She forgot their entire life together. He chose to fall in love anyway.
Yasushi and Yuka, who have both lost their spouses in the past, are brought together by fate and lead a happy life together, blessed with two children. Then one day, their new house, which the couple had painstakingly built together, catches fire due to Yuka's carelessness. Fortunately, no one in the family is seriously injured and Yasushi is relieved, but the shock of the fire causes Yuka to suffer from a neurological disorder called dissociative amnesia, and she is unable to remember even her own name. The doctor tells her that there is no clear cure in modern medicine, which shocks Yasushi, but she accepts Yuka in her current state and decides to walk with her again.
Acting
Sakai's restrained devastation vs Yakushimaru's blank slate
Writing
Refuses easy medical miracles, honors messy reality
Director
Ken Yoshida
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Japanese TV movies of this era often explored 'noble suffering' (gaman) in family crises, reflecting societal expectations around stoic endurance.
Dissociative amnesia's portrayal here sparked minor controversy — some critics praised its refusal of miracle recovery, others found the 'acceptance' ending emotionally manipulative.
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