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YUKIO NINAGAWA

Japan Times
LIFE
Aug 10, 2013
Seven years on, and everyone's itching for more
To date, including his all-male production of "The Merchant of Venice" that's set to run next month at Sainokuni Saitama Arts Theater outside Tokyo, Yukio Ninagawa will have staged 29 of the 38 plays attributed to William Shakespeare — and his ambition to direct the entire oeuvre remains undimmed....
CULTURE / Stage
Oct 6, 2002
Yukio Ninagawa: visionary player on the world's stage
Internationally acclaimed theater director Yukio Ninagawa has staged countless plays in Japan, elsewhere in Asia, and in the United States and Europe.
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CULTURE / Stage
Aug 28, 2002
Ninagawa gives his best -- all over again
People always comment on Shakespeare's incredible productivity, but director Yukio Ninagawa surely deserves to be right up there with him -- at least in terms of hard work.
CULTURE / Stage
Apr 22, 2001
Yukio Ninagawa: Now that's the fighting spirit
In the theater world, director Yukio Ninagawa is a living legend. Practicing his craft for more than 30 years and in the international spotlight for 20, he has yet to exhaust his renowned creativity and energy.
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