Shuji Terayama

Like his contemporary Mishima Yukio, the playwright, poet, essayist, songwriter, horseracing commentator and director Terayama Shuji was set on turning the world into theatre. 1 While this article will primarily focus on his directorial work, the various mediums he worked in deserve mention, as it is through these intersecting vocations that the Japanese underground icon established himself – along with the help of countless talents, ranging from musicians to graphic designers – as a key figure…