Denjiro Sakurada

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Denjiro Sakurada

Sakurada=(桜田) family name, Denjiro=(伝次郎) first name, (1952-)

Activities

Kinbakushi, Performer, AV director

Alternate Name(s)

桜田伝次郎(Japanese), Kunihiko Kojima (小島邦彦)

Biography

1960s: life-changing experience by watching play of Juro Kara entitled Kyuketsu-hime (vampire lady) when he was in a high-school[1].

1970s: Graduated from Division of Japanese literature, Nihon University College of Humanities and Sciences. Appeared on a stage as a actor for a theater company Tsunbo-sajiki headed by Tetsu Yamazaki when he was in Nihon University[1].

1970s: Went independent from Tsunbo-sajiki and started his own company Kagetsu-za. His maiden work was Kiwametsuki Kunisada Chuji[1].

1974: Founded Gekidan Sekai Gekijo (GSG) with Mayumi Kurokawa [note 1].

1970s: Performed GCG-planning SM show at Nishi-Ogikubo, SM Bomber at Otsuka Tokyo SM Club at Nakano[note 2]. Had relationships with Shigeru KayamaEikichi OsadaDenki AkechiKeiyu Tamai.

1979: Performance of Gekidan Sekai Gekijo” all over Japan[note 3].

1983: Opened a smallhall, Theater Poo at Shinjuku.

1985: Retired from SM show.

1980s: Directed many SM videos.

2003: Awarded distinguished stage director in a Toga director contest for his Shiawasena Hibi (original work of Samuel Beckett).

2009: Restarted his SM show at Theater Poo for the first time in 25 years[note 4].

2010: Performed Showa style shows actively at Theater Poo and DX Kabukicho.

Selected Works

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kunihiko Kojima "For encountering outside eyes" (Engeki-jin, 14:74-78, 2003)

Notes

  1. Performed on Thater Green in Ikebukuro, Mokubaza in Asakusa, Asbestos Hall in Meguro, Seibu Kodo in Kyoto Uniersity, Rinsen-ji in Myogadani and others
  2. Nishi-Ogikubo Minami, Setagaya
  3. Performed in canvas. Not SM show but vanilla play. Gekidan Sekai Gekijo” was famous for its purple canvas
  4. as a special guest for Dokuenkai of Mistresses

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