Lear on the Shore

Kuwahata Chokichi used to be a famous actor but now hes suspected to be suffering from dementia He is betrayed by his older daughter Yukiko her husbandcumhisformerdisciple Ikuo and Yukikos lover a mysterious driver and gets sent to a highclass old folks home One day Choukichi runs away from the home and wanders to the beach where he meets his younger daughter Nobuko who he had with his lover Although he had thrown Nobuko out in the past he begins to imagine seeing her as the image of Cordelia who is the beloved daughter of King Lear after talking to her Gradually his past memories start to come back to him and Choukichi heads towards the world of insanity