Kinezukan

A collection of stories: 1. Kinezukan (きねづかん) When one becomes old, one feels no longer useful, as people keep telling you that you’re a nuisance. But also Taki, Ryo and their friends where once young… 2. X-DAY A giant zelkova tree stands watch over the misbegotten lives of the humans around it. 3. 4-nin no Onna (4人の女) An elderly servant describes the circumstances of her master's death. 4. Kanojo wa Dare wo Koroshita ka (彼女は誰を殺したか) A detective seeks to determine the circumstances around a woman found covered in blood. 5. Hirotta otoko (拾った男) A family is thrown into chaos by the arrival of a mysterious young man. 6. Kowaimono (こわいもの) 7. Naze ka: Galapagos! (なぜか　ガラパゴス！)