Matsuura Eisaku

Mother

A divorced woman enters a marriage arranged by her mother in exchange for money to save the life of her seriously ill son.

Human

The ship Kaijin Maru is left adrift after losing all means of navigation in a storm. The four people on the ship are becoming increasingly desperate as food and water run out.

The Naked Island

A family of four are the sole inhabitants of a small island, where they struggle each day to irrigate their crops.