Inland Sea

Waichan is one of the last remaining fishermen in Ushimado a small village in Seto Inland Sea Japan At the age of 86 he still fishes alone on a small boat to make a living dreaming about his retirement Kumisan is an 84 year old villager who wanders around the shore everyday She believes a social welfare facility stole her disabled son to receive subsidy from the government A late stage elderly Kososan runs a small seafood store left by her deceased husband She sells fish to local villagers and provides leftovers to stray cats Foresaken by the modernization of postwar Japan the town Ushimados rich ancient culture and tightknit community are on on the verge of disappearing