In order to save herself from destitution, Sumi agrees to marry the wealthy yet distant Soichiro, but she becomes torn when Soichiro's childhood friend Nozomu expresses romantic interest in her.

In Renaissance Italy, Bianca, a young lady from a good family, is of marriage age. Her parents find her a fiancé́ to their liking: Giovanni, a rich merchant, young and pleasant. The wedding looks set to go smoothly even though Bianca cannot hide her disappointment at having to marry a man she knows nothing about. But before the marriage, she learns the secret held and bequeathed by the women of her family for generations: a "man's skin"! By donning...