Sosuke is a college student who suffers painfully from the loss of his parents in a tragic accident. He meets Kozan Shinoda, an ink-painting artist, at an exhibition. Kozan becomes interested in Sosuke and surprisingly asks him to be his deciple. However, Kozan's granddaughter is dismissive of Sosuke. Although Sosuke seemed uninterested in painting at first, he gradually becomes drawn to it by each stroke he draws...