Kuniko Mukoda, a screenwriter and Naoki Prize writer, died in an aircraft accident on the 22nd of this month, which is exactly 40 years.
Prior to this, magazines with special articles and books summarizing essays were published one after another, and interest in the works created by Mr. Mukita is increasing again.
Kuniko Mukoda wrote many essays in addition to screenplays such as "Terauchi Kantaro Family" and "Ashura no Gotoku", and in 1980, three short stories published in magazines won the Naoki Prize. He died in an aircraft accident at the young age of 51.
Since the 22nd of this month is 40 years after his death, related magazines and books have been published one after another, and a special corner has been set up at a bookstore in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo.
Essays that depict everyday life in a fashionable manner with humor are very popular. Among them, the essay collection published in March last year has average sales of one month each in June and last month. It means that it has doubled.
Yuji Yoshino, Deputy Manager of Kinokuniya Shinjuku Main Store, said, "I think that even among people in their 20s and 40s who do not know Mr. Mukita directly, the number of people who come into contact with the work for the first time in the 40th anniversary of their death and become fans is increasing." I was talking.