A Calm Sea and Beautiful Days with You

In 1936, Natsumi is suddenly married to a navy lieutenant who misses their wedding, leaving her to wait for a husband she has never met. When they finally meet, the shy newlyweds b...

Separated by duty, Natsumi receives a telegram and finally reunites with Takimasa on a timid “honeymoon”, where they share simple joys by the sea. That night, quiet stargazing turn...

As their awkward marriage warms, Takimasa’s jealousy nudges them toward deeper intimacy, and a gentle day in town brings them closer. A visit to a tailor run by a young boy leaves...

Natsumi attends a navy wives’ gathering and grows curious about Takimasa’s past, confiding her worries to a modern, kind acquaintance who helps her seek answers. As doubts linger,...

Left waiting in fear after hearing rumors of a sunken ship, Natsumi steels herself for life as a soldier’s wife, only to fall ill just as Takimasa is due home. When he finally retu...

Natsumi and Takimasa clumsily go undercover to spy on Fumiko’s café meeting, only to turn it into an accidental date of their own. Afterward, Takimasa suggests visiting Natsumi’s f...

After growing closer at Natsumi’s family home, the newlyweds return to an adorably awkward morning, learning to rely on each other during year-end chores. As they host a mochi-maki...

Spending their first New Year together, Natsumi cherishes Takimasa’s promise to pick up their wedding rings someday, then waits anxiously for his return from duty. When he comes ho...

Marking their first wedding anniversary, Natsumi helps her sister through childbirth and worries about facing her own future labor alone while Takimasa is away. Meanwhile, Fumiko a...

Natsumi and Takimasa’s plan to see the fireflies is interrupted when he is suddenly called to sea during a storm, leaving her anxious and restless. Sharing fears with Fumiko and gu...