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Shūji Terayama

1935 - 1983

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Shūji Terayama (寺山 修司, Terayama Shūji; December 10, 1935 – May 4, 1983) was a Japanese avant-garde poet, artist, 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Shūji Terayama is the 2,744th most popular writer (down from 2,743rd in 2019), the 860th most popular biography from Japan (down from 813th in 2019) and the 59th most popular Japanese Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Shūji Terayama ranks 2,744 out of 7,302. Before him are Giraut de Bornelh, Arnošt Muka, Idris Bitlisi, J. B. Priestley, Donald E. Westlake, and Marcellus of Ancyra. After him are Charles-Louis Philippe, Bernardo Dovizi, Amalie Skram, Arno Schmidt, Kaj Munk, and Charles-Louis Havas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Shūji Terayama ranks 175. Before him are Luboš Kohoutek, Gerd Albrecht, Cliff Jones, M. Emmet Walsh, Fiorenza Cossotto, and Peter Bichsel. After him are Pierre Kartner, Elga Andersen, Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, Armando Manzanero, Letizia Battaglia, and Lisa Gastoni. Among people deceased in 1983, Shūji Terayama ranks 101. Before him are Johan Grøttumsbråten, Grigori Aleksandrov, Jerzy Andrzejewski, Yuri Levitan, Fritz Machlup, and Anthony Blunt. After him are John Williams, Vladimir Bakarić, Romain Maes, Lamberto Maggiorani, Ada Blackjack, and Maurice Bishop.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Shūji Terayama ranks 860 out of 6,245. Before him are Kujō Yoritsugu (1239), Ichiji Otani (1912), Haruhisa Hasegawa (1957), Ōtomo Sōrin (1530), Kazuki Takahashi (1961), and Matsudaira Katamori (1836). After him are Mitsugu Nomura (1956), Kusumoto Ine (1827), Ashikaga Yoshikatsu (1434), Sho Kosugi (1948), Hironori Ōtsuka (1892), and Gorō Miyazaki (1967).

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Among WRITERS In Japan

Among writers born in Japan, Shūji Terayama ranks 59. Before him are Ariwara no Narihira (825), Okakura Kakuzō (1862), Ryōkan (1758), Ōtomo no Yakamochi (718), Kamo no Chōmei (1155), and Ennin (793). After him are Takiji Kobayashi (1903), Saigyō (1118), George Ohsawa (1893), Fumiko Hayashi (1903), Yūko Tsushima (1947), and Nobuko Yoshiya (1896).

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