School teacher and amateur entomologist Niki leaves Tokyo on a beach expedition. After a long day of research, Junpei misses the last bus trip back to the city. A village elder and some of his local fellow villagers suggest he spend the night in their village. Junpei agrees and is led along a rope ladder to a hut at the bottom of a sand dune, the home of a young woman. After dinner, the woman goes out to collect the sand in buckets, which the villagers pull in from the top of the dune. Junpei offers to help but she refuses, telling him that she is a guest and that there is no need for her t... Show more