Sonna Kazoku nara Sute Chaeba?

Reitaro Shinoya is neglected by his wife and child, living in a cramped, dim room at home where he eats and sleeps separately. A strip of cellophane tape in the hallway indicates a boundary he is not allowed to cross. When a woman questions if this constitutes domestic abuse, he replies that it's simply a matter of odd rules. The story explores the situation of a man striving to mend his fractured family.