Chikako Hosokawa

That Guy and I: Asada Keiko and Kurokawa Saburo are two young college students. When Keiko visits Saburo's house, she meets his father K

A Samurai Never Tells a Lie: The shogun's vassal Harima Aoyama and a chamber maid are in love with each other, but they cannot be together due to a d

The Mud-Spattered Pure Heart: Jiro, a young yakuza, and Mami, a diplomat’s daughter, are two young lovers from different worlds. Having met by acciden

Miniature: Ginko, a poor cobbler's daughter, becomes a geisha to support her family. She passes from one geisha house to the next,

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs: Keiko, whom everyone calls Mama, narrates her story: she's a hostess on the Ginza, 30, a widow. She describes life's vic