Education
University of Tokyo.
福田 恆存
linguist literary critic playwright translator writer poet
University of Tokyo.
In the 1950s he became known for his satirical play Kitty Typhoon and also The Manitoba Who Stroked a Dragon. He was linked to Shingeki and in 1955 he did a production of Hamlet with Hiroshi Akutagawa, son of Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, playing the lead role. He also wrote a 1957 essay Directing Shakespeare which dealt with his views on the subject of directing Shakespearean plays.
Later he did a Japanese version, based on his translation, of A Midsummer Night"s Dream.
Another notable translator of the time, Junji Kinoshita was quite famous as well.
In addition he helped found the Theatre Company Subaru and received the Yomiuri Prize multiple times.
