Michio Akiyama

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Sick of his job, bank clerk Inoue Norio becomes frightened of his partner’s death during S&M, and flees to the snow country of Hokuriku, where he meets a schoolgirl, Tanaka Sachiko. He gets on a train with nowhere to go, but there he meets a schoolgirl, Tanaka Sachiko, and becomes attracted to her. Intrigued by her, Inoue follows her out of the station and is accosted by Suzuki, a pimp, and they go to a house in the snow mountains. The house is a brothel for schoolgirls. He is reunited with Sachiko at the house, and begins his life as a pimp.Read More »

14-year-old Shizuko (Mami Nakamura) dreams of drawing manga in Tokyo to escape her life of poverty and loneliness. Shizuko’s father has left the family, and her mother (Kaori Momoi) — who is desperate for money — takes in an icy, brutal lover (Michio Akiyama) who insists on being called “Father.” He is obsessed with having a “high-class” family and forbids Shizuko to draw her “low-class” manga, which he calls “trash.” When Father discovers that Shizuko has been impregnated by a schoolmate, he inflicts a brutal punishment. Her mother, unable to support the family without him, responds with drunken apathy. In self-defense, Shizuko’s creates manga characters who are gentle and caring.Read More »