egoist Makoto Takayama

“He who loved sold his body and lived

. ” Starring Ryohei Suzuki and Hio Miyazawa. The paperback version includes a special contribution by Ryohei Suzuki.

“When my mother died, something about me that I thought I wanted to die died.” Kosuke, who lost his mother at the age of 14, spent his adolescence suppressing his true homosexual self, and now spends his days in a free-spirited Tokyo. One day in his mid-thirties, he meets Ryuta, a personal trainer who lives close to his cancer-affected mother. In the fulfilling days spent with them, Kousuke thinks of his lost mother. However, a cruel fate awaits them…
Was Kousuke’s desire to save Ryuta and his mother hurt and drive them into a corner?Was it better if we never met?Was love an ego to save himself?Kousuke’s heart A tsunami of regret hits. For whom do people love? The shape of love, with pros and cons swirling.