خلاصه داستان : سوسوکی آئویاما مرد جوانیست که افراد خانواده خود را در سیل از دست داده است. او که دچار اندوهی درونیست از جمع فاصله می‌گیرد اما زمانی که در یک نمایشگاه نقاشی کار می‌کرده یک نقاشی سیاه قلم توجه او را جلب می‌کند. استاد کوزان نقاش مشهور سیاه قلم توجه عمیق او را می بیند و...

Sousuke Aoyama is a college student who suffers painfully from the loss of his parents in a traffic accident. He meets Kozan Shinoda, a suibokuga (India-ink painting) artist, at an exhibition. Kozan becomes interested in Sousuke and surprisingly accepts him as his disciple. However, Kozan's niece is dismissive of Sousuke and declares to compete with Sousuke for the "Kozan Award." Although Sousuke seemed uninterested in painting at first, he gradually becomes drawn to it by each stroke he draws...