Issei Tanaka

Issei Tanaka (田仲 一成, Tanaka Issei, 1932 or 1933 – 29 March 2025) was a Japanese writer and professor at the Institute of Oriental Culture, University of Tokyo.^[1]

Tanaka in 2020

Tanaka was notable for writing about Chinese literature, publishing books that include, among others, The Social and Historical Content of Ming-Ch'ing Local Drama,^[2] and Development of Local Plays in the 17th and 18th Centuries.^[3]

Tanaka died on 30 March 2025, at the age of 92.^[4]

Works

• 中国祭祀演劇研究. 1981.^[5]