Kunio Shimizu

Kunio Shimizu
清水 邦夫
Born(1936-11-17)November 17, 1936
Niigata, Japan
DiedApril 15, 2021(2021-04-15) (aged 84)
Tokyo, Japan
Alma materWaseda University
Occupation(s)Theatre director, film director, actor
Years active1958–2021
SpouseMatsumoto Noriko

Kunio Shimizu (清水 邦夫, Shimizu Kunio) (17 November 1936[1] – 15 April 2021[2]) was a Japanese playwright.[3] Niigata is his hometown, which is located on the Japan Sea.[4] At Tama University of Fine Arts Shimizu was a professor working in the Moving Images and Performing Arts Department.

  1. ^ "Kunio Shimizu".
  2. ^ 劇作家の清水邦夫さんが死去　若者の苦悩描く (in Japanese)
  3. ^ Rimer, J. (2001). Japanese Theatre and the International Stage. Leiden, The Netherlands: Koninklijke Brill. p. 300. ISBN 90-04-120114.
  4. ^ Rimer, J.; Mori, Mitsuya; Poulton, M. (2014). The Columbia Anthology of Modern Japanese Drama. New York: Columbia University Press. p. 421. ISBN 978-0-231-12830-8.