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Juuzaburo Futaba

ふたば じゅうざぶろう

Futaba Juuzaburo

Pen Names: Tom Sawyer（Pen name derived from Tom Sawyer's Adventures）

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1910-10-09 （Tokyo City, Tokyo Prefecture）
Died
2009-12-12 （Tokyo） age 99
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
film critic, translator
Active Years
1930-2009
Influenced By
Takashi Tatsuno
Influenced
Danshi Tatekawa, Nobuhiko Obayashi

Education

Faculty of Economics, Tokyo Imperial University
Faculty of Economics
Year of Graduation: 1930
Country: Japan
His father opposed his wish to join French literature department.

Awards

Kikuchi Kan Prize
2001
Organization: Kikuchi Kan Prize Organization
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Boku no Saitenhyou: Western Cinema Series

1988 Film Criticism

A collection of film reviews and ratings for Western films from the 1960s to 1980s.

film criticismWestern filmsratings

The Charm of Cinema

1947 Film Criticism

A critical work discussing the charm of cinema.

cinemacharmcriticism

Translations by Author

  • The Big Sleep (by Raymond Chandler)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
detailed and wide-ranging film criticismexpert yet readable style
Recurring Motifs
film evaluationjazz musicB-movies

Health

  • Multiple organ failure
    2009年12月
    Suffered multiple organ failure leading to death.

Legacy

A pioneer in film criticism and an early introducer of hardboiled novels in Japan.

Academic Societies

  • Japan Film Critics Association

In Popular Culture

  • Many works have been published as e-books.

Quotes

  • Cinema itself is culture.
    Source: The Charm of Cinema (1947)

Trivia

  • Pen name derived from Tom Sawyer.
  • Danshi Tatekawa was an admirer.
  • Spent childhood immersed in cinema.