Kunio Kishida
Japanese writer (1890–1954)
- 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]
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Early life
changeKishida studied French literature and modern drama at Tokyo Imperial University. In 1920, he went to Paris and studied the history of French drama.
Career
changeIn 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
changeDrama
change- 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- ↑ 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- Rimer, J. Thomas. (1974). Toward a modern Japanese theatre: Kishida Kunio. Princeton: Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780691062495
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