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this sort of story had to have real people for inspiration and Goro is just the author's voice. it's sad how many women didn't reach their potential simply because they weren't born into the right place.
edit: I looked up Asada Jiro and he is a writer who wrote the short story so this manga gotta be drawn by someone else. He worked for yakuza according to his wiki page so it's gotta be based on real life events somewhat.