This summer, I returned to my hometown for the Obon holiday for the first time in years. My gloomy mood was, of course, due to my own bleak situation. I had come to Tokyo to become an actor ten years ago. In those days with no signs of success, I was made aware of my lack of talent and the harshness of the world. My older brother at home lived a stable life, the opposite of me. As expected, as soon as he saw my face after so long, he started lecturing me. But my sister-in-law, Sayaka, gently calmed him down...
