French literature scholar, critic, and Professor Emeritus at Rikkyo University (Department ofBody Expression andCinematic Arts). His publications include Artaud: Thought and Body (Hakusuisha), Hijikata Tatsumi (Misuzu Shobo), Toward Beckett (Goryu Shoin), Inorganic Life (Kodansha), Paganism (Seidosha), and translations of works such as Deleuze/Guattari’s Anti-Oedipus, Artaud’s To Have Done with the Judgment of God, and Deleuze’s Foucault (all published by Kawade Bunko), as well as Deleuze’s The Fold, Francis Bacon, and Beckett’s Molloy and How It Is (all published by Kawade Shobo Shinsha). His recent works include Hijikata Tatsumi - penser un corps épuisé , Artaud pensée et corps (Les Presses du Réel)