Art Encouragement Prize for Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
1 appearances
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Edition 35 (1985) award
Hiroko Koda
こうだ ひろこ
Kouda Hiroko
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1932-08-29 （Tokyo, Japan）
- Died
- 2020-11-24 age 88
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Actress, Voice actress, Reciter
- Active Years
- 1953-2020
- Affiliations
- NHK Tokyo Broadcasting Theater, National Language Council (member)
- Memberships
- National Language Council (member, three terms)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshibi University of Art and Design | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Joshibi University of Art and Design
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Italy Prize (Grand Prize) | Radio music-dramatic work "Ondine" | — | Italy Prize organization | 大賞 |
| 1981 | Agency for Cultural Affairs Arts Festival — Excellence Award | — | — | Agency for Cultural Affairs | 受賞 |
| 1982 | Agency for Cultural Affairs Arts Festival — Excellence Award | — | — | Agency for Cultural Affairs | 受賞 |
| 1984 | Agency for Cultural Affairs Arts Festival — Excellence Award | — | — | Agency for Cultural Affairs | 受賞 |
| 1985 | Art Encouragement Prize — Minister of Education Award | Readings of Higuchi Ichiyo's works (e.g. "Jusanya", "Otsugomori") | — | Art Encouragement Prize (Agency for Cultural Affairs) | 受賞 |
| 1995 | Mainichi Art Award | — | — | Mainichi Newspapers | 受賞 |
| 1996 | Medal with Purple Ribbon | — | — | Government of Japan | 受章 |
| 2002 | Fujimura Memorial Rekitei Prize | — | — | Fujimura Memorial Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2003 | Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays | — | — | Government of Japan (Cabinet Office) | 受章 |
Italy Prize (Grand Prize)
Work:
Radio music-dramatic work "Ondine"
Organization:
Italy Prize organization
Result:
大賞
Agency for Cultural Affairs Arts Festival — Excellence Award
1981
Organization:
Agency for Cultural Affairs
Result:
受賞
Agency for Cultural Affairs Arts Festival — Excellence Award
1982
Organization:
Agency for Cultural Affairs
Result:
受賞
Agency for Cultural Affairs Arts Festival — Excellence Award
1984
Organization:
Agency for Cultural Affairs
Result:
受賞
Art Encouragement Prize — Minister of Education Award
1985
Work:
Readings of Higuchi Ichiyo's works (e.g. "Jusanya", "Otsugomori")
Organization:
Art Encouragement Prize (Agency for Cultural Affairs)
Result:
受賞
Mainichi Art Award
1995
Organization:
Mainichi Newspapers
Result:
受賞
Medal with Purple Ribbon
1996
Organization:
Government of Japan
Result:
受章
Fujimura Memorial Rekitei Prize
2002
Organization:
Fujimura Memorial Foundation
Result:
受賞
Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays
2003
Organization:
Government of Japan (Cabinet Office)
Result:
受章
Awards & Nominations
Rekitei Prize (formerly Fujimura Memorial Rekitei Prize)
1 appearances
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Edition 40 (2002) award
Works
Major Works
The Joy of Recitation: Savoring Beautiful Japanese with the Body
2002 EssayA book explaining techniques of recitation and the beauty of the Japanese language, discussing practice and mindset for stage readings.
RecitationJapanese languageExpression
Bibliography
- The Joy of Recitation: Savoring Beautiful Japanese with the Body (Kobunsha, 2002)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Clear and expressive recitation styleEmphasis on original classical texts in performance
- Recurring Motifs
- Readings of Higuchi Ichiyo's worksLong-form recitations of The Tale of Genji
Health
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Subarachnoid hemorrhage2020年11月（急性）Died in November 2020 from an acute subarachnoid hemorrhage.
Legacy
Recognized as a leading figure who established stage recitation as a discipline, contributing to the popularization of classical readings and the development of expressive recitation over many years.
Trivia
- Birth name was Hiroko Miyoshi (maiden name: Usuda).
- Her husband was music critic Kiyotatsu Miyoshi.
- Her eldest daughter is essayist Risako Miyoshi.
- Joined the NHK Tokyo Broadcasting Theater as a 5th class trainee in 1953.
- From 1977 she held an annual "Hiroko Koda's Gathering" performing classical readings.