About Issei Tanaka
Lived 1932 – 2025 (aged 92). Issei Tanaka was a Japanese writer and historian.
was a Japanese writer and professor at the Institute of Oriental Culture, University of Tokyo.
Tanaka was notable for writing about Chinese literature, publishing books that include, among others, The Social and Historical Content of Ming-Ch'ing Local Drama, and Development of Local Plays in the 17th and 18th Centuries.
Tanaka died on 30 March 2025, at the age of 92.
Works 中国祭祀演劇研究. 1981.
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Who was Issei Tanaka?
Japanese writer (1932 or 1933 – 2025)
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Issei Tanaka was born on 5 November 1932 in Tokyo.
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Issei Tanaka died on 30 March 2025.
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Issei Tanaka was a writer and historian.
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Issei Tanaka was Japanese.
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