Tamotsu Takada

Playwright, director, novelist, essayist. Born in Ibaraki Prefecture. He participated in the new theater movement while studying English at Waseda University. After graduating, he led a wandering life, but was recognized for his play "Amanoiwato" (1924), and published a collection of plays "Hitodama Kibyō" (1927). He later joined the Shintsukiji Theater Company, but later changed his mind and left the new theater movement, adapting and directing Shinpa and Shinkokugeki plays. After World War II, he became a company associate of the Tokyo Nichi Nichi Shimbun, and serialized his satirical and alarming essays "Burari Hyōtan" (1948-51) in the paper, which was well received. He also wrote the autobiographical novel "Ninjō Baka" (1932-33).

[Hiroyuki Fujiki]

"The Collected Works of Tamotsu Takada, Five Volumes (1952-53, Sogensha)" ▽ "The Life of Tamotsu Takada, by Masaru Sakakibara (1982, Futosha)"

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劇作家、演出家、小説家、随筆家。茨城県生まれ。早稲田(わせだ)大学英文科在学中より新劇運動に参加。卒業後半放浪生活を送ったが、戯曲『天の岩戸』（1924）で認められ、戯曲集『人魂(ひとだま)黄表紙』（1927）を刊行。のち新築地(つきじ)劇団に参加したが、転向して新劇運動から離れ、新派、新国劇の脚色・演出にあたった。第二次世界大戦後、東京日日新聞社の社友となり、同紙に風刺に満ちた警世の随筆『ブラリひようたん』（1948～51）を連載、好評を博した。ほかに自伝的小説『人情馬鹿』（1932～33）がある。

［藤木宏幸］

『『高田保著作集』全五巻（1952～53・創元社）』▽『榊原勝著『高田保伝』（1982・風濤社）』

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