Tetsuji Takechi

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Tetsuji Takechi (Takechi Tetsuji?, December 10, 1912 - July 26, 1988) was a Japanese theatrical and film director, critic and author. First coming to prominence for his theatrical criticism, in the 1940s and 1950s he produced influential and popular experimental kabuki plays. Beginning in the mid-1950s, he continued his innovative theatrical work in noh, ky¿gen and modern theater. In late 1956 and early 1957 he hosted a popular TV program, The Tetsuji Takechi Hour, which featured his reinterpretations of Japanese stage classics.