The film follows Yuri, a Japanese woman who left Japan’s restrictive social environment to settle in Bristol with her British husband and young son, Oli. As a first-time mother, Yuri devotes herself entirely to raising her child. In the intensity of this care, her own sense of self slowly begins to slip away, shaped by cultural displacement, routine, and the invisible labour of motherhood.

 

Motherhood reconnects Yuri with memories of her childhood in Japan: the sound of fireworks at summer festivals, the taste of mugi-cha and kombu, and the feeling of handmade clothes sewn by her grandmother. These memories inspire her to begin making clothes for Oli by hand, allowing him to experience fragments of Japanese culture while growing up in the UK.

 

Through fabric, memory, and craft, Yuri steps outside her daily routine and discovers a passion that belongs solely to her. In the process, she begins to rediscover her individuality and reconnect with her cultural identity, finding a space where motherhood and selfhood can coexist.