In the past few months, the most popular movie in China is undoubtedly "She Who Disappeared". As of today, its box office has reached 3.397 billion, surpassing "Detective Chinatown 2" to enter the top 12 of the box office list in Chinese film history. And what happened to the wife in the film made the female audience creepy, and bluntly said that "the love brain has been cured".
"Disappearing Her" movie poster (picture from the Internet)
Behind the extremely scary and layer-by-layer reversal plot of this movie, it is actually a prototype story, based on the Chinese pregnant woman who fell off a cliff in Thailand, which caused a sensation at home and abroad. In the end, after 4 years and 3 lawsuits, the victim Wang Nuannuan finally settled everything, and Yu Xiaodong, who deliberately wanted to kill his wife in Thailand and cheat on insurance, was sentenced to 33 years and 4 months in prison.
The defendant, Hiroshi Fujiwara, an 82-year-old Japanese man
Unexpectedly, just today, the Odawara branch of the Yokohama District Court in Japan also ruled a similar case, although there is no insurance fraud, but the way of injury is almost the same: an 82-year-old Japanese elderly unemployed man pushed his 79-year-old wife, who needed to be cared for in a wheelchair, into the sea with a wheelchair, causing the death of his wife, and was sentenced to 3 years in prison.
The scene of the crime, Oiso Town, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
According to Japanese media "TBS" and "Mainichi Shimbun", the defendant is an 82-year-old Japanese man named Hiroshi Fujiwara, who killed his 79-year-old wife Teruko at a fishing port in Oiso Town, Kanagawa Prefecture in November last year. At the time, Teruko was in a wheelchair, and Fujiwara Hiroshi pushed his wife from the pier into the sea along with the wheelchair his wife was sitting in.
In today's verdict, the Odawara Branch of the Yokohama District Court noted, "Teruko was not at fault, but her trusted husband suddenly took her life." Her despair is immeasurable", according to which Hiroshi Fujiwara was sentenced to 3 years in prison. Previously, the Japanese prosecutor requested a seven-year prison sentence, while the defense asked for a suspended sentence. At the same time, the prosecution said: "This is a self-centered criminal act based on false beliefs, and it is of a very heinous nature. ”
Presiding Judge Kiyama Shoro reprimanded 82-year-old Hiroshi Fujiwara in court, saying, "While you are serving your sentence, I want you to think about why this happened. I hope you get out of prison healthy and live out the rest of your life in peace." And the defendant Fujiwara Hiroshi listened silently, tears streaming down his face.
The presiding judge of the case, Takero Kiyama
According to Japan's Mainichi Shimbun, Fujiwara Hiroshi had been caring for his wife for about 40 years before that. This is also what his defense lawyer emphasized in court, that is, "the defendant has worked hard for Ms. Teruko for 40 years" and "Teruko's symptoms have deteriorated dramatically, and his own physical condition has deteriorated." Mentally cornered, unable to make normal judgments. Pessimistic about his son's future, he also tried to force himself to commit suicide. ”
Defendant Hiroshi Fujiwara cried with emotion in his final opinion statement, saying, "I'm really sorry Teruko. My arbitrariness and prejudice caused my wife to do that. It doesn't matter if it's capital punishment or whatever, obey the sentence. As long as I am alive, I apologize from the bottom of my heart. ”
To sum up, this case of killing his wife is slightly different from the incident of pushing his wife off a cliff to defraud him of insurance in Thailand, that is, the defendant did not have the subjectivity of "seeking money". What is more reflected is the lack of care and spiritual care exposed in the aging of Japanese society, which ultimately leads to the tragedy of elderly men in the same physical and mental condition who take extreme actions to hurt their wives and seek personal relief. Of course, no matter how the defendant, 82-year-old Hiroshi Fujiwara, expresses repentance, his actions are unforgivable. But to avoid such tragedies, we also need society to give more care and care to the elderly, whether it is practical care or spiritual comfort. This is something that not only Japan needs to pay attention to, but also China, which has an aging population, should also take precautions and make various preparations in advance.
Comment by Tatsuaki Takano, professor at Toyo University
This case has also aroused heated discussions among Japanese netizens, with TBS reports alone having more than 1,200 comments in half a day. Takano Ryuaki, a professor at Toyo University in Japan, revealed in his comments that Fujiwara Hiroshi's eldest son had actually gone through the procedures for Teruko to enter a nursing home, but Fujiwara Hiroshi was worried that he would have to bear his wife's admission expenses, which was the direct cause of his wife's murder. Tatsuaki Takano said, "In this sense, it can be considered that he is a husband with a very strong sense of responsibility as a caregiver. On the other hand, if he had been flexible enough to accept the support of those around him, perhaps this incident would not have happened. "Under no circumstances is it permissible to take a person's life. However, considering the fact that he killed his wife because of his strong sense of responsibility, it can't help but make people's hearts surge. ”