Junji Kinoshita, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Junji Kinoshita

Japanese writer

Date of Birth: 02-Aug-1914

Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan

Date of Death: 30-Oct-2006

Profession: writer, playwright, literary critic

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Junji Kinoshita (?? ??, Kinoshita Junji, 2 August 1914 – 30 October 2006) was the foremost playwright of modern drama in postwar Japan.
He was also a translator and scholar of Shakespeare's plays.
Kinoshita’s achievements were not limited to Japan.
He helped to promote theatrical exchanges between Japan and the People’s Republic of China, and he traveled broadly in Europe and Asia.
In addition to his international work, Kinoshita joined various societies that focused on the study of folktales and the Japanese language.