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| Original Title | 長閑なる反目 |
|---|---|
| Author | 岸田 国士 |
| Genre | Popular Fiction |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | In a cramped Tokyo home, tensions simmer between Hone, a brooding intellectual clinging to faded ambitions, and his freeloading friend Nomi, whose carefree facade masks growing desperation. Their fragile coexistence—strained by unpaid rent, failed job prospects, and Hone’s crumbling marriage to the weary Moeko—erupts when a sudden windfall exposes buried resentments. The arrival of their landlord Maruchi, a man equally trapped by fading fortunes and pride, sparks a chaotic night of whiskey-fueled recklessness that leaves relationships fractured. As bruises darken and pride smolders, new complications emerge: a mysterious woman from Nomi’s past appears, wielding secrets and demands that threaten to upend their precarious truce. Amidst tatami-matted rooms and moonlit confrontations, these characters orbit each other in a dance of loyalty and survival, where every whispered plea and thrown punch reveals the fragile line between camaraderie and collapse. What binds them—shared history or shared desperation—may not survive the weight of truths left unspoken. |
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