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Thirteen years after abandoning his wife and two sons by stepping out for a pack of cigarettes and never returning, deadbeat gambler Masato dies of stomach cancer. At his funeral, a motley crew of fellow mahjong players, pachinko parlor employees and former drinking buddies gather to pay their respects and tell stories, revealing aspects of Masato’s life that complicate his sons’ resentment towards him.

Cast

Issey Takahashi

Koji Hashida

Mayu Matsuoka

Saori Nishida

Takumi Saitoh

Yoshiyuki Hashida

Misuzu Kanno

Yoko Hashida

Lily Franky

Masato Matsuda

Riku Onishi

Ryô Kitafuji

Junkichi Orimoto

Jun Murakami

Tomoki Tada

Hiroshi Kanbe

Junichi Uchiyama

Sairi Ito

Akiko Yoshida

Yohta Kawase

Marie Shirakawa