BLUE SKY

Aiko is a young woman trying to piece her life back together following a recent divorce and a marriage that left her with more wounds than happy memories. A mother of two small children and the manager of a local business, she finds herself struggling to maintain a fragile balance between work and family, never truly able to catch her breath. Practical difficulties intertwine with social ones: in an environment still wary of female independence, Aiko is often the subject of silent judgments and stifling expectations. At work, she finds an unexpected source of support in Ichiro, a younger employee. His discreet yet constant presence gradually becomes something more than just help. A bond forms between the two that Aiko hadn't anticipated, one capable of rekindling emotions she believed were long gone.