Unspeakable Acts: The Avant-Grade Theatre of Terayama Shuji and Postwar Japan

by Carol Fisher Sorgenfrei

Terayama Shuji (1935-1983) was one of postwar Japan's most gifted and controversial playwrights/directors. Since his death more than twenty years ago, he has been transformed into a cult hero in Japan. Despite this notoriety, Unspeakable Acts is the first book in any language to analyze the theater of Terayama in depth. It interrogates postwar Japanese culture and theater through the creative work of this unique yet emblematic artist. By situating...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824827961
• ISBN13: 9780824827960
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 337 Pages
• Weight: 1.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"