Synopsis

"Hey!" he called, repeating the greeting. "Is the bento ready yet?" "A large bowl of rice!" The men announced, their voices carrying an air of command within the bustling, twenty-four-hour bento shop in the port of Kisarazu, Chiba. From dawn until late evening, the store is thronged with workers from the docks and steel mills. An elderly man, a daily visitor who spends his entire day within its walls, receives a special, soft rice ball. For three days, nestled in a corner of Tokyo Bay, the bento