In it, Nobaru spies on his mother Fusako through a peephole into her bedroom and he and his friends gradually lose their respect for Fusako's lover, who stops being a hero when he proposes marriage to her and is eventually killed by Nobaru and crew.
The title by which this work is known in English is not a literal rendering of its original-language title but was selected by the author because that title, which translates as "Towing in the Afternoon", contains a pun unique to Japanese. In it, Nobaru spies on his mother Fusako through a peephole into her bedroom and he and his friends gradually lose their respect for Fusako's lover, who stops being a hero when he proposes marriage to her and is eventually killed by Nobaru and crew. FTP name this work in which Ryuji is the depressed mariner suggested by its English title, written by Yukio Mishima.
The title by which this work is known in English is not a literal rendering of its original-language title but was selected by the author because that title, which translates as "Towing in the Afternoon", contains a pun unique to Japanese.
The Sailor who Fell from Grace with the Sea (accept Gogo no eiko)