Oe introduces Kogito Choko, a writer in his early sixties, as he rekindles a childhood friendship with his estranged brother-in-law, the renowned filmmaker Goro Hanawa. Goro sends Kogito a trunk of t
When aspiring artist Masayo is offered the opportunity to become a live-in housekeeper for Goro Kawakubo, prominent art teacher and the son of a renowned painter, it seems like a dream come true. She
Miss Kinue Nomura survived World War II only to be murdered in Tokyo, her severed limbs left behind. Gone is that part of her that bore one of the most beautiful full-body tattoos ever rendered by her
