Milk White

Takayuki Takao Osawa is an elementary school teacher in Tokyo He is seized with Behçets syndrome and will gradually lose his sight He resigns from his job and leaves his girlfriend Yoko Yuriko Ishida to return to his hometown Nagasaki where his mother lives Takayuki spends his days strolling around Nagasaki to imprint familiar scenes on his memory Yoko visits him and insists on staying Takayuki has major concerns for her future and his own life He drives her away for her own good After days of affliction the two reunite The story leads to an emotive conclusion the end of his spiritual journey