Kei (Izumi Fujimoto) is a 19-year-old college art major. She moves to Kobe from Tokyo due to her father's work transfer. There, she learns about the Great Hanshin Earthquake from residents in Kobe. Kei meets a wheelchair bound illustrator, Yoji (Eiji Sugawara). Even though he is physically disabled, he works hard. With earnings he makes from his paintings, he donates the proceeds to help revive various areas still suffering from the earthquake disaster. Kei becomes inspired by him and goes through a change.

19歳の桂は父親の転勤に伴い東京から神戸へと移り住み、大学の美術科に進学する。新生活がスタートしてほどないある日、彼女は東遊園地で阪神・淡路大震災で被災したという主婦に話し掛けられ、その傷の深さを知る。大学の友人たちの関西的ノリになじめずにいた桂はある日、車椅子で精力的に活動するイラストレーターの洋次と出会う。