SODE Yukiko (Good Stripes) directs this elegant, distilled adaptation of YAMAUCHI Mariko’s novel, deconstructing modern Japanese depictions of gender, class, and the idea that the grass is always greener on the other side. While Hanako (KADOWAKI Mugi) has enjoyed a privileged upbringing and a luxurious lifestyle amongst Tokyo’s wealthy elite, Miki (MIZUHARA Kiko) has had to blaze her own trail, moving to the capital from a small town and building a career in event planning. Neither can be said to be completely free from troubles, however. Hanako feels the pressure to keep up with family expectations and their desire for her to marry suitably. Miki’s financial problems force her to drop out of a prestigious university. When Hanako and Miki's paths are set on a collision course over the affections of aristocratic lawyer Koichiro (KORA Kengo), they realise that there may be another future available to them both.