twilight of a crane
Junji Kinoshita Kinsohito was born in Tokyo on 2nd August 1914. He did his school in Tokyo till 1925. Then he moved to Kumamoto. 1936 Kinoshita returned to Tokyo to attend the imperial university of Tokyo. There he studied English literature. His early plays and some folktales were created at the time of militarism. Kinoshita did many plays and novels and theatre reviews, also translation of Shakespeare’s works. Kinsohito was elected as the member of The Japan Art Academy in 1984 and was selected as the honorary citizen of Tokyo. But he never accepted any national honors and awards and continued his Left-wing political view till the end. Kinsohito died on October 30, 2006 from pneumonia. According to his will and wish no funeral was held. In fact his death was announced one month after his death. Summary of Twilight Crane This play is originated from the folktale “Tsuru no ongaeshi”. The play goes like this, one day Yohyo a kind farmer helps a wound...