Akio Miyazawa (Japanese: 宮沢 章夫 Miyazawa Akio; 9 December 1956 – 12 September 2022) was a Japanese playwright, writer, and academic.[1]
Akio Miyazawa | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 December 1956 Kakegawa, Japan |
| Died | 12 September 2022 (aged 65) Tokyo, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Education | Tama Art University |
| Occupation(s) | Playwright Writer |
Biography
editMiyazawa studied at Tama Art University, which he left prematurely to co-found the group Radical Gajiberibinba System alongside Makoto Ōtake, Kitarō, Shigeru Saiki, Naoto Takenaka, and Yūji Nakamura.[2]
In 1990, Miyazawa founded the theatre company U-enchi Saisei Jigyōdan. His book, Search Engine System Crash, earned him the Akutagawa Prize and the Mishima Yukio Prize. In 1993, he received the Kishida Prize for Drama for his play, Hinemi. In 2005, he was a visiting professor at Waseda University.[3]
Miyazawa died of heart failure in Tokyo on 12 September 2022, at the age of 65.[4]
Plays
edit- Hinemi (1992)
- Nyūtaun iriguchi (2007)
References
edit- ^ "宮沢 章夫Akio Miyazawa". u-ench.com (in Japanese).
- ^ "MIYAZAWA Akio". Performing Arts Network Japan. Archived from the original on 27 October 2020.
- ^ "MIYAZAWA Akio". Waseda University (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 19 December 2012.
- ^ "宮沢章夫、うっ血性心不全のため65歳で死去". Natalie (in Japanese). 20 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
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