In 1994, the 600th performance of the opera with the composer conducting the Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra was recorded and released by Columbia Music Entertainment.
Wishing to make life easier for Yohyō, she secretly weaves a gorgeous cloth from her own feathers.
Deceived by the words of his evil friends and lured by the promise of riches and pleasures, Yohyō urges the reluctant Tsū to weave more of the valuable fabric.
In response to her beloved husband's insistent demands, she resolves to weave another cloth knowing any further sacrifice could be fatal.
Tsū asks if he still yearns for riches, but Yohyō has become a prisoner of greed and insists that she continue weaving the cloth.
Leaving her passionate heart behind, Tsū transforms back into a crane and flaps her way into the snowy twilit night on her final journey.