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Naruse Yuzu, the only daughter of the soba restaurant "Naruse," falls in love in secret with Teppei, who works there. But then her father, Gajiro, suddenly passes away, and in his will he says, "If the quality of the food deteriorates, close the restaurant immediately," which worries Yuzu. She works hard to become a master of soba, but things don't go well. Then, Gajiro's illegitimate daughter, Akiko, arrives from America. She's skilled at making soba, and she even exudes her American-trained sex appeal towards Teppei, which makes Yuzu anxious, but...
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In a small village in a valley everyone who reaches the age of 70 must leave the village and go to a certain mountain top to die. If anyone should refuse they would disgrace their family. Old Orin is 69. This winter it is her turn to go to the mountain. But first she must make sure that her eldest son Tatsuhei finds a wife.

A submissive hooker goes about her trade, suffering abuse at the hands of Japanese salarymen and Yakuza types. She's unhappy about her work, and is apparently trying to find some sort of appeasement for the fact that her lover has married.