Books (novels and essays) Japanese literature Hyakunen no Ai / Minoru Masuyama

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Japanese Literature
[Introduction to Contents]
A hundred year story of people who hung on jeans.
Kyozo Tsurugi came from his hometown, Kojima, Okayama. With the advice of Masatsugu, a rickshaw man, he was miraculously able to meet his longing Yumeji Takehisa. However, the next day, September 1, 1923, he encountered the Great Kanto Earthquake. He had been living in a shelter for a while with his daughter Ryo and Masatsugu who had lost their parents. When Kyozo returned to Kojima with Masatsugu, he received a pair of trousers that were suitable for American relief supplies. Kyozo, who was born with an abnormality in color vision, was fascinated by the indigo color of his trousers and began to think about making Japanese jeans.
The times advanced and Japan entered the Pacific War. His younger brother Toshikazu took over his family home. His son Mitsutaro married Ryo against his parents' wishes. In 1944, Mitsutaro, who had just become a father, and Kyozo, who did not pass the conscription examination, went to the front one after another.
After the war, it was Ryo who supported the company in Tsurugi during the turbulent times. Also, Ryo had not forgotten Kyozo's dream of making Japanese jeans. One day, a man visited Tsurugi's house. Kyozo's without interruption.