- Names
- 寺山修司
- TERAYAMA Shūji (index name)
- Terayama Shūji (display name)
- 寺山修司 (Japanese display name)
- てらやま しゅうじ (transliterated hiragana)
- Date of birth
- 1935-12-10
- Birth place
- Misawa City, Aomori Prefecture
- Date of death
- 1983-05-04
- Death place
- Suginami-ku, Tokyo
- Gender
- Male
- Fields of activity
- Performing Arts
- Poetry
Wikipedia
Shūji Terayama (寺山 修司, Terayama Shūji, December 10, 1935 – May 4, 1983) was an Japanese avant-garde poet, dramatist, writer, film director, and photographer. His works range from radio drama, experimental television, underground (Angura) theatre, countercultural essays, to Japanese New Wave and \"expanded\" cinema.Many critics view him as one of the most productive and provocative creative artists to come out of Japan. He has been cited as an influence on various Japanese filmmakers from the 1970s onward.
- 2023-02-20