EPISODE 44: Higuchi Ichiyō, ”Child’s Play” (1895), Part One

2025-03-16

Pages 254-63: 0:00—The Yoshiwara. 7:12—The Daionjimae. 10:14—Raking in prosperity. 11:59—Back street boys. 15:34—Meeting Midori. 19:04—Senzoku Shrine Festival. 25:23—Affable Sangoro. 30:03—Class consciousness. 31:21—Inspecting her daughter. 32:37—Nothing but a whore. 35:36—Class struggle. 37:25—Interlude. Pages 263-67: 38:09—About Ichiyo. 46:28—Shota & Midori. 53:15—A suspect endeavor. 57:36—Closing. Text: Higuchi Ichiyō. "Child's Play." Translated by Robert Danly. In the Shade of Spring Leaves: The Life and Writings of ...

Pages 254-63: 0:00—The Yoshiwara. 7:12—The Daionjimae. 10:14—Raking in prosperity. 11:59—Back street boys. 15:34—Meeting Midori. 19:04—Senzoku Shrine Festival. 25:23—Affable Sangoro. 30:03—Class consciousness. 31:21—Inspecting her daughter. 32:37—Nothing but a whore. 35:36—Class struggle. 37:25—Interlude.

Pages 263-67: 38:09—About Ichiyo. 46:28—Shota & Midori. 53:15—A suspect endeavor. 57:36—Closing.

Text: Higuchi Ichiyō. "Child's Play." Translated by Robert Danly. In the Shade of Spring Leaves: The Life and Writings of Higuchi Ichiyo. A Woman of Letters in Meiji Japan, Yale Univ. Press, 1981.

Interlude: Kimio Eto, "Yorokobi," The Japanese Koto Music of Kimio Eto, World Pacific Records (1424 / ST-1424), 1960 (Internet Archive).

Image: Higuchi Ichiyō, 1896, National Diet Library.

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