In a jealous rage, Takuro Yamashita brutally murdered his beautiful wife after catching her making love to another man. Without hesitating, he delicately covered her lifeless body and turned himself in to the local authorities. After an eight year prison sentence, he starts a new life as a barber in a small town offering perfect isolation from his fears. The agonising pain of his wife's infidelity has left him unforgiving and without remorse. For years now, his only solace has been through an eel he kept as a pet in prison and, as of late, in a small tank at the barbershop. As a favour to the town's priest, Takuro has reluctantly agreed to help a young woman (Keiko)...