The story takes place during the Tokugawa Shogunate in Japan in the mid-19th century. Tokei-ji Temple in Kamakura is supported by the shogunate and can lend a hand to women who are suffering from miserable marriages and help them successfully break off relations with their husbands. On this day, the concubine Ain (Mitsushima Hikaru) of the unscrupulous businessman Horikiriya Saburoemon (Shinichi Tsutsumi) and the blacksmith Aru (Erika Toda) who was cruelly exploited by her bastard husband (Shinji Takeda) came to Tokei-ji Temple together and met the nephew of the owner of the imperial inn Kashiwaya Genbei (Kirin Kiki) at the foot of the temple. Shinjiro is a trainee doctor who uses medical skills to try to treat Aru's burns, and at the same time hopes to record the experiences of women and write a legendary script. Women from different backgrounds come one after another, and they stand together at the crossroads of life... This film is adapted from Inoue Kazue's novel "Tokei-ji Hana d'Ayori".