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第53回（2009年） award
Ryuta Horai
ほうらい りゅうた
Horai Ryuta
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1976-01-07 （Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan）
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
- 居住地歴
- Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan → Hakui, Ishikawa, Japan
経歴
- 職業
- playwright, screenwriter, director
- 活動期間
- 1996年〜
- 所属
- Modern Swimmers (company playwright)
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butai Geijutsu Gakuin (School of Stage Arts) | — | Theatre | — | 在学〜卒業 1996 | Japan |
| Ishikawa Prefectural Hakui Technical High School, Design Department | — | Design | — | — | Japan |
Butai Geijutsu Gakuin (School of Stage Arts)
Theatre
期間:
在学〜卒業 1996
卒業年:
1996
国:
Japan
Completed the theatre program (graduated 1996)
Ishikawa Prefectural Hakui Technical High School, Design Department
Design
国:
Japan
Joined the drama club while attending and discovered interest in theatre
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Kishida Kunio Drama Award | Mahoroba | — | Kishida Kunio Drama Award Committee | winner |
| 2017 | Tsuruya Nanboku Playwright Award | On Mothers and Planets, and the Records of Women Who Spin | — | Tsuruya Nanboku Prize Committee | winner |
| 2019 | Hayakawa 'Tragedy & Comedy' Prize | If It's Going to Disappear, Let It Be Morning | — | Hayakawa Foundation for Literary Promotion | winner |
| 2020 | Yomiuri Theatre Awards (Outstanding Director Award) | Beautiful World | 優秀演出家賞 | Yomiuri Theatre Awards Committee | winner |
Kishida Kunio Drama Award
2009
対象作品:
Mahoroba
主催:
Kishida Kunio Drama Award Committee
結果:
winner
Tsuruya Nanboku Playwright Award
2017
対象作品:
On Mothers and Planets, and the Records of Women Who Spin
主催:
Tsuruya Nanboku Prize Committee
結果:
winner
Hayakawa 'Tragedy & Comedy' Prize
2019
対象作品:
If It's Going to Disappear, Let It Be Morning
主催:
Hayakawa Foundation for Literary Promotion
結果:
winner
Yomiuri Theatre Awards (Outstanding Director Award)
2020
対象作品:
Beautiful World
部門:
優秀演出家賞
主催:
Yomiuri Theatre Awards Committee
結果:
winner
受賞・候補エディション
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第20回（2017年） award
作品
代表作
Mahoroba
2008年 Theatre (play)An ensemble drama exploring family and community memories. Staged at the New National Theatre and regarded as one of his notable works.
familymemorycommunity
On Mothers and Planets, and the Records of Women Who Spin
2016年 Theatre (play)A sprawling play depicting relationships among mothers and women from an almost cosmic perspective. Winner of the Tsuruya Nanboku Playwright Award.
familywomenexistence
If It's Going to Disappear, Let It Be Morning
2018年 Theatre (play)A work themed around loss and disappearance. Recipient of the Hayakawa 'Tragedy & Comedy' Prize.
losstimeindividual
Beautiful World
2019年 Theatre (play / direction)A production directed by Horai; one of the performances that earned him the Outstanding Director Award.
familyhuman relationshipscontemporary society
Piano no Mori (screenplay / novel adaptation)
2007年 Film / Screenplay / NovelIncludes screenplay for the anime film and his novelization. A story about music and coming of age.
musiccoming of agetalent
映像化・舞台化
- [Film] Piano no Mori (2007)
全著作
- Novel: Piano no Mori (Kodansha, 2007)
- Script: Mahoroba (Hakusuisha, 2009)
- Various plays and stage scripts (multiple, published as performance scripts)
翻案
- Igarashi-den → film 'Gachi☆Boy' (adaptation from stage to film)
- Sayonara Saiko-kun (adapted into TV drama by Gekidan Engisha)
作風・主題
- 文体
- Contemporary theatre style mixing realism and allegoryEnsemble (multi-character) structures
- 頻出モチーフ
- familymemorylossrelations between individual and community
評価・遺産
Regarded as one of the leading contemporary Japanese playwrights and directors. Central figure in Modern Swimmers, he has expanded theatrical expression with a body of highly regarded works.
資料所蔵先
- Modern Swimmers related archives (performance materials, etc.)
大衆文化への影響
- Known to general audiences through film and TV screenwriting and stage-to-film adaptations
豆知識
- Born January 7, 1976.
- Resident playwright of the theatre company Modern Swimmers.
- Reportedly married actress Sairi Ito in 2025.