The Dry Spell

Shunsaku, a Waterworks Division employee of a local city meets two small, neglected girls in his water suspension task, who resembled the image of his son. As he is separated from his wife and son, he reaches out to the girls so as to quench himself.
(Source: JFDB)
~~ Adapted from the novel "Kassui" (渇水) by Kawabayashi Mitsuru (河林満).