German filmmaker Doris Dorrie writes and directs this subtle drama exploring themes of love, death and quiet longing. When an elderly German woman, Trudi (Hannelore Eisner), learns that her husband Rudi (Elmar Wepper) is terminally ill, she chooses not to tell him, and instead suggests that they take a trip to visit their grown-up children.

When fate intervenesy, Rudi learns that his wife has always longed to go to Japan, and heads there during the cherry blossom season (Hanami) to fulfil her wishes and take stock of his life.

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Rudi is devastated and has no idea what to do next. From his daughter’s girlfriend he learns that Trudi’s love for him had led her to forego the life that she had wanted to live. Rudi begins to see her with new eyes and embarks on his last journey – to Tokyo, in the midst of the cherry blossom festival, a celebration of beauty, impermanence and new beginnings ..