Ningen Kosaten 3 (Shogakukan Bunko)

[Machine Translation] Like a small boat being swept away by the current of a river, life is tossed about by the waves of "fate. There are love and hatred, joy and sorrow, as people meet each other. This is a masterpiece of human drama that poignantly depicts the human condition. Synopsis Yuki, a woman with a past as a drug addict. She marries a man who understands her past as a temporary mistake, and moves to the suburbs with her husband. However, YUKI is caught talking to the milkman by the wife of a gossipy police officer. Although she has nothing to hide, she becomes increasingly paranoid that the police officer's wife is spreading strange rumors about her. Then the policeman's wife invites him to go jogging with her. But during the jogging, Yooki becomes even more obsessed and pushes the cop's wife away, killing her ( ep. 4 ). A detective father and daughter decide to take a trip together before their daughter's wedding. However, the daughter is in love with another man who has a wife and child. The father, who was always at work, work, work, always knew nothing about the family. He would not be aware of his daughter's current condition. However, at the inn where they are traveling, the daughter learns that her father had ended a sad love affair here a long time ago. The innkeeper tells her that her father had said to her, "If love cannot come to fruition, you should give it up, even if it is painful. With these words, the daughter painfully understands why her father brought her to this ryokan ( Ep. 5 ). Maeda, a leading reporter in the newspaper company's society department, is suddenly transferred to a branch office in the countryside. Maeda is so depressed that he doesn't even want to do his job. One day, a fire breaks out. The parents died and the daughter survived. Maeda smells an incident and discovers that the fire was set by the daughter, who was tired of taking care of her sick parents. Maeda succeeds in scooping up the case. However, the article drives the daughter to suicide ( ep. 6 ).

川の流れに押し流される小舟のように、「運命」というに波に翻弄される人生。そこには、人と人とが出会うがゆえの、愛や憎しみ、喜びや悲しみがある。そんな人間模様を痛切に描き出した人間ドラマの傑作版。 あらすじ 麻薬常習者だったという過去を背負った女・由起。だが、それを一時の過ちと理解してくれた男と結婚、夫とともに郊外に転居してきた。だが由起は、牛乳配達人と話しているところを、噂好きの警察官の妻に見られてしまう。何もやましいことはないのだが、妙な噂を流されているのでは…とどんどん妄想が広がる。そんな時、警官の妻が、彼女をジョギングに誘った。だがジョギングの途中、さらに妄想に取り付かれた由起は、警官の妻を突き飛ばし、彼女を殺してしまった(第4話)。▼娘の結婚を控え、刑事の父娘が旅行をすることになった。だが娘は、妻子あるほかの男を愛していた。仕事、仕事でいつも家庭のことなど何も知らなかった父。今の娘の状態についても何も気づいていないだろう。だが、旅先の旅館で娘は、父が昔ここで、悲しい恋を終えていたことを知る。その時父は「実らせることができない愛なら、辛くても諦めるべきだ」と語っていたことを旅館の女将から聞かされる。その言葉に、父が何故この旅館に自分を連れてきたのか、娘は痛いほど理解するのだった(第5話)。▼新聞社社会部きっての記者だった前田は、突然田舎の支社に左遷された。くさった前田は、仕事をする気も起きない。そんなある日、一件の火災が発生。両親が死に、娘がひとり生き残った。だが、そこに前田は事件の匂いを嗅ぎとり、火災が病身の両親の看病に疲れた娘が起こした放火だったことを突き止める。スク-プに成功した前田。だが、その記事が、娘を自殺に追い込んでしまう(第6話)。