Juha
Marja leaves her husband Juha for Karelian merchant Shemeikka. Juha believes she was abducted, but finds her at Shemeikka’s home. He kills Shemeikka; when Marja confirms she left willingly, Juha throws himself into the rapids.
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Marja leaves her husband Juha for Karelian merchant Shemeikka. Juha believes she was abducted, but finds her at Shemeikka’s home. He kills Shemeikka; when Marja confirms she left willingly, Juha throws himself into the rapids.
In ancient Japan, puppet-maker Okon Fuoko brings a female puppet, Umegava, to life, creating a tragic love triangle with his wife Yiai; the story ends with Okon's death.
In mid-nineteenth-century Ostrobothnia, farmer Antti awaits trial for defending his fiancée Maija’s honor, while her brother Jussi challenges the oppressive sheriff. After Antti escapes prison, the sheriff arrests and tortures Jussi; Jussi kills him but is mortally wounded, dying with a vision of liberation for the Ostrobothnians.
Marja leaves her husband Juha for Karelian merchant Shemeikka. Juha believes she was abducted, but finds her at Shemeikka’s home. He kills Shemeikka; when Marja confirms she left willingly, Juha throws himself into the rapids.
In ancient Japan, puppet-maker Okon Fuoko brings a female puppet, Umegava, to life, creating a tragic love triangle with his wife Yiai; the story ends with Okon's death.
In mid-nineteenth-century Ostrobothnia, farmer Antti awaits trial for defending his fiancée Maija’s honor, while her brother Jussi challenges the oppressive sheriff. After Antti escapes prison, the sheriff arrests and tortures Jussi; Jussi kills him but is mortally wounded, dying with a vision of liberation for the Ostrobothnians.