Oriza Hirata 平田オリザ | |
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 in Tokyo (September, 2013) | |
| Born | November 8, 1962 |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation(s) | Playwright, director, academic |
| Years active | 1989-present |
| Known for | Tōkyō Notes, Citizens of Seoul |
| Website | www |
Oriza Hirata (平田オリザ, Hirata Oriza, born on 8 November 1962, in Tokyo) is a Japanese playwright, director, and academic. For the majority of his life, he has been best known for his work in theater and creating what he has coined, “contemporary colloquial theater,” or as theater critics call it, “quiet drama.”[1]
- ^ Rimer, J. Thomas, Mitsuya Mōri, and M. Cody Poulton. The Columbia Anthology of Modern Japanese Drama. New York: Columbia UP, 2014. Print.