is a Japanese writer and

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at the Institute of Oriental Culture,

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. Tanaka is notable for writing about Chinese literature, publishing books that include, among others, ''The Social and Historical Content of Ming-Ch'ing Local Drama'', and ''Development of Local Plays in the 17th and 18th Centuries,''.

Works

* 中国祭祀演劇研究. 1981.刊行物
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文学博士田仲一成君の「中国祭祀演劇に関する研究」に対する

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. The Japan Academy. {{DEFAULTSORT:Tanaka, Issei 20th-century Japanese historians Living people Academic staff of the University of Tokyo 1932 births Japanese sinologists Historians of China Members of the Japan Academy Academic staff of Kanazawa University University of Tokyo alumni Writers from Tokyo 21st-century Japanese historians Scholars of Chinese opera