Ryota leads a comfortable life: a successful career in advertising, a loving family, and all the attendant joys. Yet, his wife, a celebrated food stylist, his spirited daughter, and the demands of his profession conspire to create a constan…

Ryota hesitates to confide in Sae that a promising opportunity has slipped through his fingers at work. He resolves to visit his father in Nagano, bringing his daughter Moe along. There, at the invitation of his father’s enigmatic young fri…

In an old notebook of his father's, Ryota made a surprising discovery. The red bonnet he’d unearthed in the woods bore a striking resemblance to the twin water droplets favored by the Kuna fairies. The notebook also hinted at a shared conne…

Eisuke awoke, a welcome sight for Ryota and those who cared for him. Soon after, the young woman rumored to be his companion appeared at the hospital, and an unexpected meeting with his family ensued. Separately, as Osamu wandered through t…

Ryota resumed his work, yet even amidst the anticipated filming with Junji Takada, he remained adrift. He implored his subordinate, Sanada, “to secure a sponsor for my father, someone who could fund the search for the Kuna.”

Assuming his father's mantle, Ryota grapples with the challenge of ensuring the Kuna hunt's success, speaking with many witnesses in his efforts. It is during these interviews that one person reveals a startling truth about the Kuna’s disti…

With Eisuke's departure for Tokyo imminent, Osamu lays bare his pain, imploring him to "never return." The family gathers in joyous reunion to celebrate Eisuke's discharge from the hospital, but Ryota learns of his father’s purchase of land…

Sae arrives in Nagano as the preparations for the Kuna hunt proceed with a hopeful rhythm. Meanwhile, Takiko, Ryota’s elder sister, disappears. Witnessing the warmth of the ties that bind Ryota to his family, Naho makes the decision to fina…

The night before the hunt, Ryota’s discovery – that his small, red beanie was likely a genuine Kuna creation – ignited a sudden eagerness within him. He felt a palpable impatience for the hunt to commence. Then, on the day itself, an unfore…

At the funeral, amidst the gathering of Osamu and Ryota's kin and old companions, Ryota stands apart, a solitary figure before the closed coffin. As the moment of final farewell nears, a realization dawns upon him. Will he, in this act of r…