In autumn Kyoto, Yuki Tanaka prepares for the moon-viewing tea ceremony when she discovers a crack in her most treasured possession—a 400-year-old tea bowl created by master potter Chōjirō. Rather than seeing the damage as disaster, Yuki embraces the Japanese philosophy of wabi-sabi, using the traditional repair technique of kintsugi to fill the crack with golden lacquer.

The ceremony becomes a profound meditation on imperfection and resilience, as guests witness not just tea preparation but a living demonstration of life's deepest truths. The gentle movements of tea ceremony, autumn moonlight filtering through screens, and the golden crack that transforms flaw into beauty creates a story about finding strength in vulnerability and the wisdom hidden within life's inevitable breakages.

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