Seibei Iguchi contributes a life as a low ranking samurai at the start of the century. A widower with a meager cash flow, Seibei struggles to care for his two daughters and mother. New prospects seem to open when the beautiful Tomoe, a childhood friend, comes straight back in he and his brothers' own life, however since the Japanese infantry system unravels, Seibei continues to be bound by the code of honor of the samurai and from their own sense of social precedence. Can he look for a solution to do what is better for those he loves?