Kenji Iwatani

Actor Takuma is in a relationship with the actress he’s working together on their current film, but she is thinking of marriage while his feelings have recently gone cold. His cold attitude has gotten more obvious, and he breaks up with Satomi on set, causing a stop in the filming. Reeling from shock, Satomi leaves the movie. Time passes, and Takuma returns to his hometown and is working as a salaryman. He meets Rika, a plain-looking office worker, and starts a relationship with her believing he can turn her into his perfect woman. However, there’s no chance in the way they interact or have sex, and Takuma expresses his discontent with the constantly apologizing Rika. Takuma can’t make his way in the countryside so he decides to return to Tokyo yet again. Meanwhile, Satomi is still battling with her broken heart. Wanting to change her situation, Satomi asks Rin for advice, and Rin introduces her to Yoshio, an heir to a farming family, however, things don’t go as planned.

After actress Satomi’s boyfriend Takuma breaks up with her, she starts dating a staff member named Onodera. At first, things go well, but the relationship quickly sours, and Satomi ends it. Afterward, Onodera meets Fusako through a smartphone app. Fusako is attracted to Onodera’s approach, and because she has a complex about her younger sister Rin’s extensive romantic experience, she begins to desire Onodera more and more. However, Onodera is only looking for something physical, and one day, while they are on a drive, he notices the change in Fusako and leaves her on the side of the road. After a long history of casual flings, Rin finally starts considering marriage, and Fusako agrees to marry Yoshio, a man she had originally rejected at her omiai matchmaking. Having previously felt a sense of superiority, Rin is now faced with humiliation and decides to find a husband no matter what.

Shizuku and Tamami are geisha in Atami who are rivals at the same okiya (tea house). Shizuku is a miser who will use any tool necessary to get what she wants, including sex. On the other hand, Tamami believes in doing things the traditional way, with class. With opposing personalities, these two are always at each other’s throats. Tamami continues to blame herself for her mother’s suicide while Shizuku never knew parental love and doesn’t have good luck with men. Learning each other’s past, the two seem to have built a strong bond… that is until Kenzo, the event producer of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics comes to Atami. Kenzo will be making a movie about traditional Japanese culture for PR and would like to have either Shizuku or Tamami in it. Tamami sees this as an opportunity to fulfill her dead mother’s dreams, while Shizuku sees this as a path to getting rich. The two compete for who will get the contract for this dream opportunity.