Mishima Yukio Award
2回登壇
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第19回（2006年） nominee
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第22回（2009年） award
Shiro Maeda
まえだ しろう
Maeda Shiro
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1977-04-13 （Gotanda, Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan）
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
- 居住地歴
- Gotanda, Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan
経歴
- 職業
- Playwright, Theatre director, Actor, Novelist, Film director, Screenwriter
- 活動期間
- 1997年〜
- 所属
- Gotanda-dan (founder and artistic director), Final selection committee member, Hokkaido Playwright Award
- ノミネート
- 26th Noma Literary New Face Award — nominee (2005), 19th Mishima Yukio Prize — nominee (2006), 137th Akutagawa Prize — nominee (2007)
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nihon University Buzan High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Wako University | Faculty of Humanities | Department of Literature | 学士 | 1995-1999 | Japan |
Nihon University Buzan High School
国:
Japan
While in high school he could not join the drama club because it had been disbanded; he began attending the Stage Arts Academy during his school years.
Wako University
Faculty of Humanities
/ Department of Literature
学位:
学士
期間:
1995-1999
卒業年:
1999
国:
Japan
While at university he founded the theatre company 'Gotanda-dan' in 1997 and has served as its artistic director.
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Kyoto Art Center Stage Arts Award | House Is Far | — | Kyoto Art Center | 受賞 |
| 2005 | Noma Literary New Face Award (nominee) | Neither Love Nor Youth, Not Leaving | — | Noma Literary New Face Award Committee | 候補 |
| 2006 | Mishima Yukio Prize (nominee) | The Dismantling of Love and the Destruction of Kita Ward | — | Mishima Yukio Prize Committee | 候補 |
| 2007 | Akutagawa Prize (nominee) | Great Life Adventure | — | Akutagawa Prize Committee | 候補 |
| 2008 | Kishida Kunio Drama Award | Isn't There Anyone Alive? | — | Kishida Kunio Drama Award Committee | 受賞 |
| 2009 | Mishima Yukio Prize | The Merman of Summer Water | — | Mishima Yukio Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 2009 | Galaxy Award (Television Division — Excellence Award) | Okai-mono (NHK drama) | テレビ部門優秀賞 | Broadcasting Critics Association | 受賞 |
| 2009 | Broadcasting Culture Foundation Award (Television Drama Program Prize) | Okai-mono (NHK drama) | テレビドラマ番組賞 | Broadcasting Culture Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2015 | Mukoda Kuniko Award | Seven-Minute Walk | — | Tokyo News Service | 受賞 |
| 2016 | TAMA Film Award (Best New Director) | An Unhappy Past | 最優秀新進映画監督賞 | TAMA Cinema Forum | 受賞 |
| 2017 | Akutagawa Prize (nominee) | Love Between Two Fires | — | Akutagawa Prize Committee | 候補 |
Kyoto Art Center Stage Arts Award
2004
対象作品:
House Is Far
主催:
Kyoto Art Center
結果:
受賞
Noma Literary New Face Award (nominee)
2005
対象作品:
Neither Love Nor Youth, Not Leaving
主催:
Noma Literary New Face Award Committee
結果:
候補
Mishima Yukio Prize (nominee)
2006
対象作品:
The Dismantling of Love and the Destruction of Kita Ward
主催:
Mishima Yukio Prize Committee
結果:
候補
Akutagawa Prize (nominee)
2007
対象作品:
Great Life Adventure
主催:
Akutagawa Prize Committee
結果:
候補
Kishida Kunio Drama Award
2008
対象作品:
Isn't There Anyone Alive?
主催:
Kishida Kunio Drama Award Committee
結果:
受賞
Mishima Yukio Prize
2009
対象作品:
The Merman of Summer Water
主催:
Mishima Yukio Prize Committee
結果:
受賞
Galaxy Award (Television Division — Excellence Award)
2009
対象作品:
Okai-mono (NHK drama)
部門:
テレビ部門優秀賞
主催:
Broadcasting Critics Association
結果:
受賞
Broadcasting Culture Foundation Award (Television Drama Program Prize)
2009
対象作品:
Okai-mono (NHK drama)
部門:
テレビドラマ番組賞
主催:
Broadcasting Culture Foundation
結果:
受賞
Mukoda Kuniko Award
2015
対象作品:
Seven-Minute Walk
主催:
Tokyo News Service
結果:
受賞
TAMA Film Award (Best New Director)
2016
対象作品:
An Unhappy Past
部門:
最優秀新進映画監督賞
主催:
TAMA Cinema Forum
結果:
受賞
Akutagawa Prize (nominee)
2017
対象作品:
Love Between Two Fires
主催:
Akutagawa Prize Committee
結果:
候補
受賞・候補エディション
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第52回（2008年） award
作品
代表作
Neither Love Nor Youth, Not Leaving
2005年 NovelDebut novel exploring youth's anxieties and the search for belonging with touches of humor.
youthlonelinesscoming-of-age
The Dismantling of Love and the Destruction of Kita Ward
2006年 NovelA novel set on the margins of the city blending autobiographical elements with black humor.
urban liferelationshipshumor
Great Life Adventure
2007年 NovelDepicts disjunctions of daily life and the ghosts of memory in a distinctive voice.
memoryeveryday lifeadventure
Isn't There Anyone Alive?
2008年 PlayA ensemble play portraying the everyday lives and loneliness of young people; winner of the Kishida Kunio Drama Award.
lonelinesscommunicationensemble drama
映像化・舞台化
- [Film] Isn't There Anyone Alive? (2011)
The Merman of Summer Water
2009年 NovelA novel with touches of the fantastical; winner of the Mishima Yukio Prize.
fantasy elementssuburbiacoming-of-age
The Oki Family's Delightful Trip: Newlywed Hell
2008年 NovelA comic family novel; adapted to film in 2011 for which Maeda wrote the screenplay.
familycomedytravel
映像化・舞台化
- [Film] The Oki Family's Delightful Trip: Newlywed Hell (2011)
Ji, Extreme, Sukiyaki
2013年 NovelA work showcasing Maeda's experimental humor; adapted to film in which he served as original author, screenwriter, and director.
experimentalhumorcinematic adaptation
映像化・舞台化
- [Film] Ji, Extreme, Sukiyaki / 前田 司郎 (2013)
Love Between Two Fires
2018年 NovelA relatively concise novel exploring the subtleties of human relationships; an Akutagawa Prize nominee.
relationshipsloveconflict
全著作
- Isn't There Anyone Alive?
- Neither Love Nor Youth, Not Leaving
- The Dismantling of Love and the Destruction of Kita Ward
- Great Life Adventure
- I Can't Help Feeling Someone Is Holding My Hand
- The Oki Family's Delightful Trip: Newlywed Hell
- The Merman of Summer Water
- On the Contrary, 14 Years Old
- The Origin of Gum: Big Sister and Korontan
- Wet Sun: A Story of High School Theatre (Vols. 1-2)
- Ji, Extreme, Sukiyaki
- Let's Reduce Our Salt
- Moral Time / Child's Blood
- Love Between Two Fires
- Abnormal Detective Spaceship
- If It Goes In the Mouth and Comes Out the Rear, Words Come Out of the Mouth (Essay)
翻案
- Film 'Isn't There Anyone Alive?' (2011) — original & screenplay
- Film 'The Oki Family's Delightful Trip: Newlywed Hell' (2011) — screenplay
- Film 'Yokomichi Yonosuke' (2012) — screenplay
- Film 'Ji, Extreme, Sukiyaki' (2013) — original, screenplay & director
- Film 'An Unhappy Past' (2016) — screenplay & director
- Film 'Sakana no Ko' (2022) — screenplay
- NHK drama 'Seven-Minute Walk' (2015) — screenplay
作風・主題
- 文体
- Dialogue-driven prose influenced by playwritingA dry narrative mixing humor and pathosDramatic structuring that uses scene shifts effectively
- 頻出モチーフ
- lonelinessdetails of everyday lifeabsence of familyghosts of memory
評価・遺産
Shiro Maeda is known as a multidisciplinary creator across playwriting, directing, fiction, and film, and is a recipient of major awards such as the Kishida Kunio Drama Award and the Mishima Yukio Prize. As founder of the theatre company Gotanda-dan, he has had an influence on contemporary small-theatre practice and younger practitioners.
大衆文化への影響
- Served as screenwriter for the film 'Sakana no Ko' (2022) — one of the works that brought wider public recognition.
- NHK drama 'Seven-Minute Walk' (2015) — TV work that increased recognition and led to the Mukoda Kuniko Award.
豆知識
- Founded the theatre company Gotanda-dan in 1997 and serves as its artistic director.
- When he could not join the high school drama club, he began attending the Stage Arts Academy while still a student.
- He has said that by bringing playwriting methods into his novels he was able to complete longer works.
- Active across novels, plays, film, and television, with awards spanning multiple media.