Mephisto Award
1 appearances
Yoichi Chikamoto
ちかもと よういち
Chikamoto Yoichi
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1975-01-01 （Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Resident of Kitanakagusuku, Nakagami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- literary critic, novelist, playwright/screenwriter
- Active Years
- 2010-
- Nominations
- 53rd Gunzo New Writer's Literary Prize (criticism) - Finalist
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asano Junior & Senior High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Asano Junior & Senior High School
Country:
Japan
Graduated from Asano High School
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Mephisto Prize (48th) | Ogon no Hebi Midori no Sogen (manuscript title) | 小説 | Kodansha | 受賞 |
| 2018 | Subaru Critique Prize (1st) | Where Meaning Lies — Kenzo Tange and Japanese Modernity | 評論 | Shueisha | 受賞 |
| 2017 | Kinjo Tetsuo's Hometown Haebaru Town Screenplay Prize (Honorable Mention) | Tetsu nu yo (Kurugani nu yu) | 脚本 | Haebaru Town / Kinjo Tetsuo Screenplay Prize Committee | 佳作（Honorable Mention） |
Mephisto Prize (48th)
2012
Work:
Ogon no Hebi Midori no Sogen (manuscript title)
Category:
小説
Organization:
Kodansha
Result:
受賞
Subaru Critique Prize (1st)
2018
Work:
Where Meaning Lies — Kenzo Tange and Japanese Modernity
Category:
評論
Organization:
Shueisha
Result:
受賞
Kinjo Tetsuo's Hometown Haebaru Town Screenplay Prize (Honorable Mention)
2017
Work:
Tetsu nu yo (Kurugani nu yu)
Category:
脚本
Organization:
Haebaru Town / Kinjo Tetsuo Screenplay Prize Committee
Result:
佳作（Honorable Mention）
Awards & Nominations
Subaru Critique Award
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (2018) award
Works
Major Works
Ai no Shu — Direction of Heaven
2013 NovelDebut novel, published after being revised and retitled from the Mephisto-winning manuscript. A work that explores love, loss and memory with a short-form sensibility within a longer narrative.
lovelossmemoryreligious motifs
Saga-no Ayatsuri Ibun: Joruri Grand-Guignol
2015 NovelA novel that incorporates theatrical motifs such as joruri and Grand-Guignol, weaving historical and uncanny elements.
historytheatrethe uncanny
Where Meaning Lies — Kenzo Tange and Japanese Modernity
2018 Criticism / EssayA critical essay that reconsiders Japanese modernity through the architecture of Kenzo Tange. Published in Subaru magazine and awarded the Subaru Critique Prize.
architectureJapanese modernityliterary criticism
Tetsu nu yo (Kurugani nu yu)
2016 Theatre scriptA script written with Okinawa as its background. After receiving an honorable mention in a screenplay prize, it was later staged.
Okinawatradition and modernitylocal identity
Adaptations
- [Stage] Tetsu nu yo (stage production) / 仲座健太 (2020)
Bibliography
- Ai no Shu — Direction of Heaven (Kodansha, 2013)
- Saga-no Ayatsuri Ibun: Joruri Grand-Guignol (Kodansha, 2015)
- Where Meaning Lies — Kenzo Tange and Japanese Modernity (published in Subaru, 2018)
- Script 'Tetsu nu yo' (2016; staged 2020)
Adaptations
- Stage adaptation: Tetsu nu yo (directed by Kenta Nakaza, 2020)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- critical and essayistic prosedetailed observation of history and architecturenarration that weaves short-form episodes
- Recurring Motifs
- architecture and the citylove and lossJapanese modernityOkinawan local identity
Legacy
Recognized as both a critic and creative writer. Debuted as a novelist after winning the Mephisto Prize and has attracted attention for criticism concerning architecture and Japanese modernity.
Trivia
- Alumnus of Asano Junior & Senior High School.
- Won the 48th Mephisto Prize in 2012 (submitted manuscript: 'Ogon no Hebi Midori no Sogen').
- Won the 1st Subaru Critique Prize in 2018.
- Resident of Kitanakagusuku, Nakagami District, Okinawa Prefecture.
- The script 'Tetsu nu yo' received an honorable mention in 2017 and was staged in 2020.