Kido Okamoto

Okamoto Kido (Japanese冈本 绮 堂; actually: Keiji Okamoto (冈本 敬 二) * November 15, 1872 in Tokyo, † March 1, 1939 ) was a Japanese dramatist.

The son of a samurai in the service of the Tokugawa family wrote nearly 200 Kabuki dramas. His first play Kogane no Shachihoko Uwasa no Takanami was premiered in 1902. During his work for the newspaper Nichinichi his piece Ishin Zengo, which was premiered by the theater company of Ichikawa Sadanji II in 1908 was born. Other well-known pieces were Shuzenji monogatari (1911 ), Muromachi gosho, Sasaki Takatsuna (1914), Toribeyama Shinju (1915 ) and Bancho Sarayashiki (1916).

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  • Louis Frédéric: " Japan Encyclopedia", new edition, Harvard University Press, 2002, ISBN 0-674-01753-6, p 744 ( Google Books)
  • Encyclopaedia Britannica - Okamoto Kido
  • Kabuki21.com - Okamoto Kido
  • Author
  • Drama
  • Literature (Japanese)
  • Literature ( 20th century)
  • Japanese
  • Man
  • Born in 1872
  • Died in 1939
  • Pseudonym
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