Rio Kishida
An image from Tales of the Bizarre, one of the productions that also features Rio Kishida.
Rio Kishida

Rio Kishida

March 10, 1946 — Okaya, Nagano Prefecture, Japan

Rio Kishida was a Japanese playwright and director. She wrote several plays about women and the problems they faced in a patriarchal society that run parallel with the second wave of the feminist movement in Japan.

Pastoral: To Die in the Country

Pastoral: To Die in the Country

1974

Fruits of Passion

Fruits of Passion

1981

Grass Labyrinth

Grass Labyrinth

1979

Farewell to the Ark

Farewell to the Ark

1984

Private Collections

Private Collections

1979

Summer Vacation 1999

Summer Vacation 1999

1988

Tales of the Bizarre

Tales of the Bizarre

1990

Path of the Beast

Path of the Beast

1980