Kinoshita Junji | |
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| Born | 木下 順二 August 2, 1914 Tokyo, Japan |
| Died | October 30, 2006 (aged 92) Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation | Playwright, translator, literary critic |
| Education | MA, University of Tokyo (1939) |
| Literary movement | Shingeki |
| Notable works | Twilight Crane Between God and Man Fūrō (“Wind and Waves”), |
| Notable awards | Kishida Prize for Drama (1947) Mainichi Press Drama Award (1949) Sankei Award for Children's Books and Publications (1959) Mainichi Press Book Award (1959, 1965) Yomiuri Literature Prize (1978, 1984) Asahi Press Award (1986) |
| Relatives | Suekichi Kinoshita (uncle) |
Junji Kinoshita (木下 順二, Kinoshita Junji, 2 August 1914 – 30 October 2006) was a Japanese playwright. He was the foremost playwright of modern drama in postwar Japan. He was also a translator and scholar of Shakespeare's plays. Kinoshita’s achievements were not limited to Japan.[1] He helped to promote theatrical exchanges between Japan and the People’s Republic of China, and he traveled broadly in Europe and Asia. In addition to his international work, Kinoshita joined various societies that focused on the study of folktales and the Japanese language.[1]