A lesbian couple in conservative Japan must strive to stay together when one of them is diagnosed with advanced cancer.故事发生在日本江户时代中期，冷酷无情的仙台藩财政担当萱场杢（松田龙平 饰）推动出台严苛的税负措施，将财政压力全部转嫁到农民和商人头上。不堪重负的人们或者破产，或者举家逃亡。
