Tsubouchi Shōyō

1859 - 1935

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Pseudonym: 春のやおぼろ, 春のや主人, 春廼屋朧

Movement: realism

Country of citizenship: Japan

Native language: Japanese

Languages spoken, written or signed: Japanese

Educated at: Kaisei School, Tokyo University

Occupation: writer, translator, novelist, university teacher, playwright, director, theatrical director, literary critic, pedagogue

Award received: Asahi Prize

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Tsubouchi Shōyō (坪内逍遥; May 22, 1859 – February 28, 1935) was a Japanese author, critic, playwright, translator, editor, educator, and professor at Waseda University. He has been referred to as a seminal figure in Japanese drama. Source: Wikipedia (en)