Rio Kishida

Rio Kishida

Director · Writer

Okaya, Nagano Prefecture, Japan
March 10, 1946

Biography

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.

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Rio Kishida 1

Representative Works

Bedtime Eyes
Bedtime Eyes
4.7
/ Japanese
Fruits of Passion
Fruits of Passion
5.3
/ French
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
7.5
/ Japanese
Private Collections
Private Collections
5.9
/ French
The Boxer
The Boxer
7.2
/ Japanese
Akio Jissoji's Mystery File 2
Akio Jissoji's Mystery File 2
No Rating Yet
/ Japanese
Akio Jissoji's Wonder Museum 1
Akio Jissoji's Wonder Museum 1
No Rating Yet
/ Japanese
Grass Labyrinth
Grass Labyrinth
7.3
/ Japanese
Path of the Beast
Path of the Beast
4.5
/ Japanese
Farewell to the Ark
Farewell to the Ark
7.1
/ Japanese
Why She Won't Marry
Why She Won't Marry
9.0
/ Japanese
Naran
Naran
8.0
/ Japanese

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Bedtime Eyes
1987Nominee

Best Writing

Bedtime Eyes

Fruits of Passion
1981Nominee

Best Writing

Fruits of Passion

Pastoral: To Die in the Country
1974Winner

Best Director

Pastoral: To Die in the Country

Career Highlights

Private Collections
1979Highlight

Best Writing

Private Collections

The Boxer
1977Highlight

Best Writing

The Boxer

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