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上京物語
僕の人生を変えた、父の五つの教え
A father's letter calls the measures of success and happiness into question
Synopsis
No spoilers
Yusuke moves to Tokyo in search of a better life and a bigger house, working according to society's conventions as the years pass. But he begins to feel the gap between the life he imagined and the life he has, leading him to look back on his past choices. The story's other thread is a letter entrusted by a father to his son as the son leaves his hometown to continue his education. It presents five new perspectives and three methods for reconsidering long-held assumptions about comparison, stability, and the relationship between money and success. A story about a parent passing on a compass for life's decisions to his child.
For Times Like These
- People who tend to choose their path by comparing themselves with others
- People who want to reconsider what stability and success mean
- People who want to read a story centered on a letter from a parent to a child
Themes
Chapter Flow
- 1scene1 『祐介』の物語【1】
- 2scene1 『祐介』の物語【2】
- 3scene1 『祐介』の物語【3】
- 4scene1 『祐介』の物語【4】
- 5scene1 『祐介』の物語【5】
- 6scene2 父からの手紙【1】
- 7scene2 父からの手紙【2】
- 8scene2 父からの手紙【3】
- 9scene2 父からの手紙【4】
- 10scene2 父からの手紙【5】
- 11あとがき
- 12父から息子へ贈る本リスト
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Translations Available Overseas
From “Overseas Publications” on Yasushi Kitagawa's official website. Please check the official website for the titles and publishers of editions in each country.