Harukasho (original Work of the Movie of the Same Name Starring Yamaguchi Momoe)
About This Novel
"Chun Qin Chao" describes a poignant and thrilling love story between a blind girl from a rich family and her servant. Sasuke, who was born as a servant, was tortured both physically and mentally by the aloof and eccentric blind female violinist Shunqin, but he was still loyal to her. After Chunqin was disfigured, Sasuke blinded himself with needles in order to keep her beautiful appearance in his memory... In the master's pen, a sad and desolate aesthetic world slowly unfolded. This book selects the representative works of Junichiro Tanizaki in his creative heyday (middle and late period), such as "Shuncho", "Cultura", and "Yoshino Kudzu". The beauty of things, the beauty of mystery, the beauty of women in Japanese literature is fully expressed between the lines.
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Official(4)Scraped 6d ago
so beautiful
Are there really such infatuated people in the world? Is it because Sasuke didn't marry Haruko in the end because he fell in love with the beautiful image of Haruko in his heart?
the look of love
The first love we know about comes from youth novels. Love goes around and around as the protagonists grow up, and finally they come together after many hardships, or they sometimes forget each other in the world with regrets. When I grew older, I read some descriptions of ordinary and happy love, and I began to admire and sigh again: the long-lasting companionship is the real love! Therefore, every time I see classmates who fall in love early and are crazy about love, I really can't understand why people would hurt themselves for another person. There may even be an unconscious indifference in my heart, thinking: What do teenage boys know about love? Only long-term companionship can accumulate love, okay? This is really too arrogant. Because I started to have my first love, and also experienced the feelings caused by quarrels between lovers. The sadness, pain and self-denial in it can easily torture the rationality that I was once proud of. You will also enjoy all kinds of pleasures that you have never experienced before in intimate relationships. Unconditional love and companionship have become the driving force and armor in life. It is an emotional experience that you cannot have when you are single. It was also from then on that I began to understand that the sweetness and bitterness in an intimate relationship cannot be evaluated and measured at will by the rationality of outsiders. Such is the love between Chunqin and Sasuke in the book. The two met and stayed together when Chunqin was nine years old, and had a physical relationship when they were seventeen. The long-term relationship has made the two accustomed to the pattern of identity gap between them: one is a high-ranking and surly rich lady, and the other is an honest and kind-hearted apprentice who considers his master (i. E. Chunqin). Even though in the eyes of others, Haruko was too harsh on Sasuke and even had some violent tendencies, Sasuke only saw all the good things about Haruko - his superb shamisen skills, delicate and beautiful features, fair and smooth skin, and he was well-dressed and well-fed. With the accumulation of time, Sasuke fell in love with Haruko, and he hopelessly centered all of his life on Haruko. And what about Chunqin? She scolded and even hit Sasuke. Her unexplained thoughts always left Sasuke guessing, as if she was trying to prove his deep affection for her from the side. Even though she was pregnant with Sasuke's child, she was unwilling to admit that she was married to Sasuke. Even after giving birth to three children one after another, they were all sent to other families to be raised. In the eyes of others, what Chunqin did to Sasuke was too cruel. But what about Sasuke? She would rather live frugally with her servants than live a life where Chunqin spends money like water. Chunqin was disfigured by her enemy, and she actually didn't want Sasuke to see her ruined face. At this time, Sasuke read Chunqin's thoughts and blinded his own eyes. He was also happy about this and felt that "only now can I truly understand what the master's life is like, and the two of them have never been so close." And Chunqin's answer after knowing it was interesting and surprising: "Sasuke, is this true?" My God, this is simply unreasonable! What if Sasuke has to support his family in the book and has other social responsibilities besides taking care of Haruko! But it seems from the book that apart from taking care of Chunqin's life, Sasuke has no other more important social obligations. And he did this self-harming behavior with a strong sense of pleasure, just to make Chunqin happy. Although I have regrets, what can I say about it? But in the age of information overload, all the elders and the media are eager to tell you what love should look like and what kind of person will make you happy, but they never tell you how to manage an intimate relationship to make you happy. They tell you that you have to be a single working woman to be happy, and you have to be a housewife and have children to be happy. But happiness is inherently a subjective matter, so how can it be evaluated by outsiders? By just complaining in a few words, we fall into the trap of "hell is others", ignoring the intimate interactions that are unknown to outsiders. Who knows what mentality the authorities have in managing this relationship. As a woman, whether you want to get married or not, have children or not, whether you want to be a career woman or a housewife. No matter what choice you make, enduring happiness requires strength, or ability, or responsibility, or like Sasuke, "the Zen ability to distinguish between inside and outside in an instant and turn ugliness into beauty." (I am very opposed to violence in intimate relationships! Whether it is towards the other party or myself!). There is no external standard in the world to evaluate whether a person is happy. It just depends on whether the person has a pair of eyes that discover beauty and whether he has the ability to create beauty. It rained a few times at home today, it would be great if it rained again now.
Quite a famous book!
Very good, quite beautiful
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Official(4)Scraped 6d ago
so beautiful
Are there really such infatuated people in the world? Is it because Sasuke didn't marry Haruko in the end because he fell in love with the beautiful image of Haruko in his heart?
the look of love
The first love we know about comes from youth novels. Love goes around and around as the protagonists grow up, and finally they come together after many hardships, or they sometimes forget each other in the world with regrets. When I grew older, I read some descriptions of ordinary and happy love, and I began to admire and sigh again: the long-lasting companionship is the real love! Therefore, every time I see classmates who fall in love early and are crazy about love, I really can't understand why people would hurt themselves for another person. There may even be an unconscious indifference in my heart, thinking: What do teenage boys know about love? Only long-term companionship can accumulate love, okay? This is really too arrogant. Because I started to have my first love, and also experienced the feelings caused by quarrels between lovers. The sadness, pain and self-denial in it can easily torture the rationality that I was once proud of. You will also enjoy all kinds of pleasures that you have never experienced before in intimate relationships. Unconditional love and companionship have become the driving force and armor in life. It is an emotional experience that you cannot have when you are single. It was also from then on that I began to understand that the sweetness and bitterness in an intimate relationship cannot be evaluated and measured at will by the rationality of outsiders. Such is the love between Chunqin and Sasuke in the book. The two met and stayed together when Chunqin was nine years old, and had a physical relationship when they were seventeen. The long-term relationship has made the two accustomed to the pattern of identity gap between them: one is a high-ranking and surly rich lady, and the other is an honest and kind-hearted apprentice who considers his master (i. E. Chunqin). Even though in the eyes of others, Haruko was too harsh on Sasuke and even had some violent tendencies, Sasuke only saw all the good things about Haruko - his superb shamisen skills, delicate and beautiful features, fair and smooth skin, and he was well-dressed and well-fed. With the accumulation of time, Sasuke fell in love with Haruko, and he hopelessly centered all of his life on Haruko. And what about Chunqin? She scolded and even hit Sasuke. Her unexplained thoughts always left Sasuke guessing, as if she was trying to prove his deep affection for her from the side. Even though she was pregnant with Sasuke's child, she was unwilling to admit that she was married to Sasuke. Even after giving birth to three children one after another, they were all sent to other families to be raised. In the eyes of others, what Chunqin did to Sasuke was too cruel. But what about Sasuke? She would rather live frugally with her servants than live a life where Chunqin spends money like water. Chunqin was disfigured by her enemy, and she actually didn't want Sasuke to see her ruined face. At this time, Sasuke read Chunqin's thoughts and blinded his own eyes. He was also happy about this and felt that "only now can I truly understand what the master's life is like, and the two of them have never been so close." And Chunqin's answer after knowing it was interesting and surprising: "Sasuke, is this true?" My God, this is simply unreasonable! What if Sasuke has to support his family in the book and has other social responsibilities besides taking care of Haruko! But it seems from the book that apart from taking care of Chunqin's life, Sasuke has no other more important social obligations. And he did this self-harming behavior with a strong sense of pleasure, just to make Chunqin happy. Although I have regrets, what can I say about it? But in the age of information overload, all the elders and the media are eager to tell you what love should look like and what kind of person will make you happy, but they never tell you how to manage an intimate relationship to make you happy. They tell you that you have to be a single working woman to be happy, and you have to be a housewife and have children to be happy. But happiness is inherently a subjective matter, so how can it be evaluated by outsiders? By just complaining in a few words, we fall into the trap of "hell is others", ignoring the intimate interactions that are unknown to outsiders. Who knows what mentality the authorities have in managing this relationship. As a woman, whether you want to get married or not, have children or not, whether you want to be a career woman or a housewife. No matter what choice you make, enduring happiness requires strength, or ability, or responsibility, or like Sasuke, "the Zen ability to distinguish between inside and outside in an instant and turn ugliness into beauty." (I am very opposed to violence in intimate relationships! Whether it is towards the other party or myself!). There is no external standard in the world to evaluate whether a person is happy. It just depends on whether the person has a pair of eyes that discover beauty and whether he has the ability to create beauty. It rained a few times at home today, it would be great if it rained again now.
Quite a famous book!
Very good, quite beautiful
