Mokuan Sekine was well known as a dramatic critic. Wrote "History Of Tokyo Theaters", Engeki Taizen (an encyclopedia of the kabuki drama) and "The History of the Meiji Era Drama". Also wrote a historical study of lcodan (feudal romances) and rakugo (comic stories).
Background
Mokuan Sekine was born in 1863 in Tokyo. He was a younger brother of Masanao.
Career
After engaging in business while still young, he changed to play writing.