Kishida Kunio Drama Award
1 appearances
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Edition 58 (2014) award
Norimizu Ameya
あめや のりみず
Ameya Norimizu
Pen Names:
Technocrat（Used as an alias/name for certain contemporary art projects）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1961-03-22 （Kōfu, Yamanashi, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Kōfu, Yamanashi (birthplace) → Kanagawa Prefecture (raised) → Higashi-Nakano, Tokyo (opened Animal Shop / OwlRoom) → Ibaraki Prefecture (moved to rural area for a period)
Career
- Occupations
- contemporary artist, director, playwright, performance artist, animal dealer
- Active Years
- 1977-
- Influenced By
- Kobo Abe, Jūrō Kara
- Nominations
- Mishima Yukio Prize nominee (2018)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanagawa Prefectural Odawara High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Kanagawa Prefectural Odawara High School
Country:
Japan
Member of high school theater club; directed works by Kobo Abe and Jūrō Kara during high school
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Kishida Kunio Drama Award | Blue Sheet | — | Kishida Kunio Drama Award Selection Committee | winner |
| 2018 | Mishima Yukio Prize | His Daughter | — | Mishima Yukio Prize Selection Committee | nominated |
Kishida Kunio Drama Award
2014
Work:
Blue Sheet
Organization:
Kishida Kunio Drama Award Selection Committee
Result:
winner
Mishima Yukio Prize
2018
Work:
His Daughter
Organization:
Mishima Yukio Prize Selection Committee
Result:
nominated
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Blue Sheet
2014 play / theatreA site- and community-based play staged with high school students and local participants. It explores themes of displacement, local memory, family and recovery.
coexistencedisplacement and returnfamilylocal memory
His Daughter
2017 long-form / novel (serialized → book)Serialized in a literary magazine and later published as a book. A long-form work dealing with family relationships, portraiture and loss.
familylossidentity
Bibliography
- Can You Live with Animals (1997)
- Can You Live with Rare Beasts? (paperback retitle, 2007)
- Blue Sheet (2014)
- His Daughter (2017)
- Protein (2024)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- genre-crossingexperimental, performance-oriented styleemphasis on theatrical and bodily expression
- Recurring Motifs
- animals and coexistenceimprinting and cross-species bondingenclosure and confinementcontamination and infection imagery
Legacy
A practitioner working across theatre and contemporary art. Known for community-based plays and provocative contemporary-art performances, Ameya is recognized across criticism, art and music circles. His 2014 Kishida Kunio Drama Award established his reputation as a playwright.
In Popular Culture
- Collaborated extensively with musicians and participated in numerous live music projects
- Has appeared in films, music videos and television dramas
Trivia
- Opened an animal shop 'Dōbutsudō' in Higashi-Nakano, later developing into 'OwlRoom' specializing in owls.
- Reportedly lived in a disused building's restroom for a period.
- Has a daughter named Kurumi.