The Famous Writer in Japan

Writer, it is the base of  stages. If there were no script, stages would not be.  I will introduce some famous writer in Japan. They wrote many scripts and they are often charge of stage directer, too.

Hisashi Inoue(1934~2010)He is a Japanese writer, novelist, and writer of broadcast.  He graduated from Sophia University, and then he worked as  a writer of broadcast. He wrote "Hyokkori-Hyoutanzima," it is one of his masterpieces. In 1984, he set up "Komatsuza," a theatrical company. He wrote "Shakespeare on Tenpo 12," "Chichitokuraseba,"and so on. Moreover, he received so many prize.  Plus, he was so slow to complete his pieces. So, some stages were canceled because of unfinished script!

Hideki Noda(1995~) He is an acclaimed Japanese actor, playwright and theater director who has written and directed more than forty plays in Japan, as well as working in foerien countries, bringing Japanese script. He is from Nagasaki. He attended Tokyo University to study law, but he dropped out after a time. In 1976, he set up  a theatrical company"Yumenoyuuminsya." Though this company was collapsed, he set up a new theatrical company "Noda-MAP." His pieces are individual at the point "Word Play" and "remake of classic stage drama." Moreover, he lost his light eye because of desease. Then, he wrote "Right-Eye," it is based on his real experience.