They accuse the couple and assembled guests of forgetting their political commitments, invoking a tortured exploration of unresolved conflicts of a decade ago, when they were swept up in the student demonstrations. In flashbacks, personal and political wounds are reopened, focused on Nozawa's subjective experiences in both 1950 and 1960. Two characters, one dead by suicide, the other now a Stalinist politician, are the subject of greatest scrutiny.
The couple and their guests are accused of neglecting their political responsibilities, revisiting past conflicts from a decade ago when they were involved in student protests. The flashbacks focus on Nozawa's personal and political experiences during both 1950 and 1960. Two characters, one deceased by suicide and the other now a Stalinist politician, are under intense scrutiny.