Tsuneari Fukuda

Tsuneari Fukuda (福田 恆存 Fukuda Tsuneari, 1912 – 1994) was a Japanese dramatist, translator, and literary critic. In the 1950s he became known for his satirical play Kitty Typhoon and also The Man Who Stroked a Dragon.[1] He was linked to Shingeki and in 1955 he did a production of Hamlet with Hiroshi Akutagawa, son of Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, playing the lead role. He also wrote a 1957 essay Directing Shakespeare which dealt with his views on the subject of directing Shakespearean plays. Later he did a Japanese version, based on his translation, of A Midsummer Night's Dream.[2] In addition he helped found the Theatre Company Subaru and received the Yomiuri Prize multiple times.[3] Another notable translator of the time, Junji Kinoshita was quite famous as well.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance: Fukuda Tsuneari". Answers.com. Retrieved 2013-12-01.
  2. ↑ Shakespeare in Japan by Tetsuo Kishi, Graham Bradshaw, pgs 29-53. Books.google.com. 2006-12-19. Retrieved 2013-12-01.
  3. ↑ The Columbia Encyclopedia of Modern Drama, Volume 1 edited by Gabrielle H. Cody and Evert Sprinchorn, pg 497. Books.google.com. Retrieved 2013-12-01.
  4. ↑ Kinoshita, Junji, Susumu Ono, and Saiichi Maruya. Gikyoku No Nihongo. Tokyo: Chuo Koronsha, 1982. Print.


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