Murakami Kenji's playfully deceptive video diary recounts the days of anticipation and frustration leading up to the birth of his brother's first child. Murakami returns to his hometown of Takasaki to film the birth without consent from any of the participating parties, unborn included. Having seen some of his previous work, the expectant sister-in-law insists that she won't have the special moment "tainted". Undeterred, Murakami continues his vigil, starting off each morning with an inspirational proverb in the toilet to sustain him through the heat and boredom. The Penguin House Phone Club, a dating service where men obtain access to a personal phone which random women call for "dates", offers him a break from the monotony of Takasaki. His sincere search for companionship turns more obsessive and desperate with each disinterested woman.

Three parallels emerge, as the women he arranges to meet on the phone stand him up, the baby still doesn't come and Murakami's attempts at "documenting" anything fail. The woman that finally does show up for a date leads him out of his linear diary into a fantasy of memory that provides both confusion and closure, while the now-unobserved baby is finally delivered.

SPIN CYCLE opens the program with a story of lust and longing. A construction worker is enticed by a woman he encounters at a laundromat and searches for her through the night.