WhenKaoru'ssister-in-lawMiyokoarrivesatthefamilyhome,tenderfeelingsstarttogrowbetweenthetwo.However,theinitialhappinessthatKaorufindsinthecompanyofherbeautifulsister-in-lawisfrustratedbyherbrotherMitsuo,Miyoko'shusband,whointervenesintheirbuddingpassion.Fullofunspokenwords,deeplysuggestivemise-en-scène,andforbiddenglances,Fukujusoisacompellingmelodramathatsurprisesuswithitspotenthomoeroticism,especiallyconsideringitsyearofproduction.