Tokujirō Tsutsui

Tsutsui Tokujirō (1881-1953) was a Japanese performer born in Osaka, Japan.

Career Tokujirō began his performance career at 19, performing in a shinpa troupe led by Fukui Mohei :23 In 1920 he joined a group of actors who were not satisfied with the work of , the artistic director of (New National Theatre). His troupe performed in twenty-two countries, and Vsevolod Meyerhold. :154, n.192 Four of the plays were presented only for Japanese residents in California, and were absent from the rest of the tour. :135 Contemporary critics, however, questioned this authenticity, noting the number of changes Tsutsui made to traditional Japanese theatre. 18-25 August 1930 Paris France Apollo 41 255