Synopsis of Butterfly Swimming in the Ganges River

Visiting the Ganges River gained confidence

Later, Teruko met a Japanese man (played by Tsukamoto Takashi) who also traveled to India. The man gave Teruko a lot of advice, but the man brought Disappeared together with Teruko's luggage. Teruko, who was heading towards the Ganges River, met another kind Indian family on the way. She saw the hard life of the mother of the Indian family and the conservative social system of the local area, which opened her eyes. Finally, Teruko finally reached the Ganges River. Although she was accustomed to life in India, she was not determined to jump into the Ganges River. She meets photographer Shimamura (played by Miki Nakatani). Shimamura is worried about his next work. However, after she met Teruko, Teruko made up her mind to jump into the Ganges River.

The Ganges River is seriously polluted

Although the Ganges River is a sacred river in the minds of Indians, the Ganges River is listed as one of the most polluted rivers in the world. Indians believe that people who are cremated here can escape the suffering of reincarnation after death. However, over the years, many unburned corpses have flowed into the river, and residents on the shore have poured sewage into the river, making the river more and more polluted. E. coli seriously exceeded the standard. This time Nagasawa jumped into the Ganges River, which shows her professionalism.