Romeo, a young boy living in the Alps of Italian Switzerland, signs a contract with a shady individual to pay for his sick father's doctor, who will take him across the mountains to Italy, to Milan, where he will be sold as a chimney sweep's helper. Thus begins Romeo's journey, amidst abuse and violence, during which he will form lasting and deep bonds with other child chimney sweeps, coming to form a fraternity called "The Black Brothers," who will all learn to help each other in times of need.




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In August 1999, she changed her name from Mifuyu Hiiragi (柊美冬) to Kyoko Tsuruno (鶴野恭子) On May 1, 2004, she changed her name from Kyoko Tsuruno to her real name,  Tomoko Ishimura.

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