Mishima Yukio Award
2 appearances
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Edition 19 (2006) nominee
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Edition 22 (2009) award
Shiro Maeda
まえだ しろう
Maeda Shiro
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1977-04-13 （Gotanda, Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Gotanda, Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Playwright, Theatre director, Actor, Novelist, Film director, Screenwriter
- Active Years
- 1997-
- Affiliations
- Gotanda-dan (founder and artistic director), Final selection committee member, Hokkaido Playwright Award
- Nominations
- 26th Noma Literary New Face Award — nominee (2005), 19th Mishima Yukio Prize — nominee (2006), 137th Akutagawa Prize — nominee (2007)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nihon University Buzan High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Wako University | Faculty of Humanities | Department of Literature | 学士 | 1995-1999 | Japan |
Nihon University Buzan High School
Country:
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
Degree:
学士
Period:
1995-1999
Year of Graduation:
1999
Country:
Japan
While at university he founded the theatre company 'Gotanda-dan' in 1997 and has served as its artistic director.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Work:
House Is Far
Organization:
Kyoto Art Center
Result:
受賞
Noma Literary New Face Award (nominee)
2005
Work:
Neither Love Nor Youth, Not Leaving
Organization:
Noma Literary New Face Award Committee
Result:
候補
Mishima Yukio Prize (nominee)
2006
Work:
The Dismantling of Love and the Destruction of Kita Ward
Organization:
Mishima Yukio Prize Committee
Result:
候補
Akutagawa Prize (nominee)
2007
Work:
Great Life Adventure
Organization:
Akutagawa Prize Committee
Result:
候補
Kishida Kunio Drama Award
2008
Work:
Isn't There Anyone Alive?
Organization:
Kishida Kunio Drama Award Committee
Result:
受賞
Mishima Yukio Prize
2009
Work:
The Merman of Summer Water
Organization:
Mishima Yukio Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Galaxy Award (Television Division — Excellence Award)
2009
Work:
Okai-mono (NHK drama)
Category:
テレビ部門優秀賞
Organization:
Broadcasting Critics Association
Result:
受賞
Broadcasting Culture Foundation Award (Television Drama Program Prize)
2009
Work:
Okai-mono (NHK drama)
Category:
テレビドラマ番組賞
Organization:
Broadcasting Culture Foundation
Result:
受賞
Mukoda Kuniko Award
2015
Work:
Seven-Minute Walk
Organization:
Tokyo News Service
Result:
受賞
TAMA Film Award (Best New Director)
2016
Work:
An Unhappy Past
Category:
最優秀新進映画監督賞
Organization:
TAMA Cinema Forum
Result:
受賞
Akutagawa Prize (nominee)
2017
Work:
Love Between Two Fires
Organization:
Akutagawa Prize Committee
Result:
候補
Awards & Nominations
Kishida Kunio Drama Award
1 appearances
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Edition 52 (2008) award
Works
Major Works
Neither Love Nor Youth, Not Leaving
2005 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 NovelA novel set on the margins of the city blending autobiographical elements with black humor.
urban liferelationshipshumor
Great Life Adventure
2007 NovelDepicts disjunctions of daily life and the ghosts of memory in a distinctive voice.
memoryeveryday lifeadventure
Isn't There Anyone Alive?
2008 PlayA ensemble play portraying the everyday lives and loneliness of young people; winner of the Kishida Kunio Drama Award.
lonelinesscommunicationensemble drama
Adaptations
- [Film] Isn't There Anyone Alive? (2011)
The Merman of Summer Water
2009 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 NovelA comic family novel; adapted to film in 2011 for which Maeda wrote the screenplay.
familycomedytravel
Adaptations
- [Film] The Oki Family's Delightful Trip: Newlywed Hell (2011)
Ji, Extreme, Sukiyaki
2013 NovelA work showcasing Maeda's experimental humor; adapted to film in which he served as original author, screenwriter, and director.
experimentalhumorcinematic adaptation
Adaptations
- [Film] Ji, Extreme, Sukiyaki / 前田 司郎 (2013)
Love Between Two Fires
2018 NovelA relatively concise novel exploring the subtleties of human relationships; an Akutagawa Prize nominee.
relationshipsloveconflict
Bibliography
- 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)
Adaptations
- 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
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Dialogue-driven prose influenced by playwritingA dry narrative mixing humor and pathosDramatic structuring that uses scene shifts effectively
- Recurring Motifs
- lonelinessdetails of everyday lifeabsence of familyghosts of memory
Legacy
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.
In Popular Culture
- 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.
Trivia
- 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.