"While kissing your portrait ..." Iroku Yamamoto of "Ken" wrote more than 60 in the "letter content" sent from the battlefield.

* This article is a re -edited part of Tomohiro Fukuda's "Human Bitches Taizen" (Shogakukan Shueisha Production).

写真=culture-images/時事通信フォト匿名のカメラマンによる1941年12月7日の真珠湾の写真。個人蔵(アメリカ)。全ての画像を見る(5枚)

I live in the picture of Chiyoko some times while kissing the depression picture (I can't meet you easily] I've been calling your name many times today while kissing your caricature).

Iloku Yamamoto (military person)

『人間愚痴大全』より(イラスト=アライヨウコ)山本五十六(やまもと・いそろく)1884年-1943年。新潟県出身。父が56歳の時の子なので五十六と名付けられた。中学を卒業して海軍兵学校へ進み、日露戦争に従軍。のちに連合艦隊司令長官となり真珠湾攻撃、ミッドウェー海戦などを指揮した。死後、元帥に列せられる。

When it comes to "the Japanese Imperial Soldier", it may have a solid image.However, even serious soldiers, of course, fall in love.

"Everyone falls in love while you are young."

Some may say that.No, no, people fall in love, whether they are 40 or 50."The Commander of the Imperial Japanese Imperial Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Fleet" was also a human being.

Born as a child of the Nagaoka feudal lord, Yamamoto served in the Russo -Japanese War shortly after graduating from the Naval School.He is seriously injured in the Battle of Japan.Later, he graduated from Navy University at the age of 32.Two years later, she has been married to a daughter of a tribe.However, unfortunately, this love partner is not his wife.

結婚した翌年からアメリカに行き、ハーバード大学に学んだ山本は、帰国して海軍大佐から少将へと出世を遂げる頃、一人の女性と出会った。「梅龍うめりゅう」という名の新橋の芸者だった。

「君の似顔絵にキスをしながら…」

In a farewell party or some kind of parlor, they met for the first time.While Yamamoto was not very good at that hand, when he was alone, Ume Ryu, who said by the director of the military that "Yamamoto is solid and can do something," was playing with Yamamoto.The heart communicated.

Eventually, Yamamoto told his real name, Chiyoko, not the name of the Genji, "Ume Ryu", "I want to associate as a sister."

And they became a relationship between men and women.Yamamoto of "solid" is

"I can't do it to my sister"

He apologized.At that time, Yamamoto was 46 years old.He attended the International Disarmament Conference, and was in the middle of his career.The opponent Chiyoko was 20 years old than Yamamoto, so he was still 26 years old.

Later, Yamamoto rises the stairs of his career from Vice Admiral, Commander of the Fleet, and Navy General.Meanwhile, the relationship with Chiyoko continued.At the same time, the time bureau heads for the war.

December 8, 1941.Yamamoto's fate day in the world, including Japan, has arrived.Yamamoto took the lead and attacked Pearl Harbor.It is the outbreak of the Pacific War.

After that, the battlefield is getting more and more nervous.Yamamoto himself also sorted out.He seemed to have written a letter to Chiyoko and met him directly at the end.In the letter, I was worried about Chiyoko, who was sick at the time.There is a song attached to such a letter.

"I live a little time to live a little time to live with depression paintings."

(While talking to a portrait, I'm spending several times today, calling it "Chiyoko").

The year after this song, Yamamoto died.The relationship between them lasted for about 13 years, and Yamamoto wrote more than 60 letters in his hard work.