Yoshiyuki Fukuda

Yoshiyuki Fukuda
福田 善之
Born(1931-10-21)21 October 1931
Nihonbashi, Chūō-Ku, Tokyo, Empire of Japan
Died21 August 2025(2025-08-21) (aged 93)
Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
Occupation
  • Playwright
  • screenwriter
  • director
Alma materUniversity of Tokyo
GenreShingeki, Angura, television screenwriting
Years active1953–20??

Yoshiyuki Fukuda (福田 善之, Fukuda Yoshiyuki; Kōnosu Taizō (鴻巣 泰三), 21 October 1931 – 21 August 2025) was a Japanese playwright, screenwriter and director. Remembered as one of the founding figures of the Angura ("underground") theatre movement in Japan, Fukuda also served as chairman of the Japan Directors Association from 2003 to 2007.