A Visage to Remember

During his summer holiday Kawasaki Ryuichi Ryuzaki Ichiro a handsome engineer in his late twenties visits his teacher and mentor Professor Inagaki Sugai Ichiro at his seaside home There he meets the professors lovely young wife Sachiko Hamada Yuriko and is unsettled by the striking resemblance she bears to his wife who died three years earlier Attracted to Sachiko he does his best to hide his feelings The couple however senses a deepseated melancholy in him Attributing it to the loss of his wife they urge him to marry their niece Kaoru but he is not interested Shortly after Fumiko Sachikos older sister realizes that Sachiko and Kawasaki have feelings for each other but she keeps her counsel One day Kawasaki Sachiko and Kaoru go boating when a storm forces them to stay overnight at a hotel Unable to sleep Kawasaki takes a walk along the beach where he finds Sachiko also unable to sleep He declares his love for her