Naoki Sanjugo Award
1回登壇
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第1回（1935年） award
Matsutaro Kawaguchi
かわぐち まつたろう
Kawaguchi Matsutarō
別名:
松田 松一
ペンネーム:
Matsuda Shōichi（Used for film and theatre screenplays）,
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1899-10-01 （Imado, Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan (historical Tokyo City)）
- 死没
- 1985-06-09 （Tokyo Women's Medical University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan） 85歳
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
- 居住地歴
- Imado, Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan (birthplace) → Kojimachi, Tokyo, Japan (rented lodgings) → Fukagawa, Tokyo, Japan (lived and worked) → Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan (residence) → Koishikawa / Kasuga, Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan (moved in 1964)
経歴
- 職業
- Novelist, Playwright, Screenwriter, Editor, Film company executive
- 活動期間
- 1916年〜1985年
- 所属
- Daiei Film, Shinsei Shinpa (Shinpa theatre company), Japan Art Academy (member), Naoki Prize Selection Committee (juror)
- 所属団体
- Member of the Japan Art Academy, Naoki Prize Selection Committee (juror), Founding member of the 'Four Playwrights' group
- 影響を受けた人物
- Chōsuke Ikuta, Mantaro Kubota, Kaoru Osanai, Tsubouchi Shōyō, Kenji Mizoguchi (contemporary / associate)
- 影響を与えた人物
- Shinpa theatre companies and actors, Subsequent popular fiction writers, Film screenwriters and producers, Hiroshi Kawaguchi (son, actor)
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ishihama Elementary School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Ishihama Elementary School
国:
Japan
Final formal education recorded as elementary school graduation
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | Naoki Prize | Tsuruhachi Tsurujirō; Furyū Fukagawa Uta; Meiji Ichidai Onna | — | Naoki Prize Selection Committee | Winner |
| 1959 | Mainichi Theatre Award | — | — | Mainichi Newspapers | Winner |
| 1963 | Kikuchi Kan Prize | — | — | Kikuchi Kan Prize Selection Committee | Winner |
| 1969 | Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Prize | Shigure Chaya Oriku | — | Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Prize Selection Committee | Winner |
| 1973 | Person of Cultural Merit | — | — | Government of Japan | Recipient |
Naoki Prize
1935
対象作品:
Tsuruhachi Tsurujirō; Furyū Fukagawa Uta; Meiji Ichidai Onna
主催:
Naoki Prize Selection Committee
結果:
Winner
Mainichi Theatre Award
1959
主催:
Mainichi Newspapers
結果:
Winner
Kikuchi Kan Prize
1963
主催:
Kikuchi Kan Prize Selection Committee
結果:
Winner
Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Prize
1969
対象作品:
Shigure Chaya Oriku
主催:
Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Prize Selection Committee
結果:
Winner
Person of Cultural Merit
1973
主催:
Government of Japan
結果:
Recipient
受賞・候補エディション
Kikuchi Kan Award
1回登壇
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第17回（1963年） award
Noma Literary Award
1回登壇
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第21回（1968年） nominee
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第3回（1969年） award
作品
代表作
Tsuruhachi Tsurujirō
1934年 Popular historical fiction (human-interest)A human-interest story set in the Meiji-era entertainment world, noted for its narrative skill and depiction of common people's sentiments.
Human sentiment (ninjo)Entertainment and performersMeiji-era everyday life
映像化・舞台化
- [Stage/Film adaptation] Tsuruhachi Tsurujirō (stage/film adaptation)
Meiji Ichidai Onna
1936年 Historical fiction / Human-interestA Meiji-era human-interest novel, reportedly inspired by the case of Hanai Oume; later adapted for the stage.
Societal changeWomen's livesPopular sentiment
映像化・舞台化
- [Stage adaptation] Meiji Ichidai Onna (stage adaptation)
Aizen Katsura
1937年 Romance / Popular fictionA romance about lovers from different social standings and their misunderstandings; adapted into a hugely successful film that brought Kawaguchi widespread fame.
Class-divided romanceMiscommunication in lovePopular sentiment
映像化・舞台化
- [Film] Aizen Katsura (1938)
Shingo Jūban Shōbu
1957年 Historical fictionA long serialized historical novel, known as a series depicting aspects of Edo-era samurai life.
Period dramaDuty and human sentimentSamurai ethos
映像化・舞台化
- [Film/TV] Shingo Jūban Shōbu (screen adaptations)
Shigure Chaya Oriku
1969年 Historical fiction / Human-interestA human-interest novel set in a Kyoto teahouse; published in 1969 and recipient of the Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Prize.
Women's fateTeahouse cultureHuman sentiment
映像化・舞台化
- [TV/Stage] Shigure Chaya Oriku (screen / stage adaptations)
翻訳
- English translation by Royal Tyler (2007)
Hebihime-sama (The Snake Princess)
1946年 Period fiction / Legendary/folk elementsA period novel with legendary elements; one of Kawaguchi's works adapted into multiple film versions.
Legendary/folkloric elementsFemale warrior archetypesRevenge and redemption
映像化・舞台化
- [Film] Hebihime-sama (dir. Teinosuke Kinugasa) / 衣笠貞之助 (1940)
- [Film] Hebihime-sama (dir. Kunio Watanabe) / 渡辺邦男 (1959)
- [Film] Shin Hebihime-sama: Oshima Sentaro (dir. Tadashi Sawashima) / 沢島忠 (1965)
全著作
- Film and Revue (co-authored with Rokuhā Furukawa)
- Thirty Years of Love
- Meiji Ichidai Onna / Tsuruhachi Tsurujirō
- Black Tide
- Shamisen Samurai / Hare Kosode
- Night in Suzhou
- Ten Swords of the Bakumatsu
- Aizen Katsura
- National Flower
- Old Spring
- Attu: Banzai (Attu Island destruction)
- A Life in the Performing Arts
- Hebihime-sama (The Snake Princess)
- Woman
- Meiji Beauty House
- Playing at Love
- The Right to Love
- Amigasa Gonpachi
- Asakusa Wife
- Red Fury
- Cherry Blossom Blizzard
- Furyū Godōken
- Madwoman in Furisode
- The Magic Flute
- Kosodate Bunshichi
- Sunlight, Moonlight
- Princess Kazu (Kazunomiya)
- Ugetsu Monogatari
- Shishimaru Ippei
- Tales of Sentimental Fools
- Shingo Jūban Shōbu
- Night Butterflies
- Kiss
- Stories of Ruthlessness
- What It Means to Live
- Rice and Soup
- Desperate Recklessness
- The Woman Musashi
- Old Capital Melancholy
- Actor: Novel of Hanayagi Shotaro
- Nichiren
- The Kiln-Tired Woman
- Shigure Chaya Oriku
- Ikkyu-san no Mon (Gate of Ikkyu)
- Ikkyu-san no Michi (The Way of Ikkyu)
翻案
- Aizen Katsura (film adaptation; 1938, etc.)
- Shingo Jūban Shōbu (screen adaptations)
- Hebihime-sama (adapted into multiple films)
- Ugetsu Monogatari (1953 film, dir. Kenji Mizoguchi)
- Kuchizuke (1957 film, dir. Yuzo Masumura)
作品の翻訳
- Shigure Chaya Oriku — English translation by Royal Tyler (2007)
作風・主題
- 文体
- Popular-fiction narrative voiceSkilled plotting and storytellingEmotional, accessible prosePortrayal of both period pieces and contemporary manners
- 頻出モチーフ
- Popular sentiment (everyday people's feelings)Class-divided romanceWorld of performers and theatreWomen's fate and roles
健康
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Declining health (late years)1982年-1985年After his wife's death he experienced declining health with repeated hospitalizations.
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Pneumonia1985年6月Hospitalized and died of pneumonia (cause of death).
評価・遺産
Through popular novels and plays Kawaguchi bridged Shinpa theatre and the film world in the Shōwa era, winning wide readership with his portrayals of human sentiment. As the first Naoki Prize winner, many of his works were adapted for film, stage and television.
関連学会
- Japan Art Academy
資料所蔵先
- Matsutaro Kawaguchi official site (managed by family)
- NHK Archives (personnel records)
- National Diet Library (bibliographic records)
大衆文化への影響
- The major hit film Aizen Katsura (1938) and numerous subsequent film and TV adaptations
- Produced representative Shinpa theatre pieces and influenced the postwar film industry
- Appears as a model for characters in later works such as Yasutaka Tsutsui's novel
引用
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I think of myself as a storyteller. I have heard that in imperial times there was a profession called 'kataribe' (storyteller); I want to be that 'kataribe'.
出典: Afterword to 'Shingo Jūban Shōbu' (1959年)
豆知識
- Winner of the inaugural Naoki Prize (1935).
- His second wife was actress Aiko Mimasu; his eldest son is actor Hiroshi Kawaguchi.
- After the war he served as a production executive and auditor at Daiei Film.
- Served as chairman of judging panels for Miss Universe Japan and Miss World Japan in the 1950s.
- Buried at Zōshigaya Cemetery.
- The heavy, luxury building 'Kawaguchi Apartment' built as his home in Kasuga is said to still exist.