When dead people starts returning to the small Japanese town of Aso, government official Kawada is dispatched to uncover the “truth”.

Spurred by the disappearance of a newly-wed husband, three women in post-war Japan are drawn into a murder mystery.

Sachie Kitahara is a housewife and she has devoted her life to her family. Mako Goda is a wealthy woman who runs a business. They are both diagnosed with terminal illnesses and are told they only have a short time left to live. These two women from completely different walks of life meet at the hospital. They both feel emptiness in their lives. They happen to get a 12-year-old's written bucket list. Sachie Kitahara and Mako Goda decide to carry out the girl's wish list and they begin to feel happiness entering their lives.