■About Show Ryuzanji■
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■About Show Ryuzanji■
Show Ryuzanji is a stage director, actor, producer, and the artistic director of the theatre group "Ryuzanji Company". He also serves as the Vice-Chair of the Japan Stage Directors Association and the Director of the Japan Theatre Companies Association. He was born in 1947 in Kumamoto, the southernmost of the Japanese main islands. He left the Economics Dept. of Aoyama University mid-term to join Jokyo Gekijo (Theatre of Circumstances), then moved to Waseda Shou-Gekijo (Waseda Little Theatre). After establishing his own theatre company Engekidan (The Theatre Troupe) in 1970, he has continually been at the forefront of the second generation of Japan's small theatre movement. In 1984, he started the production company, "Ryuzanji Company", to facilitate a horizontal affiliation among "small theatre activists". As a stage director, his directions are known for being energetic, bold, but still sensitive, and full of romanticism. He is also known for the great number of plays he directs in a year. He often directs two or three plays at the same time. So far he has directed over 200 plays, and his credits include "Last Asia", "The Blue Beard's Castle", "The Terayama", "Educating mad persons", "High Life" (written by Lee Macdougall), and "Yellow Fever (written by Rick Shiomi).He has also appeared in a number of plays, films and TV dramas as a powerful character actor.
SHOW RYUZANJI■Real Name■ Shoji Fujioka ■Birth Day■ November 2nd, 1947 ■Native Town■ Kumamoto prefecture, Japan ■School Education■ Economy Dept.of Aoyama University ■Hobby or Interest■ Drink ■Seize■ Height／173cm Weight／65kg
（All Direction by SHOW RYUZANJI）
【Play】THE LOVE CRAZED SAMURAI ：July～Aug 2004／Story by Namboku Tsuruya Scripted by Kiyokazu Yamamoto
The Rats ElegyⅡ ：Jun 2004／Scripted by Tatsuo Kaneshita
Yellow Fever ：March 2004／Scripted by Rick Siomi Translation Yoshi Yoshihara
＊participate in Modern Canadian drama Fes.
HIGH LIFE ：December 2003 ／Scripted by Lee Macdougall Translation Yoshi Yoshihara
Let's Throw Books Away and Come Out to Town ：Aug～Oct 2003／Scripted by Shuji Terayama
Educating Mad Persons：September, 1999. written by Shuji Terayama
＊participate inThe 7th Suwon Hwaseong Fortress International Theatre Festival in Korea
Bluebeard's Castle ：Feb 2003／Scripted by Shuji Terayama Music by Ryudo Uzaki
＊Tokyo Musical Fes 2003 at Tokyo Cosmopolitan Art Space
THE LOVE CRAZED SAMURAI ：December 2002／Scripted by Kiyokazu Yamamoto
THE PUPPET'S HOUSE ： Aug ～ Oct 2002／Scripted by Shuji Terayama Music by Makoto Honda
＊World Tour 2002 （Japan Beijing Moscow Taipei Macau）
The Rats Elegy ：June 2002／Scripted by ; Tatsuo Kaneshita at Honda Theater
The end of an Era, 2001 ：October～November 2001 Scripted by Kiyokazu Yamamoto
Educating Mad Persons： August 2001 Scripted by Shuji Terayama at Kameari Lirio Hall
＊Egypt Cairo International Festival for Experimental Theater
High Life ：March, 2001.written by Lee Macdougal ＊participate in Modern Canadian drama Fes.
Ame ni saku hana "A flower to bloom in the rain" ：February, 2001.written by Tadao Kanasugi
Atomic Storm 2000：November,2000. written by Norihiko Tsukuda
Educating Mad Persons ：September, 2000. written by Shuji Terayama
＊Canada Fringe Theatre Fes.
Onna sanbiki "Three women" ：June, 2000. written by Norihiko Tsukuda
Blood is sleeping with standing up ：April, 2000. written by Shuji Terayama
Sayonarano mukou gawa "The other side side of good-bye" ：March, 2000. written by A.Chekhov
Hoshi no oji sama "A Little Prince"：February, 2000. written by Shuji Terayama
Terayama Song Live ：October, 1999. written by Shuji Terayama
Educating Mad Persons：September, 1999. written by Shuji Terayama
＊Korea Kwachon International Theatre Festival.
Tokyo Bluce ：September, 1999. written by Yukio Mishima
Himitsu Tantei "The Secret detective".：March, 1999. written by Hironori Naito
Kamome ga tonda "A sea gull flew.".：February, 1999. written by T.Williams
Nanatsu no sennritsu "Seven melodies". ：January, 1999. written by Shuji Terayama
Pandora no Hako "The box of Pandora". ：December, 1998. written by Nagisa Iketani
Hanafuda Denki "The legend of Hanafuda" ：October, 1998. written by Shuji Terayama
Kemuri no mukou no mouhitotsu no entotsu "One more Chimney of an other side to smoke".：August, 1998.written by Norihiko Tsukuda
Educating Mad Persons ：July, 1998. written by Shuji Terayama
Picaresque Mokuami ：June, 1998. written by Shinhichi Kawatake
Watashi no Aozora "My blue Heaven".：April, 1998. written by So Kitamura
Mizuiro no Ame "Pale-blue rain". ：March, 1998. written by Yukio Mishima
Out2. ：February, 1998. written by Lasarl Ishii
Kutsu no kakato no Tuki "Moon of the heel of a shoes". ：January, 1998. written by Toshiro Suzue
Chi wa tattamama nemutteiru "Blood is sleeping with standing up".：October, 1997. written by Shuji Terayama
Hogiuta "Ode to joy" ：April, 1997. written by So Kitamura
Yakeato no Macbeth "Burnt field Macbeth". ：November, 1996. written by Yoshiyuki Fukuda
Sparks ：September, 1996. written by Norihiko Tsukuda
Gakuya "Dressing room".：August, 1996. written by Kunio Shimizu
Sonezaki Shinjyu " Double suicide at Sonezaki". ：February, 1996. written by Tatsuo Kaneshita
Life Bargain ：January, 1996. written by Yoji Sakate
Picaresque Nanboku ：December, 1995. written by Nanboku Turuya
Yellow Fever ：September, 1995. written by Rick Shiomi
A little Prince：July, 1995. written by Shuji Terayama
Akuma no iru kurisumasu "Christmas with Satan".：December, 1994. written by So Kitamura
The Ecstasy of Rita Joe ：November, 1994. written by George Ryga ＊ Modern Canadian drama Fes.
Hoshi no Hito "The Spaceman".：September, 1994. written by Makoto Sato
Tatsuya ：July, 1994. written by Tatsuo Kaneshita ＊Tokyo International Theatre Festival
A picnic of the battlefield ：July, 1994. written by F. Arrabal
RichardⅢ ：May, 1994. written by W.Shakespeare
The Terayama ：May,1993 written by Chon Ui-shin ＊Kishida Drama prize.
Sakuran no Sono "Chekhov Omnibus" ：October, 1992. written by A.Chekhov
Tatsuya ：August,1992 written by Tatsuo Kaneshita
Picaresque Iago ：May, 1992. written by W.Shakespeare
Onnagoroshi abura no jigoku "Oil's hell of Ruin a woman".：February, 1992. written by Makoto Sato
Osorezan no onna "Woman of Mt. Osore".：February, 1992. written by Yusaku Ito
Kimyou na koukishin "The curiouse curiosity".：December, 1991. written by A.Chekhov
Ryuzanni Macbeth ：August, 1991. written by W.Shakespeare ＊South Korea Tour
Merankoria no rakuin "The brand of Melancholia".：May, 1991. written by A.Chekhov
Purometeusu no Hotaru "Firefly of Prometheus" ：March, 1991. written by Nanboku Turuya
Rasen jyou no picnic "Spiral picnic". ：October, 1990. written by F. Arrabal
Usagi "Rabbit".：July, 1990. written by Kazuhiko Uemura
Hyakunen no yuetsu "Ecstasy of 100 years"：November,1990 written by Rio Kishida ＊Tokyo International Theatre Festival
Ryuzannji Hamlet "Hamlet in Asia" ：May, 1990. written by W.Shakespeare
Geinin tachin no Banka " Performers' elegy". ：February, 1990. written by Saburo Ishikura
Hoshizukiyo ni Good-by "Good-by in the starlight night.". ：February, 1990. written by So Kitamura
Kaguwashiki Chi "Taste of the blood". ：November, 1989. written by Kazuhiko Uemura
Ryuzanji Madbeth ：September, 1989. written by W.Shakespeare
Himo"Rope"：August, 1989. written by Hope
Tenro kishidan "The Sirius knights story ". ：July, 1989. written by Ei Takatori
Springs of Action ：April, 1989. written by Jyuro Kara
Shimozuki no hoshi no sitani "Under the star in November". ：February, 1989. written by Akio Shinohara
Ryzanji Macbeth ：September,1989 written by W.Shakespeare ＊Hiroshima International Theatre Festival
Aohige no Shiro "Bluebeard's Castle" ：May,1989 written by Shuji Terayama ＊Syonichi tsushin gland prix
Ysashi inu "Gentle Dog" ：March,1987 written by Yorozu Ikuta
Last Asia ：November,1984 written by Takeshi Kawamura
【Movie】Keppu Rock "The Bloodｙ Afternoon" ：August,1985
written by Eichi Uchida ＊grand prix of Yokohama Movie Fes.
Kikenna kankei "Erotic Relation" ：July,1985 written by Rio Kishida
Aoi suisei no ichiya "Night of a blue comet" ：March,1985 written by So Kitamura
Akuma no iry kurisumasu "Christmas with Satan" ：December,1984 written by So Kitamura
Saraba eiga yo "Farwell to Movie" ：August,1984 written by Shuji Terayama
