Around the time the war ended and demobilised soldiers were returning home, Yujiro was waiting for his brother's return while working as a masseur.His brother was in love with a woman named Kayoko, who married another man, but her husband was killed in the war, leaving her a widow. One day, a demobilised soldier comes to Yujiro's house to inform him of his brother's death. Yujiro, who secretly harboured feelings for Kayoko, makes a certain decision.