Matsutarō Kawaguchi

Matsutarō Kawaguchi
川口 松太郎
Born(1899-10-01)1 October 1899
Tokyo, Japan
Died9 June 1985(1985-06-09) (aged 85)
Tokyo, Japan
OccupationWriter, screenwriter

Matsutarō Kawaguchi (川口松太郎, Kawaguchi Matsutarō; 1 October 1899 – 9 June 1985) was a Japanese writer of short stories, novels, dramas and screenplays. He repeatedly collaborated on films of director Kenji Mizoguchi, and his books were adapted by directors such as Mikio Naruse and Kōzaburō Yoshimura.