Shin Hashiguchi

Shin Hashiguchi

Born 1967 in Yonago city, Tottori Prefecture. Shin Hashiguchi is an actor and playwright. He became active in theater while a student Ritsumeikan University. In 1990 he participated in the founding of the Jiku Gekijo theater company. There, he performed in most of the company’s major productions as an actor. After the dissolution of Jiku Gekijo he continued acting with companies including Toenkai and Jabu Jabu Circuit. In 2007 he won the 9th Kansai Contemporary Theater Actor’s Award. As a playwright, his works have been performed by units from his years with Jiku Gekijo, and in 1997 he was awarded the Encouragement Prize of the Kyoto Theater Festival. In 2004, he formed the theater company Con-Buri-Dan. Until now, he has presented four plays, all of which he has written and directed.