SnowcoveredmountainsinJapan.Everynight,afishermanmakeshiswaytothemarketintown.
His6yearoldsonisawokenbyhisdepartureandfindsitimpossibletofallbacktosleep.Inthesleepinghousehold,theyoungboydrawsapicturehethenslipsintohissatchel.Onhiswaytoschool,stilldrowsy,hestraysoffthepathandwandersintothesnow...