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Hideji Hōjō
was the pen name of a Japanese author, novelist, and playwright in Shōwa period Japan. His real name was . Biography Born in Osaka and a graduate of Kansai University, Hōjō moved to Tokyo in 1926 and found employment with the Hakone Tozan Railway. In 1933, he quit his job to devote his attention to drama, becoming a student with Okamoto Kido and Hasegawa Shin. He became a leading member of the ''shinpa'' modern drama movement in the 1930s. During World War II, he was active in writing ''kokumingeki'' (government propaganda plays) such as '' Tamna Tunnel'', intended to help the war effort. page 621 Hōjō was author of more than 200 plays and the leader of commercial theatre in Japan after World War II, working in a wide range of genres, from kabuki, to ''shinpa'' and Takarazuka Revues. In ''Behind the Flower Garden'' in 1960, he wrote a play in which actor Shotaro Hanayagi had to play both the male and female leads. His psychological dramas about average citizens appealed t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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