Forty-Nine Days of Recipes

Yuriko (Hiromi Nagasaku) has been unable to have children for many years after her marriage because her husband had a child with his lover. After submitting a divorce application, she returned to her hometown alone. Not long ago, her stepmother Otomi had just passed away, and her old father Ryohei Atsuta (played by Renji Ishibashi), who had lost his wife's thoughtful care, felt miserable and guilty. Otomi took care of many children with various mental disorders during her lifetime. The girl named Yukie Imoto (played by Fumi Nikaido) was one of them. She had been entrusted by Otomi and came to Atsuda's house happily, found the comic notes that Otomi had made before her death, and wanted to hold a lively July 7th party for the deceased. Xiaotao and the Brazilian descendant Harunosuke (played by Masaki Okada) arrived one after another, slowly cheering up the father and daughter immersed in a sad atmosphere. They recalled every bit of Otomi's life, and with the last careful care of the deceased, they moved towards a happy tomorrow...