Prince Genji mourns a lost lover, while unbeknownst to him, his dear wife's heart is in disarray. Having overcome the punishment for his affair, Genji returns to the political sphere. As he spends his time intimately with his beloved wife Murasaki, he thinks back on a woman he loved when he was young, as well as the lover and child he left in Akashi. Meanwhile, the time for his separation with his eternal love comes ever closer...
