"The Man in the Burning House" - The Hard Man

Japanese: 《火宅の人》 - かたくのひと
"The Man in the Burning House" - The Hard Man

…He won the Naoki Prize in 1951 for “Song of Everlasting Regret” and “The True Story of Ishikawa Goemon.” In his later years, he also produced a masterpiece, “The Man in the Burning House” (1975), which depicts the turmoil of his love affair with the actress Keiko. [Norio Okubo]…

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "The Man on Fire" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…51年《長恨歌》《真説石川五右衛門》で直木賞を受賞。また,女優恵子との情事のてんまつを描いた晩年の大作《火宅(かたく)の人》(1975)は秀作である。【大久保 典夫】。…

※「《火宅の人》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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