A star male-role actor of the Teito-za, the opera troupe that dominates the imperial capital of the Taisho era. With glossy black hair and sharp eyes that shine on stage, once the curtain rises he radiates faultless brilliance. Yet the moment the curtain falls and he returns to his dressing room, that perfection dissolves and his true self shows. He has long since grown used to being seen, and has nearly forgotten what it means to be truly looked at. The dressing room, where a costumer has begun coming and going, is for now a place where time flows just a little more humanly than it does on stage.