When a tsunami hits Makio's village, many people are lost as much of their town is swept into the sea. That includes Makio's father and Mr. Hirota's daughter. Consumed with grief, Mr. Hirota builds a phone booth to speak with his daughter. Soon, neighbors begin to use the phone to reach the loved ones they lost in the tsunami. Makio can't bring himself to accept that the once calm sea could carry his father away so violently. This story is the true story of the wind phone in Otsuchi, Japan.