EPISODE 37: Naoe Kinoshita, ”Pillar of Fire” (1904), Part Two

2024-11-26

Chapters 8-10: 0:00—Ohora & Matsushima at the geisha house. 4:35—Kanekichi. 6:46—Girls & geishas. 12:37—Koyone & Kanekichi. 14:44—Hanakichi & O-Roku & the monster. 18:15—Interlude. Chapters 11-16: 19:03—Licking boots. 20:40—Trampling on love. 22:03—Such slobbering. 23:08—Celebrating geishas. 25:20—Christmas at Shinoda’s. 27:05—Climbing aboard. 28:42—Prince Itō. 32:48—Itō & Yamaki & Matsushima. 38:50—Closing. Text: Kinoshita, Naoe. Pillar of Fire. Translated by Kenneth Strong. Lon...

Chapters 8-10: 0:00—Ohora & Matsushima at the geisha house. 4:35—Kanekichi. 6:46—Girls & geishas. 12:37—Koyone & Kanekichi. 14:44—Hanakichi & O-Roku & the monster. 18:15—Interlude.

Chapters 11-16: 19:03—Licking boots. 20:40—Trampling on love. 22:03—Such slobbering. 23:08—Celebrating geishas. 25:20—Christmas at Shinoda’s. 27:05—Climbing aboard. 28:42—Prince Itō. 32:48—Itō & Yamaki & Matsushima. 38:50—Closing.

Text: Kinoshita, Naoe. Pillar of Fire. Translated by Kenneth Strong. London: George Allen & Unwin. 1972.

Interlude: Yatsuhashi Kengyo, "Midare," performed by Reiko Kimura, January 15, 1998, National Museum of Asian Art, Washington, D.C.

Illustration: Naoe Kinoshita, 1937 (Wikipedia).

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Thanks to Professor David Ambaras and the students of HIS 573: Japan's Empire in Asia, 1868-1945, NCSU, Fall 2024.

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