MacArthur's secretary during the American Occupation of Japan. At this time the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers thought kabuki should be banned for its portrayal of feudal values. Bowers was strongly against this, stating that "Kabuki is not only Japanese culture but world culture and must be preserved for the future." He promoted kabuki plays and instructed that a "Dream Team" cast of big kabuki stars should be assembled to perform "Kanadehon Chūshingura" in 1947. This performance and many others performed at the Tokyo Army College were a success, and the cast later performed the play in 1950 in East Coast venues across the US. Awards Bowers was awarded the Bronze Star in 1944, and an Oak Leaf Cluster in 1945. In 1985, Bowers was awarded the Order of the Sacred Treasure by the government of Japan. Publications (1st pub. 1970) Notes References Brandon, James R. "Myth and Reality: A Story of Kabuki during American Censorship, 1945-1949," ''Asian Theatre Journal, Volume 23, Number 1, Spring 2006, pp. 1–110. Okamoto, Shiro. "The Man Who Saved Kabuki: Faubion Bowers and Theatre Censorship in Occupied Japan," translation by Samuel L. Leiter. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press. External links Faubion Bowers - biography found at the Japanese American Veterans Association website Bowers' impressions of Gen. MacArthur as found on the Japanese-American Veterans Association website 1969 audio interview of Faubion Bowers (part 1 of 2) 1969 audio interview of Faubion Bowers (part 2 of 2) 1969 'Camera Three' program on Kabuki (with Faubion Bowers et al.) 1917 births 1999 deaths American expatriates in Japan Recipients of the Order of the Sacred Treasure Writers from Oklahoma Columbia College (New York) alumni Juilliard School alumni Douglas MacArthur Interpreters Censors University of Kansas faculty The New School faculty 20th-century scholars 20th-century American writers Kabuki American people of World War II Academic staff of Hosei University 20th-century translators