Numb from the sudden death of his screenwriter wife Oto (Reika Kirishima), actor Yūsuke Kafuku (Hidetoshi Nishijima) is recruited for a brief residency to direct the play he had previously performed in, and the last play Oto watched him in.  Yūsuke has formed a shell around him, refusing to let anyone catch him with his guard down.  Aside from theatre, he likes to be alone.  His routine is rocked, however, when the theatre program assigns…