春の潮 (Haru no Ushio)

A passionate sequel to "The Neighbor's Wife," set in a windswept farming village along the Chiba coast. Otoyo has returned to her parents' home, heart heavy with what she's left behind. Syosaku, once absorbed into another family as a son-in-law, has also come back to the place where their love first ignited. Now nothing can keep them apart. But village customs are not so forgiving. When suiters come calling for Otoyo again, her father's anger forces her into an agonizing silence. The two lovers face a cruel arithmetic: how long must they wait, and what will they have to sacrifice, before the spring tide finally turns in their favor? Sachio Itō captures the raw ache of desire constrained by duty, and the quiet revolution of two people who refuse to surrender what matters most.