他者を絶対に疑わない、純真無垢で素朴な信頼の心

Years passed. Living hand-to-mouth by drawing cartoons while drifting between the homes of various women, Yozo met Yoshiko, a pure and innocent girl, and married her, drawn to the beauty of her trusting nature. He was on the verge of leading a peaceful, human life, but a tragedy caused by Yoshiko's very purity decisively shattered Yozo's mind.