Last summer, after losing her husband Akira in a sudden accident, the widow Reiko faced her first summer alone. Every day, she diligently attended to her household chores as if trying to distract herself from loneliness. One day, the village chief Abe visited her out of concern for her well-being and was taken aback by her smiling face saying, 'It's quite hot today too, isn't it, Village Chief...' Reiko showed no sign of distress as she hung laundry under the scorching summer sun. Behind her, right behind her, the spirit of her late husband Akira, who had not yet found peace, was clinging to her, slapping her buttocks...
