Re-imagining Shakespeare in Contemporary Japan: A Selection of Japanese Theatrical Adaptations of Shakespeare [Hardcover]

An anthology of three exciting Japanese adaptations of Shakespeare that engage with issues such as changing family values, racial diversity, the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and terrorism, together with a contextualizing introduction.

The anthology makes contemporary Japanese adaptations of Shakespeare by three independent theatre companies available to a wider English language audience. The three texts are concerned with the social issues Japan faces today and Japan's perception of its cultural history. This unique collection is thus both a valuable resource for the fields of Shakespeare and adaptation studies as well as for a better understanding of contemporary Japanese theatre.

Tetsuhito Motoyamais Professor at Waseda University (Tokyo) in the Faculty of Law. Publications on Shakespeare and adaptation include co-authored with Kaoru Edo, 'Strange Oeillades No More:The Three Daughters of Learfrom the Tokyo Shakespeare Company's Shakespeare through the Looking-Glass',Shakespeare9 no.4 (2013); and co-edited with Hiromi FuyukiThe Text Made Visible: Shakespeare on the Page, Stage, and Screen(2011).

Rosalind Fieldingis a translator and researcher. Publications include 'Riots, Cherry Blossoms and Wheelchairs: The Performance Politics of Saitama Gold Theater' inPerformance Research24 no.3 (2019) and a chapter inShakespeare in East Asian Education: Schools, Universities and Theatre Education in Hong Kong, China, Japan and Korea(Palgrave).

Fumiaki Konnois Senior Assistant Professor at Meiji University (Tokyo) in the Faculty of Commerce. Publications on Shakespeare and adaptation include co-authored with Tetsuhito Motoyama, 'The Shakespeare Company Japan and Regional Self-fashioning' in