Sawamura Matsugorou, the grandfather of a young Tsugaru shamisen player, Sawamura Setsu, has died. In losing the grandfather whom he'd always admired, Setsu has lost his own sound, and so he has gone to Tokyo with no plans other than to search for what he's lost. When he gets caught up in some trouble, he's saved by Tachiki Yuna, a woman who works at a hostess club. Events progress, and Setsu ends up unveiling his musical skills as the opening act for a live concert...
Now that Gramps is gone, 
the sound is gone, too.
.وبعد أن رحل جدّي، رحل الصّوت معه
Jetzt, da du fort bist,
sind seine Klänge fort.
Sin ti, ese sonido también desapareció.
Sin ti, ese sonido también desapareció.
Maintenant que tu n’es plus là,
Ma quando te ne sei andato,
Agora que você se foi, seu som sumiu...
Со смертью старика
для него умер и звук.