Shūji Terayama

| birth_place = Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, Japan | death_date = | death_place = Tokyo, Japan | nationality = Japanese | other_names = | known_for = | occupation = Poet, dramatist, writer, film director, photographer }} was a Japanese avant-garde poet, dramatist, writer, film director, and photographer. His works range from radio drama, experimental television, underground (''Angura'') theatre, countercultural essays, to Japanese New Wave and "expanded" cinema.

Many critics view him as one of the most productive and provocative creative artists to come out of Japan. He has been cited as an influence on various Japanese filmmakers from the 1970s onward. Provided by Wikipedia