Kazutoshi Hando, a writer who died at the age of 90 last month, has worked on many non-fiction works under the theme of Showa history, calling himself a "history detective".

The autographed manuscript I wrote just before I died was entrusted to the publisher.

It tells the story of his own history of exploring historical facts throughout his life.

This manuscript was entrusted to Bungei Shunjusha, where I used to work, at the end of November last year as a postscript to Mr. Hando's essay collection, "History Detective Forgotten Notes," which will be published on the 19th of this month.

Mr. Hanto's last manuscript, which has been confirmed to exist, uses his favorite manuscript paper and 3B pencil, a soft font called "Hanto character" among publishers, and a unique and light character. It is written over 6 sheets of manuscript paper by brush stroke.

In this, he said, "I don't play golf, I don't drive a car, I don't enjoy traveling, I don't do any hobbies that most people in the world do, such as fishing and mountain climbing." I was strangely absorbed in detecting the "facts" of Showa history and the Pacific War from a young age, and I continued to work alone, and before I knew it, I became a 90-year-old old man. " He uses the word "detective" to look back on his own history of exploring historical facts throughout his life.

Also, what I learned from the playwright Hisashi Inoue was that I had learned from writing sentences that "difficult things should be gentle, gentle things should be soft, soft things should be fun, and happy things should be written seriously". It is spelled out.

Regarding this manuscript, Masayasu Hosaka (81), a non-fiction writer who has been friends with Mr. Hando for more than 40 years, said, "I often see Mr. Hando's manuscript, but I think that the writing style is weaker than when I was fine. He said, "Mr. Hando has a clear attitude as a writer, and it is common for all works to thoroughly verify historical facts with the eyes of the citizens, not with the eyes of those in power, and write in a plain style. It was a point. At the root of the view of history was a strong anger at war, and I was always talking about what words should be used to convey what humans did such stupid things. I wrote the words that Mr. Hisashi Inoue said, but I feel that Mr. Hanto also wrote it down as the best quote. "

On top of that, Mr. Hando said, "To protect the conscience of this country by telling what lessons were learned from that war." Mr. Hando's spirit, philosophy, and history. I want to keep the attitude of facing each other and establish the path of seeing history with positivism in Japan. I think it is a promise to Mr. Hando to continue to connect the path that Mr. Hanto has taken. " I did.



Mr. Hando's manuscript will be published in the March issue of "Bungei Shunju", a monthly magazine released on the 10th.