Writing · Screenplay
Born Oct 10, 1905
Active 1937–1995 · Awards: Yomiuri Prize, Kishida Theatre Award, Art Encouragement Prizes, Mainichi Publication Culture Award, Japan Art Academy Prize, Order of the Sacred Treasure, 3rd class
Chikao Tanaka was a Japanese playwright and dramatist whose plays focused on the mental, physical, and religious hardships of post-World War II Japan.