Utahime plot
Mieko is a housewife with some problems. Her husband is very indifferent and her daughter does not want to go to school. One day, Mieko runs into Kaori, a former colleague. Kaori tells that she is divorced and that her ex-husband has taken all her money. Mieko then lends Kaori some money and starts working as an employee in a small supermarket. While working, she catches a shoplifter, Yukimi. It clicks immediately between the two. The three of them, Mieko, Kaori and Yukimi, go to a karaoke bar and hear Deep Purple's "Smoke On The Water". Together they decide to form a rock band.