''Suite Slaughter'' (''Kumikyoku Gyakusatsu'') is a musical written by [[Inoue Hisashi]], and depicts Kobayashi from the time he was picked up for questioning in Osaka in May 1930 till his death three years later. The play opened on 3 October 2009 at the Galaxy Theater (''Ginga Gekijō'') at Tennozu Isle in Tokyo. After “Suite Slaughter” closes at the Galaxy Theater on Oct. 25, it plans to travel to the [[Hyogo Performing Arts Center]] in [[Nishinomiya]], and the Kawanishicho Friendly Plaza in Yamagata.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://japanfocus.org/-Roger-Pulvers/3237/article.html|title= Suite Slaughter: Inoue Hisashi’s play on the life and death of Kobayashi Takiji by Roger Pulvers|publisher= The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus|date= October 19, 2009}}</ref> According to ''[[The Japan Times]]'', “Suite Slaughter” premiered successfully in its premiere onin October 2009 and picked up several prestigious awards.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2012/12/27/stage/social-awareness-takes-center-stage/#.VTrIaJOYFhu|title=Social awareness takes center stage by Nobuko Tanaka |work=The Japan Times|date= Dec 27, 2012}}</ref>

InOn October 9, 1965, the Takiji Kobayashi Literary Monument was unveiled. The unveiling was held at the Asahi observatory overlooking Otaru City. The monument was built by Japanese sculptor Hongo Shin.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hongoshin-smos.jp/sculpture/kobayashitakiji.html|title=小林多喜二文学碑 小樽の街と人々を愛する思いを連ねた美しい言葉|publisher=Hongo Shin memorial Museum of Sculpture, Sapporo|date=July 1, 2005}}</ref>