中国話劇黎明期における日中演劇交流

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In 1907 (Meiji 40), the Chunliushe Art group performed Lady of the Camellia and Uncle Tom's Cabin in cooperation with a Shinpa actor, FUJISAWA Asajiro. The Chunliushe was organized in Tokyo by LI Shutong and CENG Xiaogu, Chinese students who were studying at the Tokyo Fine Arts School (currently named Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music). In China, the year 1907 is said to be the origin of the Chinese Huaju. In this report the following are reviewed based on the materials at that period on this production.

Lady of the Camellia, the first play performed by the Chunliushe. The background of an anecdote on the actors who performed in Lady of the Camellia of MATSUI Shoo, a play writer. The actors of ‘Lady of the Camellia’ seen by MATSUI.

The career of LU Jingruo, a director of the Chunliushe in the later period. LU Jingruo was dead at the tender age of 30, who joined the Chunliushe after his secret visit to Japan. He absorbed a new style of acting during the era of ‘the Germination period’ of the Japanese Shingeki.

FUJISAWA Asajiro's impact on Chinese Huaju. FUJISAWA Asajiro supported the Chunliushe, and also had a deep interest in Chinese students. He established the Tokyo Actors School and fostered actors in this new era.