Riku Onda

"In the 1960s 17 people die of cyanide poisoning at a large party at the Aosawas, owners of a prominent clinic in an ancient castle city on the coast of the Sea of Japan. The only survivor is their teenage daughter Hisako, blind, beautiful, admired by all, but soon suspected of masterminding the crime." --

"Set in Tokyo over the course of one night, Aki and Hiro have decided to be together one last time in their shared flat before parting. Their relationship has broken down after a mountain trek during which their guide died inexplicably. Now each believes the other to be a murderer and is determined to extract a confession before the night is over. Who is the murderer and what really happened on the mountain? In the battle of wills between them, the...

A boy of sixteen who lives with his beekeeper father and moved too frequently to have a piano at home, a young woman of twenty who hasn't been able to play since her mother's sudden death when she was thirteen, a music school graduate turned salaryman who is barely under the age limit at 28, a 19-year-old Juilliard student whose musicality and perfect technique make him the favorite to win ... these and other geniuses gather for the Yoshigae International...

Tells the story of an international piano competition where contestants are winnowed from ninety to six in the final round. We learn about the rising young classical pianists from very different backgrounds who arrive to compete in the final round of the Yoshigae International Piano Competition.

Tierna e intensa, Abejas y truenos lejanos es la historia inquebrantable de amor, valentía y rivalidad de tres jóvenes que empiezan a comprender el significado de la amistad. En una pequeña ciudad costera cercana a Tokio se celebra una prestigiosa competición de piano. A lo largo de dos frenéticas semanas, tres músicos vivirán algunos de los momentos más felices (y dolorosos) de sus vidas. Aún no lo saben, pero cada uno de ellos cambiará...