Sayama City, Saitama Prefecture

Naoyuki Fujimura returns to Sayama - he has failed as an artist, he no longer paints. Nevertheless, the patron Endo manages to hire him as a teacher for the local art academy. In their environment, Fujimura has to decide how far he wants to go for art - does he want to betray his values, sell himself, does he want to quit altogether or is there a way for him to continue?