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第10回(1956年) award
Shigetoshi Kawatake
かわたけ しげとし
Kawatake Shigetoshi
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1889-06-09 (Yamamoto Village, Shimoina District, Nagano Prefecture (now Iida City), Japan)
- 死没
- 1967-11-15 78歳
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
- 居住地歴
- Yamamoto Village, Shimoina District, Nagano Prefecture (now Iida City), Japan → Tokyo (mainly the Waseda area)
経歴
- 職業
- Theatre scholar, University professor, Researcher, Museum director
- 活動期間
- 1911年〜1967年
- 所属
- Waseda University, Tsubouchi Memorial Theatre Museum, Waseda University (Director), Imperial Theatre (Literary Department), Japan Theatre Studies Association (Founding Chair), Japan Art Academy (Member)
- 所属団体
- Japan Theatre Studies Association, Japan Art Academy
- 影響を受けた人物
- Tsubouchi Shoyo, Kawatake Mokuami, Kabuki playwrights and performance history of the early modern and modern periods
- 影響を与えた人物
- Toshio Kawatake (son, theatre researcher), Subsequent Japanese theatre scholars
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University | Department of English | Department of English | 学士(英文科) | — | Japan |
| — | — | — | 文学博士 | — | Japan |
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Study of Kabuki History: Focusing on the Character of Early Modern Kabuki
1943年 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.
Complete History of Japanese Theatre
1959年 Theatre historyA comprehensive history of Japanese theatre covering kabuki, bunraku and modern drama. It earned him the Japan Academy Prize in 1960.
Comprehensive History of Japanese Theatre
1951年 Theatre historyAn overview history of Japanese theatre subsequently revised and published in popular editions; it has served as an accessible introduction to the subject.
全著作
- 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
作風・主題
- 文体
- Historical and scholarly proseMeticulous source-based analysisComparative-theatre approach
- 頻出モチーフ
- KabukiBunrakuActor studiesTransition of theatre from early modern to modern periods
健康
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senility1967Died of senility in 1967. He remained active in research and teaching until late in life.
評価・遺産
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.
記念館・博物館
- Tsubouchi Memorial Theatre Museum, Waseda University Waseda, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
関連学会
- Japan Theatre Studies Association
資料所蔵先
- Holdings at the Tsubouchi Memorial Theatre Museum, Waseda University
豆知識
- 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.