Synopsis

Driven by the impending arrival of her child, a young woman desperately seeks reconciliation with her former love. A straw doll lies in wait, a grim contingency should he refuse, yet her pursuit of reunion is relentless. Her story intertwines with that of Hone Onna. Once, Hone Onna was Tsuyu, a young woman sold into the life of prostitution to settle a lover's debts. She eked out a meager living selling paper ball balloons. Years later, she took in a younger girl named Kion, who harbored resentm