A Summer Garden

On a midsummer afternoon in Kobe, elementary school students Yamashita, Kawabe, and Kiyama become curious about "death" after attending a funeral. The three break into an old house and secretly observe a reclusive old man, wanting to witness the moment of his passing. The old man is initially repulsed but gradually gets used to the children's company. As the cosmos flowers in the garden bloom, the old man opens his heart and recounts regretful past events buried for many years...