Her husband cheated twice in four years, and as a wife, instead of blaming herself, she had to apologize and admit her mistake. The life of the wife of the Japanese pear garden ruined her future and buried her love.
In the end, how did Hiroko Mita go from a popular actress to a wealthy servant?
Today, Li Gongzi will talk to you about her tragic life.
One
In the 80s of the last century, with her pure appearance and sweet singing voice, Hiroko Mita entered the entertainment industry. Liu Ruoying's familiar song "So You're Still Here" is a cover from her mouth.
With a great future and a thriving career, Hiroko Mita originally lived a star-studded life, but after meeting the eighth generation of Narikomaya, she completely lost herself.
In Japan, Kabuki enjoys a remarkable status, and even their heirs are regarded as "national treasures" by the public. And Hiroko Mita's boyfriend, Nakamura Shiba, is one of them.
When the two dating, every time she would drive the man home. In order to distinguish status and draw a line, Nakamura never even invited her into the house.
At that time, the status of idols was relatively low, but kabuki actors were regarded as "treasures". Nakamura Shibae's family all think that it is Mita Hiroko who has climbed high, and even sadder, she herself thinks the same.
Three years later, she finally passed the layers of review and became the other party's wife-to-be.
In 1991, Hiroko Mita, who was at the peak of her popularity, insisted on marrying the eighth generation of Nakamura Shibae, despite the opposition of her parents and relatives. I thought that this was a "cultural and entertainment marriage" of mutual achievement, but who knew that it was her unilateral sacrifice.
After marriage, Hiroko Mita gave up her hard-won career and became a housewife with peace of mind.
In the eyes of outsiders, she is well-dressed and pampered. In fact, Hiroko Mita's life can be described by the word "suppression"!
Two
"Marrying into a kabuki family is tantamount to marrying a company." The only employees are husbands and wives. The husband is responsible for giving orders, and the wife is responsible for implementing everything.
Hiroko Mita finally said everything after more than 20 years of pressing.
In order to be able to do a good job, in order not to disgrace the husband's family. She can only sleep 4 hours a day, and when her husband gets up, she has already made breakfast and prepared her luggage; While her husband is asleep, she has to continue to work and prepare for the next day...
Even if Nakamura Shibai does not perform well enough on stage, she is not qualified to evaluate.
In addition, she has to learn a lot of kabuki knowledge, as well as some tea ceremony, calligraphy... In preparation for chatting with guests, there is no shame or embarrassment!
You know, the fans who often go to the Kabuki Theater are celebrities and elites from all walks of life. In order to win them over and consolidate her position, Hiroko Mita must prepare gifts by hand every festive season, and the letter cannot be wrong at all.
She spends almost all of the 365 days a year on the run.
Even if she is busy like this, she has to spare an hour to go to beauty for her husband's face. It must be decent and generous, but it must not overshadow Nakamura Shibai's limelight!
Hiroko Mita has done all of the above, but only to meet the basic requirements of "the wife of the pear garden".
And her main task is to inherit the family and cultivate heirs.
Fortunately, Hiroko Mita's stomach is contentious enough, she gave birth to three sons to her husband in a row, and now, they have all become kabuki actors, but before they got married, the food, clothing, housing and transportation of the four fathers and sons were all borne by her alone.
But even if you do this, you can't exchange the sincerity of your husband, or the affirmation of your mother-in-law's family!
Three
In September 2016, a Japanese weekly broke out that kabuki actor Shibai Nakamura was "in love" with a popular geisha.
As a wife, Hiroko Mita should have been furious. But instead of being angry, she also came forward to apologize, saying that she would not divorce! Because the reason that caused her husband to cheat was that she did not perform well enough!
Such absurdity, the Japanese people actually did not condemn the man, but only complained that Hiroko Mita did not take care of her husband, and the other party could only run out to steal fishy!
With such a "success story", Nakamura is even more unscrupulous.
Four years later, the Japanese media broke the news again: said that he had a hot fight with a 32-year-old fanatical fan, and after the attack, the other party also gave him a dresser worth 2.4 million yen, and Nakamura Shibahiro did not avoid his wife at all and directly put it backstage on the show!
Repeated secret meetings, repeated photographs.
In the face of reporters' questions, he even said that he was just chatting with the other party in the hotel.
It is unbearable, and normal people have long been divorced. But Hiroko Mita still chose to forgive. She apologized to the people and said that she had caused trouble to everyone; Repent to the introverted mother-in-law and say that you will treat your husband well in the future!
Many people can't understand her forbearance and retreat, but Hiroko Mita has indeed gained a foothold in a wealthy family that everyone envies.
The eldest son, Hashinosuke, wanted to marry a geisha, and logically speaking, she had no right to decide, but Hiroko Mita forced the two to go to their hometown in the countryside to take shelter.
Even at the risk of being betrayed by her son, she has to keep a firm grip on the scene. Now, like her mother-in-law, Masako, she is eligible to visit the Zhi Yi Cemetery.
Some praise, some dislike. In the process, Hiroko Mita also received the title of "Queen of Cold Pear Orchards".
Once we enter the rich family, we cannot know how they feel, let alone judge their choices. "The Wife of the Pear Garden" looks glamorous, but in fact it is hidden with layers of shackles. While they have glory, they also lose themselves.
Fortunately, Hiroko Mita persevered to the end, but Mayo Kobayashi lost her life.
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