- Hideji Hōjō
Infobox Writer
name = Hideji Hōjō
caption = Hōjō Hideji
birthdate = 1902
birthplace =Osaka ,Japan
deathdate = death date|1996|5|19|mf=y
deathplace =Kamakura, Kanagawa ,Japan
occupation = Writer
genre = stage plays
movement =Shimpa
notableworks =
influences =
influenced =nihongo|Hideji Hōjō|北条秀司|Hōjō Hideji|extra=1902 -19 May 1996 , was aJapanese author , novelist, and playwright inShōwa period Japan .Biography
Born in
Osaka and a graduate ofKansai University , Hōjō moved toTokyo in 1926, and found employment with theHakone Tozan Railway . In 1933, he quit his job to devote his attention to drama, becoming a student of withOkamoto Kido andHasegawa Shin . He became a leading member of the "Shimpa " modern drama movement in the 1930s. He was author of more than 200 plays and the leader of commercial theatre in Japan afterWorld War II , working in a wide range of genre, fromkabuki , toTakarazuka Revue s. His psychological dramas about average citizens appealed to mainstream audiences. He is especially known for his screenplay adaptations of “Miyamoto Musashi ”, “Genji Monogatari ”, and many other historical dramas.He was awarded numerous
literary award s in his career, including theShinchosha Prize, the Yomiuri Literary Award and theKikuchi Kan Prize .His grave is at the temple Ryuho-ji in Ofuna, Kamakura, where he lived for many years.
ee also
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Japanese literature
*List of Japanese authors References
* Powell, Brian. "Japan's Modern Theatre: A Century of Change and Continuity". RoutledgeCurzon (2002). ISBN 1873410301
External links
* [http://www.n-fmellow.org/kahitokuhi/houjou.html Monuments with Hojo Hideji’s poem, Tsukudajima, Tokyo]
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