This melodrama explores the tangled relationships among friends and families in Meiji-era Japan. Six young men and women grapple with their futures in a country moving from traditional to modern ways. Poppy (Gubijinsō) was the first book published by Natsume Sōseki after he left teaching and joined ...

This melodrama explores the tangled relationships among friends and families in Meiji-era Japan. Six young men and women grapple with their futures in a country moving from traditional to modern ways. Poppy (Gubijinsō) was the first book published by Natsume Sōseki after he left teaching and joined Tokyo Asahi Shimbun to become a full-time writer. The book appeared as a serial in 127 episodes in the newspaper Tokyo Asahi Shimbun from June 23 to October 29, 1907.