A rice ball rolls into a hole, and the whole world opens up. The old man follows without hesitation, without fear, and finds a village that rewards his kindness with something he didn't know he needed. This is folk tale cinema at its gentlest, no conflict to resolve, no lesson hammered down, just the quiet magic of accepting an invitation from the world and discovering you belonged there all along.

An elderly man loses his rice ball when it rolls away from him and drops into a small hole. The hole opens onto a hidden village inhabited by gentle field mice. The film is a puppet-animated fantasy that retells a traditional Japanese folk tale, in which the old man is known for his honesty.