When his mother dies, a teenager takes a road-trip in a stolen car to find his long-lost brother. Along the way he discovers a profound connection with the car-owner and with himself as well.。It tells the story of teenage anti-hero, Vicaria, who is on a desperate quest to cure death.。素直子收到一封冲绳来信,来信人大村鹤男自称可能是她的异母哥哥,素直子于是和父亲的未婚妻桃子一起来到冲绳游玩,想借机寻找哥哥。而鹤男曾经见过桃子,把当作了妹妹,对素直子反倒没什么感情。桃子背叛了未婚夫,和鹤男相恋。素直子偶然结识了也有可能是大村鹤男父亲的国吉,国吉和素直子的父亲菊地是大学同学,鹤男不知是他们谁的孩子。当年曾经对立的国吉和菊地,今天已经是冲绳和东京的上层要人了,对这些过去的纠葛一笑了之应该是他们最合适的态度了。冲绳和日本的关系,在这个血缘故事中得到了隐喻的反映。。