Shutaro Miyake

Theater critic. Born in Hyogo Prefecture. Graduated from the Department of Literature at Keio University in 1918 (Taisho 7). While still a student, he began writing theater critiques for the Engei Gaho magazine. Registered with the Mainichi Newspaper Company, he published theater critiques of Kabuki and Bunraku in newspapers and magazines, and while providing detailed analysis of the forms, he opened up new horizons in theater criticism with his new perspective and unique writing style. He also established his own position as a critic with Bunraku no Kenkyu (Bunraku Studies) (1930), which portrayed the people of Bunraku with a warm eye. He also worked on editing the second edition of Engeki Shincho. His books include Engeki Orai (Theater Orai), Engeki Fifty-Year History (Theater 50-Year History), Haiyuu Taidanki (A Tale of Actors), and Kabuki Kenkyu (Kabuki Research), and his autobiography Kangeki Hanseiki (Half a Century of Theater Viewing) (1948).

[Akira Kikuchi]

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演劇評論家。兵庫県に生まれる。1918年（大正7）慶応義塾大学文学科卒業。在学中から劇評を『演芸画報』に執筆。毎日新聞社に籍を置き、新聞・雑誌に歌舞伎(かぶき)や文楽(ぶんらく)の劇評を発表、型に詳細な検討を加えつつ、新しい視点と独自の文体をもって、劇評に新生面を開いた。また、文楽の人々を温かい目で描いた『文楽之研究』（1930）で評論家として独自の地位を築く。第二次『演劇新潮』の編集にも従事。著書に『演劇往来』『演劇五十年史』『俳優対談記』『歌舞伎研究』など、自伝に『観劇半世紀』（1948）がある。

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