寺内贯太郎一家

This book is adapted from the screenplay of the namesake TV play which was very popular in Japan in 1970s. The playwright Kuniko Mukoda vividly describes the daily life of a three-generation family in Shimomachi, Japan by taking her father as the prototype and permeates the topics like birth, death, illness and old age, love and loneliness. In this way, readers can personally experience the family warmth and helplessness in life from the chatter. The joy and sorrow, bitterness and anxiety in life stand out markedly, making people quietly comprehend the wisdom and philosophy of life hidden in the funny words.