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Kōhei Tsuka

Korean-Japanese playwright, director and theater director (1948-2010)
Person human Q10855822

Facts

23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[19]
Date of birth
April 24, 1948
Date of death
July 10, 2010
Place of birth
Kaho
Place of death
Kamogawa
Country of citizenship
South Korea[12]
Occupation
playwright, screenwriter, theatre director, novelist, lyricist, impresario, writer[13][14]
Educated at
Keio University[15]
Award received
Japan Academy Prize for Screenplay of the Year, Medal with Purple Ribbon, Golden Arrow Award[16][17][18]
Spouse
Mami Kumagai[10]
Child
Mika Aihara[11]
Official website
www.tsuka.co.jp[23]
Cause of death
lung cancer[20]
Nominated for
Japan Academy Prize for Screenplay of the Year[25]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Japanese[26]
Blood type
A[29]
Family name
Kim[21]
Given name
Kōhei[22]
Manner of death
natural causes[24]
Name in kana
つか こうへい[28]
Name in native language
김봉웅[27]
Represented by
Wikidata item[30]
🏷️ Also known as
en Kim Bong-woong en Kōhei Tsuka de Kim Pong-ung de Kim Pongung de Kohei Tsuka de Gim Bong-ung de Kanehara Mineo fa کوهی تسوکا hu Cuka Kóhei ja つかこうへい ko 김봉웅 zh 金原峰雄 zh 金峰雄
🔖 Identifiers · 42
ISNI
0000000063354413
VIAF cluster ID
218466304
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n82062656
GND ID
1027260381
1SCREEN person ID
215638
AllMovie person ID
p114664
Allcinema person ID
125979
AlloCiné person ID
643999
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
17816599f
CiNii Research ID
1140563741733124096
Crank-in! person ID
100649
Discogs artist ID
4012033, 4183329
Show all 42 identifiers +30
FAST ID
91790
Fandango person ID
684367
FilmTv.it person ID
513272
Freebase ID
/m/0n27m__
HAND ID
0968-8F70-39E9-E059-1539
HKCAN ID
9811110694803406
IMDb ID
nm0875337
IdRef ID
127702342
J9U entity ID
987007418810305171
Japan Search name ID
つかこうへい
Kinobaza person ID
kohei-tsuka
Kinobox person ID
1260805
Kinopoisk person ID
420050
Les Archives du spectacle person ID
25988
MangaSeek person ID
7381
MusicBrainz artist ID
24c00907-1cdd-4b35-984a-2de47a23520e
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA02513731
NDL Authority ID
00086210
NHK Archives Portal person ID
D0009072358
NLA Trove people ID
1030372
NUKAT ID
n2016139581
National Library of Korea ID
KAC201104555
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
263678458
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3989748
Rotten Tomatoes ID
celebrity/kohei_tsuka
TMDB person ID
1042168
Topic's main category
Wikidata item
Trakt.tv ID
people/kohei-tsuka
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJkhPTGxvty8GmrDjcBQMP
Yale LUX ID
person/3081e430-b2ff-45f6-a508-b49a95b1541e

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 7
writer, playwright, screenwriter, lyricist, theatre director, novelist, impresario
Award received 2
Japan Academy Prize for Screenplay of the Year, Golden Arrow Award
Cause of death 1
lung cancer
Country of citizenship 1
South Korea
Educated at 1
Keio University
Family name 1
Kim
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Japanese
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Nominated for 1
Japan Academy Prize for Screenplay of the Year
Place of death 1
Kamogawa
Sex or gender 1
male
← Winner 1
Japan Academy Prize for Screenplay of the Year
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Summary

Kōhei Tsuka was born on April 24, 1948[1], in Kaho[2]. He died on July 10, 2010[3], in Kamogawa[4]. He worked as a playwright[5], screenwriter[6], theatre director[7], novelist[8], and lyricist[9].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

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  • Type: Person[31]

  • Country: JP[32]

  • Began / founded: 1948-04-24[33]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2010-07-10[34]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 24c00907-1cdd-4b35-984a-2de47a23520e[35]

FAQs

Where was Kōhei Tsuka born?

Kōhei Tsuka was born in Kaho[2].

Where did Kōhei Tsuka die?

Kōhei Tsuka passed away in Kamogawa[4].

Who was Kōhei Tsuka married to?

Kōhei Tsuka's spouses include Mami Kumagai[10].

What did Kōhei Tsuka do for work?

Kōhei Tsuka worked as a playwright[5], screenwriter[6], theatre director[7], novelist[8], and lyricist[9].

Where did Kōhei Tsuka go to school?

Kōhei Tsuka was educated at Keio University[15].

What awards did Kōhei Tsuka receive?

Honors received include Japan Academy Prize for Screenplay of the Year[16], Medal with Purple Ribbon[17], and Golden Arrow Award[18].

Related Entities

South Korea

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [34] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [35] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Rotten Tomatoes ID → celebrity/kohei_tsuka
    Kinobaza person ID → kohei-tsuka
    FilmTv.it person ID → 513272
    Allcinema person ID → 125979
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Allcinema person ID: 125979, Matched to つかこうへい (#322120932) in Allcinema person #mix'n'"
  2. 9w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    NLA Trove people ID → 1030372
    Discogs artist ID → 4012033, 4183329
    Les Archives du spectacle person ID → 25988
    "Created claim: NLA Trove people ID: 1030372, Matched to #mix'n'match Kōhei Tsuka (#5631415) for {{P|1315}}"
  3. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → 0968-8F70-39E9-E059-1539
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #46379: HAND ID (2)"
  4. 17w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    1SCREEN person ID → 215638
    "Created claim: 1SCREEN person ID: 215638, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783827416236"
  5. 21w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    AlloCiné person ID → 643999
    Online PWN Encyclopedia ID → 3989748
    Trakt.tv ID → people/kohei-tsuka
    "Created claim: Trakt.tv ID: people/kohei-tsuka, Matched to #mix'n'match Kôhei Tsuka (#220185581) for {{P|8013}}"
  6. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Japan Academy Prize for Screenplay of the Year, Medal with Purple Ribbon, Golden Arrow Award
    Place of death → Kamogawa
    Represented by → Wikidata item
    Family name → Kim
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #31701: import P21 and P106 from GND (2)"
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