Good-bye and Other Stories

Yoshihiro Tatsumi has assembled an unusual collage of postwar Japanese life. Once unity, order, and harmony were the cornerstones of society. Now individuals, families, and lovers find themselves imprisoned by small minds and tiny spaces. Domestic battles are the new front of a quiet war. Loneliness is pervasive, emotional detachment a necessity, and "good-bye" is the only proper response to caring. The scars of a deeply wounded nation are visible in the chaotic lives of its people: A young bride's husband is jailed on their wedding night. Faithful for four years, she confirms his suspicions and erases her virginal image the night before his release. A prostitute rids herself of the one man who truly cares for her - her father. A disabled voyeur is drawn into a strange relationship with the couple he watches