Kyoka Izumi


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Izumi Kyōka (泉 鏡花 Izumi Kyōka, 4 November 1873 – 7 September 1939), real name Izumi Kyōtarō (泉 鏡太郎 Izumi Kyōtarō), is the pen name of a Japanese author of novels, short stories, and kabuki plays who was active during the prewar period. Kyōka's writing differed greatly from that of the naturalist writers who dominated the literary scene at the time. Many of Kyōka's works are surrealist critiques of society. He is best known for a characteristic brand of Romanticism preferring tales of the...

Place of Birth: Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan

Date of Birth: Nov 4, 1873

Date of Death: Sep 7, 1939


Filmography

Writer (3 Known Credits)


陽炎座 (1981)
Writer
Writer
白鷺 (1958)
Writer

Novel (1 Known Credits)


みだれ髪 (1961)
Novel

Original Story (6 Known Credits)


外科室

Original Story

草迷宮

Original Story

白夜の妖女

Original Story

日本橋

Original Story

歌行燈

Original Story

外科室 (1992)
Original Story
草迷宮 (1979)
Original Story
Original Story
Original Story
日本橋 (1956)
Original Story
歌行燈 (1943)
Original Story

Theatre Play (1 Known Credits)


夜叉ヶ池

Theatre Play

夜叉ヶ池 (1979)
Theatre Play

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