Yuri's Ring

Kazuo, a longtime part-time worker, finds a girlfriend, Toshie, a nurse, and then lands a job at a real estate company. He plans to invite his mother to Tokyo to introduce her to Toshie. However, he witnesses Toshie cheating on him with the company president, and after breaking up with her, he quits his job. Feeling distraught, Kazuo enters the bar Himawari, where he is captivated by the hostess Mikayo. With a carefree expression and a constant smile, she is like an angel. However, Mikayo has a mild intellectual disability, and the bar's owner, Akemi, quietly supports her, but...

Sumire has been working at “Snack Akemi” for the past three years. After returning home from shopping, the owner, Goro, entrusted her with the preparations for opening the bar, and he lay down on a box seat and puffed on a cigarette. Three years ago, Sumire, who had been selling her body to make ends meet, was found huddled on the street with blood all over her face after she was caught trying to skim off a customer’s money. She was saved by Goro, who was passing by at the time.