Toshiko does not have long to live. She wants to make the most of her time while she can and takes a sojourn to where her true hometown for which she has so much nostalgia and admiration. With her husband on her side she remains can-do and keeps her chin up, but can only lament the passing of time and what will happen next to everyone and everything she loves.

余命わずかと宣告された主婦のとし子（永作博美）は、夫の健大（南原清隆）と二人きりで結婚当初に暮らしていた町を訪れる。死が訪れる日が来るまで、とし子は息子たちには病を隠し通そうと決めていた。一方、少年時代の友人に会いにきた佐藤俊治（筧利夫）もまた、死が訪れる日を迎えるためにこの町にやってきたのだった。