In the lush tradition of the glorious film's of Merchant and Ivory, comes the true life story of Leonie Gilmour (Emily Mortimet), whose life crossed continents, wars and cultures, embodied with courage and passion in search of art and freedom. As an independent young woman seeking to overcome restrictive female roles in turn-of-the century America, she is retained by the famous Japanese poet, Yone Noguchi, as his editor. Their relationship evolves romantically and she follows him to Japan where she is left alone to raise their son in a soceity with few opportunities for women. A tender and inspiring story of a remarkable woman who nutures the amazing artistic talent of her son who hasonly one way to succed and one person to guide him, as he grows into the world renown artist, Isamu Noguchi.