Isoyama Takeshi is a contract employee who has been offered a contract with an indefinite term by his company which dashes his hopes of becoming a full-time employee. At home, he is condescendingly told what to do by his wife Seiko and scorned by their 6-year-old daughter Nanami every day. To make matters worse, his speculation in real estate which he began without the knowledge of his wife with the aim of turning his fortunes around, is performing badly, and the interest on the money he borrowed from loan sharks to cover his debt is ballooning. One day, Isoyama gets shut out of the house in an unexpected turn of events. He happens to encounter a mysterious old lady who bestows him with a book. After reading it, Isoyama decides to escape reality by completely disappearing for the seven years required for him to be considered dead in a quest for a new and different life. |