Synopsis

Takeshi Kukizaki, a man of sixty-eight, lives in Kagoshima City, southern Japan, cultivating azaleas and tending to his garden. Nineteen years prior, a sudden neurological disorder left him paralyzed in his legs and hands. The debilitating effects of the illness were so severe that he once considered ending his own life. It was a deep-seated love for azaleas, flowers he had cherished for years, that ultimately rekindled his spirit. After his release from the hospital, Takeshi established his gar