Fumio Ishimori, after the Friday evening performance of his play. Photo by Brett Homenick.
On Friday night, June 14, I left work and immediately headed to a theater in Naka-Meguro to catch Fumio Ishimori's latest stage play. I've blogged about Ishimori-san countless times, but as a reminder, Ishimori-san was a screenwriter who wrote many scripts for Shochiku and Nikkatsu, including Toshio Masuda's war film Monument to the Girls' Corps (1968). Genre fans might know Ishimori-san as co-screenwriter of the Toho horror film Crest of the Wolf (1973) with Jun Fukuda. He also penned numerous episodes of Kamen Rider (1971-73), along with episodes of Ultraman Ace (1972-73) and Zone Fighter (1973).
After the show finished, I caught up with Ishimori-san, who invited me to stick around and share drinks with the cast. We all had a great time taking photos and generally shooting the breeze. I missed Ishimori-san at a few of his other recent stage plays, and aside from a chance encounter last March at Kichijoji Station, I hadn't seen him since last year. I'm very glad to have had the chance to see him again on Friday evening.
Here's to Ishimori-san's continued success!
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