In contemporary Tokyo, three homeless individuals’ lives are irrevocably altered when they discover a baby girl in a garbage dump on Christmas Eve. As the New Year approaches, these forgotten members of society unite to uncover the mystery of the abandoned child and find out what happened to her parents. Along their journey, encounters with seemingly unrelated events and people force them to confront their own haunted pasts, ultimately learning to face their future together. The film premiered at the Big Apple Anime Fest on August 30, 2003.