Shūzō Takiguchi

Shūzō Takiguchi (瀧口 修造) was a Japanese poet, art critic, and artist. He was the central figure of orthodox Surrealism in pre- and postwar Japan. Devoting his life to exemplifying the movement in its orthodox form. Starting in the 1950s, he began offering new experimental outlets for young postwar avant-garde artists who lacked opportunities for presenting their work in formats other than group exhibitions.

Books of poetry

 * Fairy's Distance (妖精の距離), 1937
 * Poetic Experiments 1927–1937 (詩的実験1927–1937), 1967