A man carrying the remains of his dead wife wanders around, looking for a place to die. He sees a resemblance of his wife, to a woman in a “lantern girl” poster. The man starts working as an apprentice, but the feeling of loss lingers on. On the day of the lantern festival, a woman appears before him, strange phenomena surrounds the man.

The Fukushima nuclear disaster is seen trough the eyes of the charismatic and commited doctor Hida. Essential witness of the Hiroshima atomic bombing, he has been the doctor of irradiated people for more than 60 years. At the age of 96, he keeps fighting for a fairer world, putting trust in the future, using humour and provocation to denounce the official attitude. His association, Hidankyo has been nominaded twice for the Nobel Peace Prize.