A world-weary yakuza in Tokyo is assigned to take his clan to Okinawa to help settle a dispute between two factions. He's suspicious of the assignment, but he goes, and…

The year is 1982, and the place is Shonan in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. A group of passionate young people operates a beach radio station for the local community.

Sayoko has moved away from the city centre and into the suburbs. She gets her hair done at a beauty salon. When she replies to a courtesy follow-up e-mail from…