Tenjō Sajiki


Tenjō Sajiki, also Tenjou Sajiki, was a Japanese independent theater troupe co-founded by Shūji Terayama, Kujō Kyōko, Yutaka Higashi, Tadanori Yokoo, and Fumiko Takagi.
It was led by Shūji Terayama and active between 1967 and 1983. A major phenomenon on the Japanese underground scene, the group has produced a number of stage works marked by experimentalism, folklore influences, social provocation, grotesque eroticism and the flamboyant fantasy characteristic of Terayama's oeuvre. Tenjō Sajiki benefitted greatly from collaborations with a number of prominent artists, including musicians J. A. Seazer and Kan Mikami, and graphic designers Aquirax Uno and Tadanori Yokoo.
theater, photographed in November 2012. . Historical photo for comparison available here .
The name is from :ja:天井桟敷の人々|天井桟敷の人々, the Japanese title of the film Children of Paradise.

Stage productions

1967