Manga Shiokari Pass ( Manga Shiokari Tohge )
Ayako Miura, story; Masumi Noda, illustration; Mitsuyo Miura, supervisor
Manga edition of the masterful story of love and self-sacrifice by the late novelist Ayako Miura. The story is based on a true incident when a Christian railroad worker gave his life to save others at Shiokari Pass in Hokkaido in 1910. It deals with cultural attitudes opposing Christianity, self righteousness, sin and forgiveness. A shorter version ran serially in Gospel for the Millions monthly magazine and was supervised by Ayako’s husband Mitsuyo. B6 size, 360 pp.
| Issued date: | 2015/02/25 |
| ISBN: | 978-4-264-03305-9 |
| code: | 24620 |
| Price: | ¥1,430(tax included) |