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Shūji Terayama

Directing

Born December 10, 1935 · Aomori, Japan

Died May 4, 1983

Also known as Shûji Terayama · 寺山 修司 · Shuuji Terayama

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Biography

Shūji Terayama was a Japanese avant-garde poet, artist, dramatist, writer, film director, and photographer. His works range from radio drama, experimental television, underground (Angura) theatre, countercultural essays, to Japanese New Wave and "expanded" cinema.

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Awards & recognition

  • Sitges Film Festival Best Director award · 1985

Filmography5 titles

Tomorrow's Joe

1970Lyricist

Youth in Fury

1960Screenplay

Killers on Parade

1961Writer

A Flame at the Pier

1962Screenplay

Fruits of Passion

1981Director, Writer