Japan Art Academy Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 48 (1992) award
Kan Hosho
ほうしょう かん
Hosho Kan
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1934-05-15 （Tokyo Prefecture）
- Died
- 2016-02-01 （Tokyo） age 81
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Noh performer
- Active Years
- 1941-2016
- Affiliations
- Shitagake Hosho School, Japan Nohgaku Association, Japan Noh Association
- Memberships
- Japan Art Academy
- Influenced By
- Arata Hosho, Yaichi Hosho, Kenzō Matsumoto
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Kanze Toshio Memorial Hosei University Noh Prize | — | — | Nogami Memorial Hosei University Noh Research Institute | winner |
| 1994 | Living National Treasure | — | — | Agency for Cultural Affairs | designated |
| 1996 | Medal with Purple Ribbon | — | — | Government of Japan | recipient |
| 2002 | Member of the Japan Art Academy | — | — | Japan Art Academy | appointed |
| 2014 | Person of Cultural Merit | — | — | Japanese Government | selected |
| 2016 | Senior Fourth Rank | — | — | Japanese Government | conferred |
Kanze Toshio Memorial Hosei University Noh Prize
1990
Organization:
Nogami Memorial Hosei University Noh Research Institute
Result:
winner
Living National Treasure
1994
Organization:
Agency for Cultural Affairs
Result:
designated
Medal with Purple Ribbon
1996
Organization:
Government of Japan
Result:
recipient
Member of the Japan Art Academy
2002
Organization:
Japan Art Academy
Result:
appointed
Person of Cultural Merit
2014
Organization:
Japanese Government
Result:
selected
Senior Fourth Rank
2016
Organization:
Japanese Government
Result:
conferred
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Sumidagawa
NohOedipus Rex
Greek tragedyThe Golden Days
1978 TV dramaHosho Kan appeared as Shimizu Munenaga in episode 27 "Nobunaga Dies" of the NHK Taiga drama The Golden Days.
Health
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esophageal cancerled to his death
Legacy
He was designated a Living National Treasure as a representative waki actor in the Japanese Noh world and trained many successors.
Academic Societies
- Japan Art Academy
Trivia
- He is distantly related to TRF member SAM through his great-grandfather.