Nobuo Uno

Playwright. Born in Tokyo. Graduated from the Department of Japanese Literature at Keio University. His work "One Night," published in 1933 (Showa 8), premiered at the Tsukiji Theater in the same year, marking his debut as a playwright. In 1935, "Fubuki Toge" premiered with Ichikawa Sadanji II and "Kodan Yomiya no Ame" with Onoe Kikugoro VI, and he was active thereafter mainly as a writer of new kabuki plays. His "Sewa Kyogen" plays, which were based on the lives of ordinary Edo citizens, were particularly well-received, coupled with Kikugoro's brilliant performances. After World War II, he wrote and directed works for radio, television, and commercial theater. He was also active in modernizing classics, and in 1953 he adapted and directed Chikamatsu's "Sonezaki Shinju," which was a great success. He was a member of the Japan Art Academy in 1972 and a Person of Cultural Merit in 1985.

[Kiyoshi Mizuochi]

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劇作家。東京生まれ。慶応義塾大学国文科卒業。1933年（昭和8）に発表の『ひと夜』が同年築地(つきじ)座で初演され、劇作家としてデビューした。35年『吹雪(ふぶき)峠』が2世市川左団次、『巷談宵宮雨(こうだんよみやのあめ)』が6世尾上(おのえ)菊五郎で初演され、以降はもっぱら新作歌舞伎(かぶき)の作家として活躍した。とくに江戸市井(しせい)の生活に素材をとった世話狂言は菊五郎の名演と相まって評判をとった。第二次世界大戦後はラジオ、テレビ、また商業演劇の作品も書き、自ら演出している。古典の現代化にも積極的で、53年近松の『曽根崎(そねざき)心中』を脚色、演出し、大成功を収めた。72年芸術院会員、85年文化功労者。

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