An Introduction To Shuji Terayama
	About Terayama :   Terayama was born in Aomori, a rural area in the northern part of Japan, in 1935. He made his name as a poet while still a student at Waseda University, Tokyo. In 1967, however, he dropped out to establish an experimental theatre group called "Tenjo Sajiki" (The Top Floor Gallery). He went on to spearhead the avant-garde arts movement as both a playwright and stage-director. His controversial book Encouraging the Young to Leave Home attracted a number of young people to "Tenjo Sajiki" but was criticized by broader Japanese society. His primary stage creations are "Knock", "A Blind Man's Epistle", "A Record of Contagious Diseases" and "Servants' Lessons". His film creations include "Let's Throw Books Away and Come Out to Town" and "The Death in a Rural Country". He was also famous as a horseracing and boxing commentator. Shuji Terayama died May 4, 1983. In 1997 a Memorial Museum dedicated to him opened in Misawa City, his birthplace.
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