Clockwork Apple

A new short story collection from Osamu Tezuka, focused on the common theme

of mortality.

Story 1: When a Nazi lieutenant is sentenced to death for

war crimes, he expects to escape with his life, but hubris is his downfall.

Story 2: A female android marries for love but is soon lost, and she

must deal with the consequences.

Story 3: After a married man finds out

his city is being experimented on, he tries to save the people while struggling

with adulterous thoughts.

Story 4: On a dark and lonely road, a cabby

picks up a shady man who threatens him, but little does his passenger know the

cabby is not as he seems.

Story 5: An educated man falls in love with an

elusive woman who has a life altering secret. American school kids learn the

cruelty of war.

Story 6: A revolutionary fails his revolution, and an

interstellar peace conference does not yield the hoped for results when space

hippies defy peace conventions.