Atsuko Sagara

Silent poor - the poor and needy whose cries for help are drowned out in today's bustling society. Their existence is spreading rapidly across the nation, and as such, the government decided to set up a body to help them. Nationwide, there are now people called Community Social Workers (CSW), and their jobs are to attend to the poor and needy. One such person is Satomi Ryo, and she works at the Shitamachi area's Council of Welfare. The people that she meets in her busy working life are... (imdb)

ITO Tetsuo, 22 is a senior in college working part-time at the local supermarket. One day, he meets Satoru, an attractive customer at the supermarket, taking care of her after collapsing from anemia. Soon they are dating. Satoru is unemployed, she cooks and takes care of her family. Tetsuo is mysteriously drawn to Satoru and her family her mother, Masako, a stern but att...