Yep, finally got the urge write a progress report again. And spoiler warnings for Aoi Bungaku.
Aoi Bungaku 01-04 / No Longer Human
I really don’t like Yozo, how weak he was, and how unfortunate that he couldn’t help even his wife who was being abused. His friend, Horiki, was also despicable–taking advantage of Yozo, also not helping Yozo’s wife. I cannot understand, despite being men, how they could be so spineless. Come to think of it, most men in this story are a-holes. The only thing that I was wondering was, could Yozo have been saved? At that time period, it must have been hard to get real treatment for him.
Also, that part where Osamu Dazai’s life was explained really helped a lot. I was wondering, why write such a depressing story? Then because of that explanation I was like, ok, so that’s why.
Anyway, since I didn’t like this tragic story (what happened to Yozo’s wife was really, really bad), I banished the thought of reading the original work. I saw a copy in one bookstore, but the fact that it was expensive prevented me from buying it.
On the other hand, according to Wikipedia, a movie is being made which stars Ikuta Toma! Because I liked Ikuta Toma in HanaKimi, I’m very interested in watching how he performs in this one. He’s got good looks, but can he act Yozo’s part convincingly? We’ll see.
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