Takuya Yokoyama

Takuya Yokoyama is a Playwright, Director, and Head of the iaku Theatre Company. Born in Osaka on January 21, 1977, Yokoyama is a playwright, director, and head of iaku theatre company (f.2012). He is known for writing plays structured in pecise conversational layers that, like a spiral stairway, lead the audience unexpectedly into m oments of conflict among his characters. The rich dramaturgy of his plays invites repeated productions. Furthermore, he aims to create plays that are entertaining while also stand ing up to critical viewing by adult audiences. Yokoyama has received numerous awards including the 1st Sendai Short Drama Award for Not Knowing How Others Feel (2013), the Kansai district ’s 72nd Agency for Cultural Affairs National Arts Festival
New Artist Award (2017) and the Osaka City Sakuya Konohana Award (2018).