“If you enjoyed Oshimi’s previous work with “The Flowers of Evil“, and you enjoy dark storylines with twisted characters, you’ll no doubt enjoy “Blood on the Tracks“! Recommended!” - Neo Tokyo 2099 It’s been 20 years since his mother told Seiichi that she renounced motherhood, since she thanked him for being a killer, since he tried to strangle her there in the courtroom—and somehow he made it through. Living alone, working the night shift at a commercial bakery, barely speaking to his father, Seiichi’s life is solitary and empty, and he likes it that way. But nothing lasts forever… The grand preface is over—and now the real story begins!!
Seiichi is back home for the first time in ages to inter his father’s remains in the family grave. After that, he’ll be finished, nothing left to hold him in this world…until he happens to bump into Fukiishi, resurrecting all the feelings he had buried along with his past— Will Seiichi finally find peace in death? Or will the specters of the past keep him here against his will…?
Seiichi is back home for the first time in ages to inter his father’s remains in the family grave. After that, he’ll be finished, nothing left to hold him in this world…until he happens to bump into Fukiishi, resurrecting all the feelings he had buried along with his past— Will Seiichi finally find peace in death? Or will the specters of the past keep him here against his will…?
Having finally found himself free to end it all, Seiichi is pulled back from the brink by a telephone call from the police: “We have your mother in protective custody.” Facing Seiko for the first time in twenty years, Seiichi finds an old woman who neither recognizes him nor seems to fully recognize herself. And yet, during their strange reunion, her memories return. Seiichi’s rage erupts, but he cannot bring himself to strike the woman who plagued his thoughts all these years. And later, the feelings in his heart draw him inexorably back to her side… Thus begins their long, long night together—and Seiichi gets his first glimpse into the true source of the darkness within his mother.
Having finally found himself free to end it all, Seiichi is pulled back from the brink by a telephone call from the police: “We have your mother in protective custody.” Facing Seiko for the first time in twenty years, Seiichi finds an old woman who neither recognizes him nor seems to fully recognize herself. And yet, during their strange reunion, her memories return. Seiichi’s rage erupts, but he cannot bring himself to strike the woman who plagued his thoughts all these years. And later, the feelings in his heart draw him inexorably back to her side… Thus begins their long, long night together—and Seiichi gets his first glimpse into the true source of the darkness within his mother.
From the creator who brought you notable works such as The Flowers of Evil, Happiness, and Inside Mari, comes his latest suspense drama centering on the theme of a toxic parent. Dive into this latest thriller by master storyteller, Shuzo Oshimi. “..if you enjoyed Oshimi’s previous work with “Flowers of Evil“, and you enjoy dark storylines with twisted characters, you’ll no doubt enjoy “Blood on the Tracks“! Recommended!” - Neo Tokyo 2099 The tale of Seiko’s past draws to a close, and Seiichi is left with one central, burning question: “Why did you ‘kill’ me?” Once that question has been answered, can some kind of relationship between mother and child be resurrected? The long night is over—now what will the dawn bring?
From the creator who brought you notable works such as The Flowers of Evil, Happiness, and Inside Mari, comes his latest suspense drama centering on the theme of a toxic parent. Dive into this latest thriller by master storyteller, Shuzo Oshimi. “..if you enjoyed Oshimi’s previous work with “Flowers of Evil“, and you enjoy dark storylines with twisted characters, you’ll no doubt enjoy “Blood on the Tracks“! Recommended!” - Neo Tokyo 2099 The tale of Seiko’s past draws to a close, and Seiichi is left with one central, burning question: “Why did you ‘kill’ me?” Once that question has been answered, can some kind of relationship between mother and child be resurrected? The long night is over—now what will the dawn bring?
From the creator who brought you notable works such as The Flowers of Evil, Happiness, and Inside Mari, comes his latest suspense drama centering on the theme of a toxic parent. Dive into this latest thriller by master storyteller, Shuzo Oshimi. “..if you enjoyed Oshimi’s previous work with “Flowers of Evil“, and you enjoy dark storylines with twisted characters, you’ll no doubt enjoy “Blood on the Tracks“! Recommended!” - Neo Tokyo 2099 Seiichi brings Seiko back to his place, and the two of them are under one roof again. But she has lost the will to live after her accident, and Seiichi resigns himself to the task of watching his mother slowly fall apart. Their final conversation unfolds in dream, while Seiichi himself is the object of another dreamer’s thoughts… And so the tale finally comes to a close, the horrors of the past relegated to a welcome oblivion.
From the creator who brought you notable works such as The Flowers of Evil, Happiness, and Inside Mari, comes his latest suspense drama centering on the theme of a toxic parent. Dive into this latest thriller by master storyteller, Shuzo Oshimi. “..if you enjoyed Oshimi’s previous work with “Flowers of Evil“, and you enjoy dark storylines with twisted characters, you’ll no doubt enjoy “Blood on the Tracks“! Recommended!” - Neo Tokyo 2099 Seiichi brings Seiko back to his place, and the two of them are under one roof again. But she has lost the will to live after her accident, and Seiichi resigns himself to the task of watching his mother slowly fall apart. Their final conversation unfolds in dream, while Seiichi himself is the object of another dreamer’s thoughts… And so the tale finally comes to a close, the horrors of the past relegated to a welcome oblivion.