Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- A Note on Japanese Names -- Introduction: The Prelude to Modern Drama in the Meiji Era (1868-1912) -- PART I. THE AGE OF "TAISHŌ DRAMA" -- Introduction / Poulton, M. Cody -- Kerria Japonica / Kyōka, Izumi -- Father returns / Kan, Kikuchi -- The Skeletons' Dance / Ujaku, Akita -- PART II. THE TSUKIJI LITTLE THEATER AND ITS AFTERMATH -- Introduction / Rimer, J. Thomas -- The Couple Next Door / Hakuchō, Masamune -- A Nero in Skirts / Tomoyoshi, Murayama -- Paper Balloon / Kunio, Kishida -- Fascist Doll / Sakae, Kubo -- Restless night in late spring / Fumiko, Enchi -- Japanese Women Playwrights: From Meiji to the Present / Inoue, Yoshie -- PART III. WARTIME AND POSTWAR DRAMA -- Introduction / Rimer, J. Thomas -- A Woman's Life / Kaoru, Morimoto -- The Man Who Turned into a Stick / Kōbō, Abe -- Ceremonial Clothes / Matsuyo, Akimoto -- Twilight Crane / Junji, Kinoshita -- Education / Chikao, Tanaka -- PART IV. THE 1960's AND UNDERGROUND THEATER -- Introduction / Poulton, M. Cody -- The Little Match Girl / Minoru, Betsuyaku -- Two Women / Jūrō, Kara -- Poison Boy / Shūji, Terayama -- The Dressing Room: That Which Flows Away Ultimately Becomes Nostalgia / Kunio, Shimizu -- The Earth Station / Shōgo, Ōta -- Living with Father / Hisashi, Inoue -- PART V. THE 1980's AND BEYOND -- Introduction / Poulton, M. Cody -- Poems for Sale / Hideki, Noda -- Tokyo Notes / Oriza, Hirata -- The Attic / Yōji, Sakate -- Five Days in March / Toshiki, Okada -- PART VI. POPULAR THEATER -- Introduction / Mori, Mitsuya -- Nihonbashi / Kyōka, Izumi -- The Rose of Versailles: A Takarazuka Grand Romantic Play / Shinji, Ueda -- The Sardine Seller's Net of Love / Yukio, Mishima -- Selected Bibliography -- Permissions |