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| Original Title | 押絵の奇蹟 |
|---|---|
| Author | 夢野 久作 |
| Genre | Detective & Mystery |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | Inokuchi Toshiko, a piano teacher leading an unassuming life, finds her world shattered after a dramatic collapse at a concert. There, she encounters Nakamura Hanjirō, a celebrated kabuki actor, whose face mirrors her deceased mother's with unnerving precision. This uncanny resemblance, coupled with her own likeness to his late father, ignites a terrifying suspicion: a profound, unspoken history binds their families together. As Hanjirō, unaware of the dark secrets woven into their lineage, begins to pursue her, Toshiko is torn between an inexplicable attraction and a chilling fear of a forbidden connection. Plagued by a mysterious illness and haunted by her mother's last, enigmatic words, she delves into a past steeped in ancient artworks and medical anomalies. Can she untangle the threads of art, love, and destiny to clear her mother's name and understand her own identity, or is their shared fate a tragic curse? |
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