In a town plagued by ceaseless floods, an old man laboriously builds new floors to avoid getting soaked. But when he loses his beloved tobacco pipe to the watery depths, he retreats into his memories of days gone by, trapped in his inundated home. "Tsumiki no Ie" deftly depicts the enduring influence of time on a person's life, how it can swallow up past experiences entirely, and how one must adapt and move forward, no matter what has come before.