Gentosha Outlaw Grand Award
1 appearances
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Edition 5 (2007) special award
Kawahara Tetsu
かわはら テツ
Kawahara Tetsu
Aliases:
浅名 アニキ
Pen Names:
Asamei Aniki（Pen name used from Feb 2005 to Oct 2007 for a column introducing screening programs on the Asakusa Meigaza website.）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1964-01-01 （Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan → Shinjuku, Tokyo (worked at Shinjuku Showakan)
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Theater employee, Essayist
- Active Years
- 1985-
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Gentosha Outlaw Award | Meigaza Bangai-chi: "Shinjuku Showakan" A Scarred Rise and Fall | 特別賞 | Gentosha | 受賞 |
Gentosha Outlaw Award
2007
Work:
Meigaza Bangai-chi: "Shinjuku Showakan" A Scarred Rise and Fall
Category:
特別賞
Organization:
Gentosha
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Meigaza Bangai-chi: "Shinjuku Showakan" A Scarred Rise and Fall
2007 Essay / Non-fictionBased on roughly twenty years at the Shinjuku Showakan, this non-fiction work records theatre culture, screenings, and local memories. From the perspective of a theatre employee, it traces the rise and decline of a cinema known for yakuza films and Showa‑era film culture.
cinemastheatre cultureyakuza filmsShowa-era urban landscapememoir
Bibliography
- Meigaza Bangai-chi: 'Shinjuku Showakan' A Scarred Rise and Fall (Gentosha, 2007)
- Meigaza Bangai-chi (Gentosha Outlaw Bunko, 2008)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- colloquial narrational voicereflective/essayistic prosetechnical references to film
- Recurring Motifs
- memories of cinemasShowa-era streetscapesrelationship between violent films and audiences
Legacy
His accounts of long years at the Shinjuku Showakan have been valued as first‑hand records of theatre culture and yakuza films, contributing to local cultural history and documentary resources.
Archives
- National Diet Library authority file (NDL: 01111739)
- VIAF (65940382)
In Popular Culture
- Through the Ameba blog 'Projectionist's Diary' and a YouTube channel, he shares and preserves memories of cinema culture.
Quotes
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There are people who can only live through films.
Source: Nikkan Gendai (published Sep 27, 2007) (2007)
Trivia
- Used the pen name 'Asamei Aniki' for a column on the Asakusa Meigaza website (Feb 2005–Oct 2007).
- Former official website is archived on the Wayback Machine (2009).
- Operates a YouTube channel (kawaharatetsu) and an Ameba blog.