1876年、福島県猪苗代に生まれた野口清作(のちの英世)は、幼いころに囲炉裏に落ちたときの手のヤケドがもとで、気の弱い少年時代を過ごしていた。ところが7歳になったある日、学校の作文で、清作は貧乏でも朝早くから夜遅くまで働く母親・シカのことを文章に書き、はじめて先生に褒められる。それをきっかけに、清作は学業に励み、ついには高等小学校に通うまでになるが……。偉人・野口英世の波乱万丈の半生を描く話題作!
Born in Inawashiro, Fukushima Prefecture in 1876, Noguchi Seisaku (later Hideyo) grew up as a timid boy due to a burn on his hand when he fell into a hearth as a child. However, one day when he was seven years old, Seisaku wrote about his mother Shika, who worked from early in the morning until late at night despite being poor, and for the first time received praise from his teacher. This prompted Seisaku to study hard at school, and he eventually attended high school, but… This is a hotly-discussed work that depicts the turbulent life of the great man, Noguchi Hideyo!