Kunio Kishida
- In this Japanese name, the family name is Kishida.
Kunio Kishida (岸田 國士, Kishida Kunio, 2 November 1890 – 5 March 1954) was a Japanese dramatist and writer. He is known as one of the founders of modern Japanese drama.[1]
Early life[change | change source]
Kishida studied French literature and modern drama at Tokyo Imperial University. In 1920, he went to Paris and studied the history of French drama.
Career[change | change source]
In the 1920s, Kishida wrote dramas and novels.
In 1937, he founded the Literature Theatre Company (Bungaku-za).
His name was given to the most famous prize for drama in Japan—the annual Kunio Kishida Award (Kishida Kunio Gikyoku-shô).
Major works[change | change source]
Drama[change | change source]
- Old Toys (1924)
- Autumn in Tirol (1924)
- Paper Balloon (1926)[1]
- The Shower (1926)
- Diary of Falling Leaves (1927)
- Two Daughters of Mr. Sawa (1935)
- A Warm Current (1943)
- Hayamizu Girls School (1948)
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kalb, Jonathan. "Western Drama With a Japanese Accent," New York Times, May 17, 2005; retrieved 2012-4-11.
Further reading[change | change source]
- Rimer, J. Thomas. (1974). Toward a modern Japanese theatre: Kishida Kunio. Princeton: Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780691062495
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