Also known as Tadasu Iizawa, Tadasu Iisawa, and Tadashi Iizawa. Also see T. Izawa

Tadasu Izawa was a Japanese playwright, scriptwriter, director, producer, and novelist.

He studied in the fine arts department of Bunka Gakuin between 1928 and 1932. From 1933-1944 he worked as a journalist for the Tokyo Asahi Shimbun newspaper. He published plays during this time under the pseudonym, Tadashi Iizawa.

He was known for his political satire and his scripts for NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation)'s children's programmes. He collaborated with others to create a series of puppet storybooks which were popular in Japan and in translated English language editions. He was the first director of the Iwasaki Chihiro Picture Book Museum (now the Chihiro Art Museum) in Tokyo.

His awards include:
1943 NHK Radio Award for "Reunion"
1954 Kishida Drama Award for "No. 2"
1957 NHK Braodcasting Culture Award
1968 Yomiuriu Literature Prize for "Five Moyono"
1969 Saita Takashi Drama Award for "Everyone's Karli"
1970 Onomiyakichi Drama Peace Award for "Another Person"
1973 Kinokuniya Theater Award
1979 Mainichi Art Award for "Laughter in the Night"
Sankei Children's Publishing Culture Award for "Hansel and Gretel"

He became a member of the Japan Art Academy in 1983.


(Sources: ja.wikipedia.org)