Matsumoto Takashi
Matsumoto Takashi ( Japanese 松本 た か し ; born January 5, 1906 in Tokyo Prefecture ; † May 11, 1956 ) was a Japanese writer and no- actor.
Matsumoto came from a family of Nō actors from the Hōshō school and was already eight years old on stage. He also studied classical Chinese literature, calligraphy, the English language, and rakugo . In 1921 the Haiku magazine Hototogisu aroused his interest in this form of poetry. He later joined Shippo-kai , a haiku group for no-actors, and became a student of the writer Takahama Kyoshi .
Due to his poor health, he gave up his plans for an acting career around 1926 and devoted himself entirely to literature. He published several haiku collections, a novel about the Nō actor Hōshō Kurō ( 宝 生 九郎 ) and several volumes of essays.
Works (selection)
- Matsumoto Takashi Kushū ( 松本 た か し 句 集 ), haikus
- Taka ( 鷹 ), haikus
- Yumi ( 弓 ), haikus
- Nomori ( 野 守 ), haikus
- Ego no Hana ( え ご の 花 ), essays
- Kanawa ( 鉄 輪 ), essays
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Matsumoto, Takashi |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 松本 た か し (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 5, 1906 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tokyo prefecture |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 11, 1956 |