Although Shimao seems to have felt somewhat to blame for his wife's illness due to his past affairs and what he describes as his own selfishness. In 1955 he took her back to Amami Ōshima, the largest of the Amami Islands; his novella The Sting of Death describes this period using his own name and that of his wife.
Although Shimao felt some guilt for his wife's illness due to past affairs and his perceived selfishness, he brought her back to Amami Ōshima in 1955. His novella "The Sting of Death" recounts this period using his own name and that of his wife.