Shūji Terayama, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Shūji Terayama

Japanese artist

Date of Birth: 10-Dec-1935

Place of Birth: Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, Japan

Date of Death: 04-May-1983

Profession: screenwriter, photographer, actor, writer, poet, playwright, songwriter, lyricist, film director, novelist, tanka poet

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Shuji Terayama (?? ??, Terayama Shuji, 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" cinemaMany 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.