Tokyo at night. By day it operates as a flower shop, 4Y bar shows a different face once night falls. The interior is primarily black. Colorful flowers decorate the walls and the counter, and a faint fragrance drifts from the petals illuminated by the lights. Behind the counter, the owner, Masayoshi, was polishing glasses.

Further back — in the kitchen, a young man was cooking. Gray hair. Long bangs that hide his eyes. Several adhesive bandages on his cheeks and fingertips.