Kikuchi Kan Award
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Edition 10 (1956) award
Shigetoshi Kawatake
かわたけ しげとし
Kawatake Shigetoshi
Aliases:
市村 繁俊
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1889-06-09 （Yamamoto Village, Shimoina District, Nagano Prefecture (now Iida City), Japan）
- Died
- 1967-11-15 age 78
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Yamamoto Village, Shimoina District, Nagano Prefecture (now Iida City), Japan → Tokyo (mainly the Waseda area)
Career
- Occupations
- Theatre scholar, University professor, Researcher, Museum director
- Active Years
- 1911-1967
- Affiliations
- Waseda University, Tsubouchi Memorial Theatre Museum, Waseda University (Director), Imperial Theatre (Literary Department), Japan Theatre Studies Association (Founding Chair), Japan Art Academy (Member)
- Memberships
- Japan Theatre Studies Association, Japan Art Academy
- Influenced By
- Tsubouchi Shoyo, Kawatake Mokuami, Kabuki playwrights and performance history of the early modern and modern periods
- Influenced
- Toshio Kawatake (son, theatre researcher), Subsequent Japanese theatre scholars
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University | Department of English | Department of English | 学士（英文科） | — | Japan |
| — | — | — | 文学博士 | — | Japan |
Waseda University
Department of English
/ Department of English
Degree:
学士（英文科）
Year of Graduation:
1911
Country:
Japan
While a student he joined Tsubouchi Shoyo's Bungei-kai Theatre Research Institute, serving as an actor and assistant director.
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Degree:
文学博士
Year of Graduation:
1943
Country:
Japan
Doctoral thesis: 'Study of Kabuki History'.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Kikuchi Kan Prize (4th) | For long-term research on kabuki | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1956 | Medal with Purple Ribbon | — | — | — | 受章 |
| 1958 | NHK Broadcasting Culture Award (9th) | — | — | NHK | 受賞 |
| 1960 | Japan Academy Prize | Complete History of Japanese Theatre | — | Japan Academy | 受賞 |
| 1966 | Order of the Sacred Treasure, Third Class | — | — | — | 受章 |
| 1967 | Person of Cultural Merit | — | — | — | 選定 |
| 1967 | Junior Fourth Rank (posthumous) | — | — | — | 叙位 |
Kikuchi Kan Prize (4th)
1956
Work:
For long-term research on kabuki
Result:
受賞
Medal with Purple Ribbon
1956
Result:
受章
NHK Broadcasting Culture Award (9th)
1958
Organization:
NHK
Result:
受賞
Japan Academy Prize
1960
Work:
Complete History of Japanese Theatre
Organization:
Japan Academy
Result:
受賞
Order of the Sacred Treasure, Third Class
1966
Result:
受章
Person of Cultural Merit
1967
Result:
選定
Junior Fourth Rank (posthumous)
1967
Result:
叙位
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Study of Kabuki History: Focusing on the Character of Early Modern Kabuki
1943 Theatre history / ResearchA detailed study analyzing the characteristics of early modern kabuki based on primary sources. This work formed the basis of his doctoral research and is one of his representative studies.
Kabuki historyEarly modern theatreSource-based criticism
Complete History of Japanese Theatre
1959 Theatre historyA comprehensive history of Japanese theatre covering kabuki, bunraku and modern drama. It earned him the Japan Academy Prize in 1960.
History of Japanese theatreComparative theatreActor history
Comprehensive History of Japanese Theatre
1951 Theatre historyAn overview history of Japanese theatre subsequently revised and published in popular editions; it has served as an accessible introduction to the subject.
Theatre historyOverviewKabuki and Bunraku
Bibliography
- Kawatake Mokuami
- Studies on Kabuki Authors
- Japanese Theatre
- Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami
- Study of Kabuki History
- Kabuki Eighteen: Research and Works
- Miscellaneous Notes on Kabuki
- Talks on Kabuki
- The Dawn of the Shingeki Movement
- Mokuami and Namboku
- Theatre
- Studies on Kabuki
- Studies on Kabuki Direction
- The Art of Love and Death: An Analysis of Chikamatsu's Dramatic Literature
- Comprehensive History of Japanese Theatre
- Stories of Kabuki and Bunraku
- Biographies of Kabuki Great Actors
- Illustrated Catalogue of Japanese Theatre
- Complete History of Japanese Theatre
- Tsubouchi Shoyo: Aspects of the Modern Theatre World
- Memoirs: Seventy Years of Slow Steps
- History of Japanese Playwriting
- Cultural Stories of Japanese Theatre
- Alongside Japanese Theatre
- Tragedies of Shoyo, Hogetsu and Sumako: Secrets of the New Theatre
- Outline of the History of Japanese Theatre
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Historical and scholarly proseMeticulous source-based analysisComparative-theatre approach
- Recurring Motifs
- KabukiBunrakuActor studiesTransition of theatre from early modern to modern periods
Health
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senility1967Died of senility in 1967. He remained active in research and teaching until late in life.
Legacy
Shigetoshi Kawatake was a leading theatre scholar in kabuki and theatre history from the prewar through postwar periods. He taught for many years at Waseda University, served as director of the Tsubouchi Memorial Theatre Museum and as the founding chair of the Japan Theatre Studies Association. His major works became foundational texts and greatly influenced subsequent researchers.
Museums
- Tsubouchi Memorial Theatre Museum, Waseda University Waseda, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
Academic Societies
- Japan Theatre Studies Association
Archives
- Holdings at the Tsubouchi Memorial Theatre Museum, Waseda University
Trivia
- Born with the family name Ichimura (third son of Yosaburo Ichimura).
- Walked about 10 km daily to attend school until middle school in Iida.
- Graduated from Waseda University, Department of English, in 1911.
- In 1911 he was adopted (by the family related to Kawatake Mokuami) on Tsubouchi's recommendation.
- Received a Doctor of Literature in 1943 for 'Study of Kabuki History'.
- Received the Japan Academy Prize in 1960 for 'Complete History of Japanese Theatre'.
- Grave is at Gentsuji Temple in Nakano, Tokyo.
- In 2008 he was posthumously granted the title of Honorary Director of Waseda University's Tsubouchi Memorial Theatre Museum.