was a Japanese stage director, translator, and actor. He was born in

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.CITWF. Koreya Senda
(Accessed: 28 January 2017) His father was architect Tamekicki Ito and his mother was Kamiye Iijima. His older brother was the dancer and choreographer

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Biography

He is known mostly for founding the Haiyūza theatre company, and translating and directing the works of

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in post-World War II Japan. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1936 and 1970. His stage name comes from an incident following the

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when he was attacked by a mob in

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, Tokyo. The vigilantes mistook him for a Korean. He was a leader in the modern theater movement in Japan, helping found the

Haiyuza Theatre Company The is a Japanese theatre company based in Tokyo, Japan. Along with the Mingei Theatre Company and Bungakuza it is considered one of the "Big Three" among Shingeki theatre troupes. Former Members *Eijirō Tōno *Koreya Senda *Eitaro Ozawa * ...

, and performing works that "bridged the gap from age-old traditional theater to politically oriented avant-garde and modern works".Khattak, Ayub (2006
''Senda Koreya: Theater for Change''. UCLA Global
(Accessed: 28 January 2017) In the late 1920s and early 1930s, Senda lived in

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, where he was involved with underground theatre performances. He was involved with the community of Japanese artists living in Germany who was actively engaged with political activism.Čapková, Helena, ''Transnational Networkers—Iwao and Michiko Yamawaki and the Formation of Japanese Modernist Design'' in ''Journal of Design History'' (2014) vol.27, no.4 To supplement his income, in 1930 Senda founded the design studio ''Tomoe'' in Berlin, with the painter Osuke Shimazaki, lacquer artist Kotaro Fukuoka, photographer Hiroshi Yoshizawa, and

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students Iwao and Michiko Yamawaki, a photographer and architect, and a textile artist, respectively. The studio produced posters, gift-wrap paper and leaflets, and undertook window dressing and interior design for Japanese restaurants. Senda and his wife, Irma, returned to Japan in January 1931 via

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on the

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Selected filmography

* ''Eine Nacht in Yoshiwara'' (1928) * ''Hantô no maihime'' (1936) - Tomei's friend * ''Sakura no sono'' (1936) - Tomoo Serizawa * ''Kûsô buraku'' (1939) - Daisuke Yokokawa * ''Hideko no ôendanchô'' (1940) - Jiro Takashima, Ichiro's brother * ''

The Love of the Actress Sumako is a 1947 Japanese drama film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi. The film is based on a play by Hideo Nagata and portrays the life story of actress Sumako Matsui. Cast * Kinuyo Tanaka as Sumako Matsui * Sō Yamamura as Hōgetsu Shimamura * Kikue Mōr ...

'' (1947) * ''

Waga koi wa moenu ''My Love Has Been Burning'' is a 1949 Japanese historical drama film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi. It is loosely based on the life of feminist Hideko Fukuda. Plot After meeting with Meiji era feminist and Liberal Party member Toshiko Kishid ...

'' (1949) - Prime Minister Inagki * ''Shin'ya no kokuhaku'' (1949) * ''Mahiru no embukyoku'' (1949) - Yoshiki Sakazaki * ''Zen-ma'' (1951) - Tsuyoshi Kitaura * ''Koibito'' (1951) * ''Himitsu'' (1952) - Sakutaro Maki * ''Magokoro'' (1953) - Yûzô Ariga * ''Jûdai no seiten'' (1953) - Shûhei, Kaoru's father * ''Aoiro kakumei'' (1953) - Tatsukichi Koizumi * ''Hiroba no kodoku'' (1953) * ''Taiheiyô no washi'' (1953) * ''Waseda daigaku'' (1953) - Haruo Kageyama * '' Gate of Hell'' (1953) - Gen Kiyomori * ''Shishun no izumi'' (1953) - Priest * ''

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'' (1953) - Fujiko's father * ''Shinsengumi Oni Taicho'' (1954) * ''Kunsho'' (1954) * ''Nyonin no yakata'' (1954) * ' (1955) - Konoye * ''Tsuki ni tobu kari'' (1955) - Masayoshi, Kimiko's father * ''Seishun kaidan'' (1955) - Takaya Okumura * ''

The Phantom Horse is a 1955 color (Eastmancolor) Japanese drama film directed by Koji Shima. It was entered into the 1956 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Bontarō Miyake as Yasuke Shiraishi * Ayako Wakao as Yuki Shiraishi * Yukihiro Iwatare as Jiro Shiraishi * Yos ...

'' (1955) - Hamamura * '' Shin Heike Monogatari'' (1955) - Sadaijin Fujiwara no Yorinaga * ''Yûhi to kenjû'' (1956) * ''Mori wa ikiteiru'' (1956) - Prime minister * '' Tsukigata Hanpeita: Hana no maki; Arashi no maki'' (1956) - Kintomo Anegakôji * ''

An Actress is a 1956 Japanese drama film written and directed by Kaneto Shindo. Cast * Nobuko Otowa as Kakuko Mori * Chikako Hosokawa as Tsukiko, Kakuko's mother * Shinsuke Ashida as Shinichirō Yagi * Sen Hara as Chiyo, Akio's mother * Sumiko Hidaka a ...

'' (1956) - Yasuda * ''Joyu'' (1956) - Yasuda * ''Yûwaku'' (1957) - Shôkichi Sugimoto * ''Hadairo no tsuki'' (1957) - Kôhei Ôike * ''Bitoku no yoromeki'' (1957) - Fuji * ''

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'' (1958) - Tamakichi, Shinji's father * ''Yoru no hamon'' (1958) - Shûsem Ashida * ''Yoku'' (1958) - Kurokawa * ''

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'' (1958) - Dr. Maki * ''

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'' (1958) - Dr. Sugimoto * ''Riko na oyome-san'' (1958) * ''Wakai kawa no nagare'' (1959) - Daizô Kawasaki * '' Lucky Dragon No. 5'' (1959) - Dr. Kinoshita * ''

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'' (1959) - Professor Adachi * ''Shinran'' (1960) - Tsukiwa * ''Aoi yaju'' (1960) - Ayako's Father * ''Zoku shinran'' (1960) * ''Matsukawa-Jiken'' (1961) * ''Shin Genji monogatari'' (1961) * ''Buda'' (1961) - Shuddhodana * ''Arabu no arashi'' (1961) * ''Onnakeizu'' (1962) - Sunzo Sakai * ''

'' (1962) - Observer * ''Shiro to kuro'' (1963) - Munakata * ''Miyamoto Musashi: Ichijôji no kettô'' (1964) * ''Miyamoto Musashi: Ganryû-jima no kettô'' (1965) - Hon'ami Koetsu * ''Kemonomichi'' (1965) * ''

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'' (1970) - Prince Fumimaro Konoe

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Senda, Koreya 1904 births 1994 deaths Japanese male film actors Japanese theatre directors 20th-century Japanese male actors People from Kanagawa Prefecture