OSARAGI JIR� (original) (raw)

Playwright names:

Osaragi Jir� In Japanese

Real Name: Nojiri Kiyohiko

Existence: 9 October 1897 ~ 30 April 1973

Career:

9th of October 1897: born in Yokohama.

June 1951: premiere at the Kabukiza of Osaragi Jir�'s drama "Y�kihi", which is staged with a Shinpa troupe.

October 1952: premiere at the Kabukiza of Osaragi Jir�'s drama "Wakaki Hi no Nobunaga" [casting].

March 1953: premiere at the Kabukiza of Osaragi Jir�'s drama "Edo no Y�bae" [casting].

July 1953: premiere at the Shinbashi Enbuj� of Osaragi Jir�'s drama "Tanuki".

October 1953: premiere at the Kabukiza of Osaragi Jir�'s drama "Tsukiyamadono Shimatsu".

November 1971: premiere at the National Theatre of Osaragi Jir�'s drama "Sengoku no Hitobito".

30th of April 1973: Osaragi Jir� dies of a liver cancer.

Comments:

Osaragi Jir� was a a popular Japanese writer in Sh�wa period Japan, known primarily for his historical fiction novels. He created a few successful Shinkabuki dramas [more details].

The poster of Osaragi Jir�'s drama "Sengoku no Hitobito", which was staged in November 1971 at the National Theatre