The Famine

Misao, daughter of poor Japanese farmer Ichii, is in love with Yoshiro, but consents to marry Toyomo, who pretends that he wishes to marry her, and offers her father one hundred yen as a dow... Read allMisao, daughter of poor Japanese farmer Ichii, is in love with Yoshiro, but consents to marry Toyomo, who pretends that he wishes to marry her, and offers her father one hundred yen as a dowry. Misao writes Yoshiro telling him that she is resolved to sacrifice her own happiness u... Read allMisao, daughter of poor Japanese farmer Ichii, is in love with Yoshiro, but consents to marry Toyomo, who pretends that he wishes to marry her, and offers her father one hundred yen as a dowry. Misao writes Yoshiro telling him that she is resolved to sacrifice her own happiness upon the altar of family needs. While Yoshiro is reading and brooding over the letter, old ... Read all