Hirohito Gotō

Who is Hirohito Gotō?

Hirohito Gotō is a Japanese director, playwright, and actor. Born in Yamagata prefecture, he graduated from Yamagata Prefectural Yamagata East High School and dropped out of Hindi studies from Osaka University of Foreign Studies.

In 1987 he joined the theater group Yūkisha. By 1989 he served as the second head of the group and handled nearly all productions. After retiring from Yūkisha in 1996, he worked as a free playwright, and in 1998 created Piper with Kawashita Taiyō of former Gekidan Sotoba Komachi fame. In 2001 he began the Royal Theater.

His plays have a reputation for having a unique view of the world as well as for stories of a massive scale. Primary works include Ningen Fūsha, Moldman the Bellringer in Dublin, and the Big / Bigger / Biggest Biz trilogy.