Since Then

On March 11th 2011 a massive earthquake strikes eastern Japan Shoko TAKEKOU Aya who works at a shoe store in Tokyo is unable to contact her boyfriend Masashi ISOBE Yasuhiro who lives in the worsthit region As aftershocks continue she finally gets through to his brother who tells her that Masashi has become mentally unstable Despite her desire to go to his side she is urged to break up with him for her own sake As Shoko struggles to come to terms with her feelings for Masashi he suddenly appears before her