Here is a concise summary of the provided text:
**Title:** The Story of the Chair Girl
**Protagonist:** Hiroko, a young woman who moves to Tokyo with her boyfriend Akira, an aspiring filmmaker.
**Plot:**
* Hiroko struggles to find her place in Tokyo, facing rejections and feeling belittled by Akira and their friend.
* She's told being a filmmaker's girlfriend makes her "invisible", further hurting her self-esteem.
* Hiroko undergoes a mysterious transformation, turning into a wooden chair when stressed or upset.
* After a series of misadventures as a chair, she's taken in by a musician and eventually regains her human form.
* Hiroko starts anew, finding value and importance in her simple life, and writes a heartfelt letter to Akira wishing him well.
**Themes:** Self-discovery, emotional struggle, relationships, finding one's value and purpose.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text, numbered and in short sentences, without opinions:
**Characters & Relationships**
1. Akira is a novice filmmaker.
2. Hiroko is Akira's girlfriend.
3. Kemp is a friend from school who provides temporary lodging.
4. Akira has an uncle who works in advertising.
**Events in Tokyo**
5. Akira and Hiroko arrive in Tokyo to start a new life.
6. Akira plans to showcase his film in a local theater.
7. Hiroko looks for part-time work, finding a gift-wrapping job (though only Akira gets hired).
8. The couple searches for an apartment, initially without success.
9. Their car is towed due to a parking fine.
10. Hiroko attempts to retrieve Akira's film equipment from the car depot.
11. Akira's film screening takes place, with mixed reactions.
**Hiroko's Transformation**
12. Hiroko discovers she has a hole in her chest with wooden bars.
13. She begins transforming into a wooden object (initially a leg, then a chair).
14. A transformation pattern emerges: she turns back human when handled roughly.
15. She is found as a chair by an old man, then later taken by a musician.
**New Life**
16. Hiroko eventually gains control over her transformations.
17. She starts a new life in the musician's home after transforming back.
18. She writes a letter to Akira, wishing him well in his film career.
**Miscellaneous**
19. Akira's film features unusual content (e.g., a woman giving birth to a rabbit).
20. The film's screening includes special smoke effects, causing the audience to cough.