Kunio Kishida

was a Japanese dramatist and writer. He is known as one of the founders of modern Japanese drama.
Early life.
Kishida studied French literature and modern drama at Tokyo Imperial University. In 1920, he went to Paris and studied the history of French drama.
Career.
In the 1920s, Kishida wrote dramas and novels.
In 1937, he founded the Literature Theatre Company ("Bungaku-za").
His name was given to the most famous prize for drama in Japan—the annual Kunio Kishida Award ("Kishida Kunio Gikyoku-shô").