Tetsuji Takechi
Japanese theatrical and film director, critic and author (1912-1988) · Japan · On the map · Directors · Died at 75
Tetsuji Takechi was a Japanese theatrical and film director, critic, and author. First coming to prominence for his theatrical criticism, in the 1940s and 1950s he produced influential and popular experimental kabuki plays.
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Daydream 2Film, Director, Writer1983Midnight Sun Dream Episode 1Film, DirectorMidnight Sun Dream Episode 2Film, 1983Director
Sacred KoyaFilm, 1983Director, Writer1981
Day DreamFilm, Director, Writer1973Madame ScandalFilm, Director, Writer1972
HymnFilm, Yasuzaemon1968
The Mass ViolationFilm, Director1966
GenjitsuFilm, Director, Writer
The Tale of GenjiFilm, 1966Director, Writer1965
Black SnowFilm, Director, Writer1964
AssassinationFilm, Hisamizu Shimazu1963
MotherFilm, Madame's man
Women... Oh, Women!Film, 1963Director1912Born10 December 1912People around Tetsuji
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Beginning in the mid-1950s, he continued his innovative theatrical work in noh, kyōgen and modern theater. In late 1956 and early 1957 he hosted a popular TV program, The Tetsuji Takechi Hour, which featured his reinterpretations of Japanese stage classics.
