Yoshiyuki Fukuda | |
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Born | Nihonbashi, Chūō-Ku, Tokyo, Empire of Japan | October 21, 1931
Occupation | playwright, screenwriter, director |
Alma mater | University of Tokyo |
Genre | Shingeki, Angura, television screenwriting |
Years active | 1953–present |
Yoshiyuki Fukuda (福田 善之, Fukuda Yoshiyuki, born Kōnosu Taizō (鴻巣 泰三), October 21, 1931) is a Japanese playwright, screenwriter, and director. Remembered as one of the founding figures of the Angura ("underground") theatre movement in Japan, Fukuda also served as chairman of the Japan Directors Association from 2003 to 2007.