Nana visits her grandson, who sets out to share with her all the lovely things the country has to offer.

After a car accident claims the life of his sister-in-law and leaves his 5-year-old nephew an orphan, a thirtysomething man named Thien leaves Saigon for a trip back to his rural hometown. During his meditative, wandering visit, Thien wrestles with his own agnosticism in the face of others' religious beliefs, summons memories of his long-disappeared brother, and reconnects with a former girlfriend who now lives as a nun at a Christian church and school,...

Eleven-year-old Satsuki and her sassy little sister Mei are over-joyed about moving into a historic country house with their dad--but the girls don't realize what kind of delightful adventures, magical creatures and forest spirits await them.