Following Japan’s defeat in the Second World War, “Yukiko” (Hideko Takamine) finds herself searching for purpose. She had an affair with the married “Tomioka” (Masayuki Mori), but when he was sent to work for the forestry service in Annam, she believed it was over. However, she too is assigned there as a typist and their relationship resumes. While not exactly joyful, things are relatively stable for “Yukiko” until h…