Bone Washing

The story takes place on Aguni Island, located on the west side of the Okinawa Islands, where the ancient custom called "bone washing" is still preserved. After the locals die, their relatives will bury their bodies on the west side of the island. After the bodies are completely turned into bones, they will be taken out and washed. Only in this way can the dead people truly say goodbye to the living world. Tsuyoshi Shinjo (played by Michitaka Tsutsui) has just returned to his hometown and is preparing to help his mother Emiko (played by Oshima Yoshiko) perform a bone-washing ceremony. Here, he meets his long-awaited father Tsuna (played by Okuda Eiji). His mother's death had a huge mental impact on his father. He lived in grief all day long and became addicted to alcohol again. Also returning home with Tsuyoshi is Tsuyoshi's sister Yuko (played by Ayame Mizusaki), who works as a hairdresser in Nagoya and has her own dilemma.