Yukio Ninagawa
Yukio Ninagawa (蜷川 幸雄, Ninagawa Yukio, October 15, 1935 – May 12, 2016) was a Japanese theatre director. He was known for his Japanese language productions of Shakespeare plays and Greek tragedies. He has directed Hamlet differently eight times. He also directed Titus Andronicus, Coriolanus and Macbeth. He was also a movie director. He directed the 2003 movie Ao no Honō.
Yukio Ninagawa 蜷川幸雄 | |
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 2010 Cultural Medal recipient | |
| Born | October 15, 1935 |
| Died | May 12, 2016 (aged 80) Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation(s) | Theatre director Film director |
| Years active | 1969–2016 |
Ninagawa died of pneumonia at a hospital in Tokyo on May 12, 2016, aged 80.[1]
References
- Yukio Ninagawa, masterful director of Shakespeare, dies aged 80 The Guardian, 12 May 2016.
Other websites
- Yukio Ninagawa on IMDb
- Ninagawa Studio website
- Yukio Ninagawa official website Archived 2016-05-16 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
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