Jūrō Kara

Jūrō Kara
Born(1940-02-11)11 February 1940
Tokyo, Japan
Died4 May 2024(2024-05-04) (aged 84)
Tokyo, Japan
OccupationTheatre director, playwright, actor, author, songwriter
Alma materMeiji University
GenreAngura
Years active1963–2024

Jūrō Kara (唐十郎, Kara Jūrō; born Ōtsuru Yoshihide (大靏 義英); 11 February 1940 – 4 May 2024) was a Japanese avant-garde playwright, theatre director, author, actor, and songwriter. He was at the forefront of the Angura ("underground") theatre movement in Japan.