The Columbia Anthology of Modern Japanese Drama

Preface
A Note on Japanese Names
Introduction: The Prelude to Modern Drama in the Meiji Era (1868--1912), by Mitsuya Mori
Part I. The Age of "Taisho Drama" by M. Cody Poulton
Kerria Japonica, by Izumi Kyoka, Translated by M. Cody Poulton
Father Returns, by Kikuchi Kan, Translated by M. Cody Poulton
The Skeletons' Dance, by Akita Ujaku, Translated by M. Cody Poulton
Part II. The Tsukiji Little Theater and Its Aftermath by J. Thomas Rimer
The Couple Next Door, by Masamune Hakucho, Translated by John K. Gillespie
A Nero in Skirts, by Murayama Tomoyoshi, Translated by Yuko Matsukawa
Paper Balloon, by Kishida Kunio, Translated by Richard McKinnon
Fascist Doll, by Kubo Sakae, Translated by Yuko Matsukawa
Restless Night in Late Spring, by Enchi Fumiko, Translated by Ayako Kano
Japanese Women Playwrights: From Meiji to the Present, by Yoshie Inoue
Part III. Wartime and Postwar Drama by J. Thomas Rimer
A Woman's Life, by Morimoto Kaoru, Translated by Guohe Zheng
The Man Who Turned into a Stick, by Abe Kobo, Translated by Donald Keene
Ceremonial Clothes, by Akimoto Matsuyo, Translated by Ganshi Murata
Twilight Crane, by Kinoshita Junji, Translated by Brian Powell
Education, by Tanaka Chikao, Translated by J. Thomas Rimer
Part IV. The 1960s and Underground Theater by M. Cody Poulton
The Little Match Girl, by Betsuyaku Minoru, Translated by Robert N. Lawson
Two Women, by Kara Juro, Translated by John K. Gillespie
Poison Boy, by Terayama Shuji, Translated by Carol Fisher Sorgenfrei
The Dressing Room: That Which Flows Away Ultimately Becomes Nostalgia, by Shimizu Kunio, Translated by Chiyori Miyagawa and John K. Gillespie
The Earth Station, by Ota Shogo, Translated by Mari Boyd
Living with Father, by Inoue Hisashi, Translated by Zeljko Cipris
Part V. The 1980s and Beyond by M. Cody Poulton
Poems for Sale, by Noda Hideki, Translated by Mari Boyd
Tokyo Notes, by Hirata Oriza, Translated by M. Cody Poulton
The Attic, by Sakate Yoji, Translated by Leon Ingulsrud and Keiko Tsuneda
Five Days in March, by Okada Toshiki, Translated by Aya Ogawa
Part VI. Popular Theater by Mitsuya Mori
Nihonbashi, by Izumi Kyoka, Translated by M. Cody Poulton
The Rose of Versailles: A Takarazuka Grand Romantic Play, by Ueda Shinji, Translated by Kenko Kawasaki
The Sardine Seller's Net of Love, by Mishima Yukio, Translated by Laurence R. Kominz
Selected Bibliography