Half a Century of Japanese Theater IX

"The plays in this collection reflect, in a sense, the ‘present moment’ of Japan’s society and theater as seen in the context of the past ten years. Many of them portray a microcosm—the small-scale world of the individual and his or her surroundings. However, they cannot be categorized as domestic drama or drama of passion." —from the Foreword by Sakate Yoji, president of the Japan Playwrights Association