Orthopedic doctor Akino is 48 years old. Her husband, Meiji, is also a doctor, but she is now away from Tokyo to concentrate on treating alcoholism. One day, Soeda, who used to be a painter, comes to her clinic as a part-time doctor. Akino's only daughter, Mariyo, who attends art school, falls in love with him, but Akino, who was his senior at medical school, also falls in love with him.