Synopsis

The height of bonito season arrives with summer, and a modest liquor store near Kesennuma Port in Miyagi becomes a hub. More than just a purveyor of drinks, it stocks practical necessities like gloves and boots, drawing fishermen from all over the country seeking supplies. Those preparing for extended voyages aboard distant-water tuna vessels select long, narrow mattresses for their boats. A young mackerel fisherman in his twenties chooses one for himself. The captain, responsible for a crew of