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.

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The struggles of a group of outcasts living in "Yentown", in an alternate-future Japan.

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During the Edo period, a gifted swordsman was exiled from his clan when he questioned the misconduct...

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In the turbulent last days of the Edo period, Kawai Tsugunosuke, a Japanese samurai serving the Maki...