Art Encouragement Prize for Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
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Edition 71 (2021) award
Haruhiko Kamijima
かみじま はるひこ
Kamijima Haruhiko
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- Nagano Prefecture, Japan
- Died
- age 66
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- film critic
- Active Years
- 1980-
- Influenced By
- Hayao Miyazaki, Akira Kurosawa, Seijun Suzuki
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kokugakuin University | Faculty of Letters | — | — | — | Japan |
Kokugakuin University
Faculty of Letters
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Dagereo Publishing Criticism Prize | Moire: The Illusion Called Cinema | — | Dagereo Publishing | winner |
| 2004 | Kyoto Film Festival Cultural Award | The Animated World of Hayao Miyazaki: From The Castle of Cagliostro to Howl's Moving Castle | — | Kyoto Film Festival | winner |
| 2021 | Art Encouragement Prize (Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) | A Study of Seijun Suzuki: Voices Without Shadows, Shadows Without Voices | — | Agency for Cultural Affairs (Art Encouragement Prize) | winner |
Dagereo Publishing Criticism Prize
1982
Work:
Moire: The Illusion Called Cinema
Organization:
Dagereo Publishing
Result:
winner
Kyoto Film Festival Cultural Award
2004
Work:
The Animated World of Hayao Miyazaki: From The Castle of Cagliostro to Howl's Moving Castle
Organization:
Kyoto Film Festival
Result:
winner
Art Encouragement Prize (Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)
2021
Work:
A Study of Seijun Suzuki: Voices Without Shadows, Shadows Without Voices
Organization:
Agency for Cultural Affairs (Art Encouragement Prize)
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Moire: The Illusion Called Cinema
1995 film criticismA collection of essays examining the illusions and image-making of cinema as a medium.
visual theoryfilm aesthetics
The Animated World of Hayao Miyazaki: From The Castle of Cagliostro to Howl's Moving Castle
2004 film criticismTraces the development and expressive techniques in Hayao Miyazaki's works, discussing changes in anime expression.
anime studiesauteur studies
Red Purge Hollywood: Biographies of Blacklisted Filmmakers Who Challenged the Red Scare
2006 film history/criticismA historical study of Hollywood's Red Scare and blacklist, offering biographical criticism of the filmmakers involved.
Hollywood historypolitics and film
The Throne of Blood: The Cinematic World of Akira Kurosawa and Toshiro Mifune
2010 film criticismAnalyzes the cinematic world created by Akira Kurosawa and Toshiro Mifune, focusing on their collaborations.
auteur studiesactor studies
A Study of Seijun Suzuki: Voices Without Shadows, Shadows Without Voices
2020 film criticismA scholarly critique detailing Seijun Suzuki's authorship and the peculiarities of his imagery.
Japanese film historyauthorship studies
Bibliography
- Moire: The Illusion Called Cinema
- The Animated World of Hayao Miyazaki: From The Castle of Cagliostro to Howl's Moving Castle
- Red Purge Hollywood: Biographies of Blacklisted Filmmakers Who Challenged the Red Scare
- The Throne of Blood: The Cinematic World of Akira Kurosawa and Toshiro Mifune
- A Study of Seijun Suzuki: Voices Without Shadows, Shadows Without Voices
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- analytical criticism emphasizing historical contextstyle based on comparative examination of texts and images
- Recurring Motifs
- Hollywood historypostwar Japanese cinemaauteur studies
Legacy
A long-standing contributor to film criticism and research in Japan, known for studies on Miyazaki, Kurosawa and Seijun Suzuki; his critical books have been recognized by film festivals and cultural awards.
Trivia
- Born in Nagano Prefecture in 1959.
- Authority identifiers exist (ISNI, VIAF, WorldCat identifiers).