Kazuko Yamanaka

A love melodrama.

Tied to a mountain between her brutalizing spouse and her secret lover, disaster strikes; the authorities accuse her of murder and prompt a confession.

A young girl is rigorously trained in the feminine arts so that she can become a geisha. As she struggles through life, she learns to live not just as a woman but as a complete person.

A unique literary work depicting the crisis in the love and physical relationship of the ordinary Shimura couple.