In A Lonely Cow Weeps at Dawn (Yoake no Ushi), a young widow named Noriko lives at the farm run by her senile fatherinlaw, Shukichi. Due to his diminished mental state, he believes his prize cow is still alive. So every morning Noriko strips off her clothes and bends over in the cow’s stall to let him milk her instead. The bizarre relationship has advantages for them both, as it initially keeps the man’s daughter from trying to commit him and take his farm away. However, she eventually catches on to this daily ritual and tries to put a stop to it.