Hiroshi Akutagawa

Japanese: 芥川比呂志 - あくたがわひろし

Born: March 30, 1920, Tokyo
[Died] October 28, 1981. Tokyo. Actor and director. The eldest son of Ryunosuke Akutagawa, and the composer Yasushi was his younger brother. Graduated from the Department of French Literature at Keio University. In 1948, he joined the Bungakuza Theatre Company from the Mugi no Kai group he formed with Michio Kato, and with his good looks and intelligence, he achieved success with the lead role in Hamlet (1956). In 1963, he left Bungakuza with Kyoko Kishida and others, and formed the Gekidan Kumo Theatre Company under the guidance of Tsuneari Fukuda. He also had an interest in directing, and directed Nayotake (1955) and Takeaki Enomoto (1968). In 1975, he left Kumo again with Kishida and others to found the Engeki Shudan En, but his last production was a re-direction of Izumi Kyoka's Yasha-ga-ike in 1979. His other works include the essay The Lines Other Than the Rules (1970).

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[生]1920.3.30. 東京
[没]1981.10.28. 東京
俳優，演出家。芥川龍之介の長男で，作曲家也寸志は弟。慶應義塾大学仏文科卒業。加藤道夫とつくっていた「麦の会」から 1948年文学座に参加，恵まれた容姿と知性で『ハムレット』の主演 (1956) で成功。 63年，岸田今日子らと文学座を脱退，福田恆存の指導のもとに劇団雲を結成。演出にも意欲をもち，『なよたけ』 (55) ，『榎本武揚』 (68) などを演出。 75年に再び岸田らと「雲」を脱退して演劇集団円を創立するが，79年の泉鏡花作『夜叉ヶ池』の再演出が最後となった。ほかに，随筆『決められた以外のせりふ』 (70) など。

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