Shigetomo Ki

Background

Shigetomo Ki was born on December 25, 1899 in Yamaguchi, Japan.

Career

After the university Shigemoto was appointed professor of the preparatory department of the Ryojun (Port Arthur) Engineering University. Then he served as professor of Musashi Higher School, Tokyo. In 1949 Shigetomo became professor of Musashi College and Hosei University. Later he received Doctor of Literature degree (1952).

Achievements

• Ki was specially known as student of the literary work of Akinari Ueda, author of Ugetsu Monogatari, a love story between a young chinaware maker and a pretty ghost girl.

Works

• book

  • Study of Ugetsu Monogatari.

  • The History of Modern Japanese Literature.