Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface xi
4. A Note on Japanese Names xv
5. Introduction: The Prelude to Modern Drama in the Meiji Era (1868–1912) 1
6. PART I. THE AGE OF “TAISHŌ DRAMA”
7. Introduction 17
8. Kerria Japonica 29
9. Father returns 47
10. The Skeletons’ Dance 57
11. PART II. THE TSUKIJI LITTLE THEATER AND ITS AFTERMATH
12. Introduction 73
13. The Couple Next Door 87
14. A Nero in Skirts 111
15. Paper Balloon 133
16. Fascist Doll 145
17. Restless night in late spring 153
18. Japanese Women Playwrights: From Meiji to the Present 167
19. PART III. WARTIME AND POSTWAR DRAMA
20. Introduction 177
21. A Woman’s Life 189
22. The Man Who Turned into a Stick 203
23. Ceremonial Clothes 219
24. Twilight Crane 257
25. Education 275
26. PART IV. THE 1960S AND UNDERGROUND THEATER
27. Introduction 315
28. The Little Match Girl 327
29. Two Women 353
30. Poison Boy 385
31. The Dressing Room: That Which Flows Away Ultimately Becomes Nostalgia 421
32. The Earth Station 445
33. Living with Father 471
34. PART V. THE 1980S AND BEYOND
35. Introduction 501
36. Poems for Sale 511
37. Tokyo Notes 539
38. The Attic 579
39. Five Days in March 613
40. PART VI. POPULAR THEATER
41. Introduction 643
42. Nihonbashi 655
43. The Rose of Versailles: A Takarazuka Grand Romantic Play 663
44. The Sardine Seller’s Net of Love 691
45. Selected Bibliography 711
46. Permissions 717