Yoshimi has recently divorced and hopes that the family court will award her custody of her 6-year-old daughter, Ikuku. The only flat she can find for them is in a run-down apartment building. On the roof, Ikuku discovers a little red handbag containing children's toys. Yoshimi hands the bag to the caretaker but, the next day, the bag pops up again at the very same spot. The flat above theirs is locked