Synopsis

The air hums with the promise of summer – strawberries, blue Hawaii, matcha, and a kaleidoscope of other shaved ice delights. The scene unfolds at a venerable ice shop in Hirakata, Osaka, a place drawn to by the promise of shaved ice crafted from "pure ice," frozen patiently over time. Here, fathers and children have gathered for over forty years. Two college students, on the cusp of leaving their hometown for work, share a final treat. And a mother and child find solace in the familiar sweetnes