Shuji Onodera
Director, Leader of company derashinera
After studying at the Institute of Japan Mime, Shuji Onodera founded Mizuto Abura in 1995. The group disbanded in 2006 and Onodera travelled to study in France. On his return he established company derashinera in 2007. He has recently directed performances at the Shizuoka Performing Arts Center and the New National Theatre, Tokyo, and won the Yomiuri Theater Grand Prix Outstanding Staff Award.