Losing Kei

South Carolina painter Jill Parker flees to Japan for inspiration. Jill ensconces herself in comfortable anonymity on the island of Shikoku, where she as a hostess at the seedy Cha Cha Club. At a gallery opening, Jill meets gallery owner Yusuke Yamashiro; he offers her a show and they soon marry. Before they do, the demands of a traditional Japanese marriage are clear to Jill. After giving birth to a boy, Kei, she plans her divorce and attempts to flee with her son, but is thwarted by Yusuke.