Kunio Kishida
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was one of the most prominent Japanese dramatist and writer
of the early 20th century and is regarded as one of the founders of modern Japanese drama.
He served in the army but, with aspirations of studying literature
, entered the Tokyo Imperial University to study French literature and modern drama. In 1920, he went to Paris
and studied the history of French drama. After returning to Japan, he wrote drama
s and novel
s and, in 1937, founded the Literature Theatre Company (Bungaku-za), which produced many famous actors and actresses, including his daughter, Kyōko Kishida
.
His name is prefixed to the most famous prize for drama in Japan, the annual Kunio Kishida Award (Kishida Kunio Gikyoku-shô).
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
of the early 20th century and is regarded as one of the founders of modern Japanese drama.
He served in the army but, with aspirations of studying literature
Literature
Literature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
, entered the Tokyo Imperial University to study French literature and modern drama. In 1920, he went to Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
and studied the history of French drama. After returning to Japan, he wrote drama
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
s and novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
s and, in 1937, founded the Literature Theatre Company (Bungaku-za), which produced many famous actors and actresses, including his daughter, Kyōko Kishida
Kyoko Kishida
was a Japanese actress, voice actress, and writer of children's books.Her father was Kunio Kishida, a playwright and the founder of the Bungaku-za. She became an actress in 1950, and starred in a Yukio Mishima production of the 1960 film Salome. Her film and television drama credits number in the...
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His name is prefixed to the most famous prize for drama in Japan, the annual Kunio Kishida Award (Kishida Kunio Gikyoku-shô).
Drama
- Old Toys (1924)
- Autumn in Tirol (1924)
- Paper Balloon (1926)
- The Shower (1926)
- Diary of Falling Leaves (1927)
- Two Daughters of Mr. Sawa (1935)
- A Warm Current (1943)
- Hayamizu Girls School (1948)