"The troupe is lead by Taminosuke (Takizawa), a veteran thespian, married to Osen (Sugai) and has two adult daughters Chidori (Minamida, whose demure complexion stunningly betrays the tangible feeling of desire and yearning) and Chigusa (Kita, more open-minded than what we might expect her to be), but our main protagonist is Shinichi Kunida (Nagato, perpetually haunted by ennui or angst, often fly off the handle at the drop of a hat), a university graduate who assumes the role as the troupe's artistic director freshly out of the ivory tower, carrying a torch for the married Chidori, he is simultaneously coveted by the nubile Chigusa, who isn't mincing words about her affection."

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