Mr and Mrs Kuroki live in Japan. They dream of traveling to faraway lands when their cows are old and their children grown up. But before that can happen, misfortune strikes. Mrs. Kuroki loses her sight, and with it her zest for life.
Determined to alleviate his wife's distress, Mr. Kuroki decides to create a huge garden filled with his wife's favorite flower, the Shibazakura. This beautiful and unique garden is the talk of the world. As time goes by, the visitors arrive, wanting to see with their own eyes this place where all the love of a man determined to make his wife's smile blossom once again.
Inspired by a true story, this moving album with its strong poetic charge shows all the resilience, love and beauty that human beings are capable of.
Ohara Hale, drawing on her Japanese roots and memories of her grandmother, infuses this story with the warmth and delicacy of timeless Japan, bringing the Kuroki's touching story to life.
