tiny crush on, and Shinjo Mari, the company president of the agency which manages him. One day, an exasperated Mari announces to Itsuki that she will dismiss him if he is unable to meet the CD sales target by a certain date. Worried for her father, Aware struggles to help him in his sales. However, she ends up collapsing from over exhaustion. Itsuki gets very depressed. Meanwhile, Haruko next door is also worrying about life... |