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Toshio Kawatake

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Kawatake Toshio

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1924-12-07 （Tokyo City, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan）
死没
2013-05-06 （Tokyo, Japan） 88歳
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese
居住地歴
Tokyo, Japan

経歴

職業
Theatre scholar, University professor, Author, Critic
活動期間
1950年〜2013年
所属
Waseda University, Kyoritsu Women's University, Japan Comparative Literature Association, Japanese Association for Theatre Studies, Broadcasting Culture Foundation
所属団体
Japan Comparative Literature Association, Japanese Association for Theatre Studies, Japan Theatre Association, Broadcasting Culture Foundation

学歴

Seijo High School (old system)
Pre-war high school
国: Japan
Graduated from the pre-war Seijo high school system
Tokyo Imperial University (University of Tokyo)
Faculty of Science / Department of Physics
学位: Bachelor of Science
国: Japan
Graduated from the Faculty of Science, Department of Physics
Waseda University, First Faculty of Letters (graduate school)
First Faculty of Letters / Department of Theatre Studies
国: Japan
Completed graduate studies at Waseda University; later became professor emeritus
University of Tokyo (Doctor of Letters)
Graduate School of Letters / Theatre Studies
学位: 文学博士 (Doctor of Letters)
卒業年: 1974
国: Japan
Doctoral thesis: 'Modern Japanese Theatre and Hamlet: A Study of the History of Hamlet's Introduction'
Harvard-Yenching Institute (Visiting Researcher)
期間: 客員研究員として招聘
国: United States
Invited as a visiting researcher at the Harvard-Yenching Institute

受賞歴

Art Encouragement Prize (Newcomer)
1968
対象作品: Comparative Theatre Studies
主催: Agency for Cultural Affairs
結果: 受賞
Order of St. Olav
1972
主催: Kingdom of Norway
結果: 受章
Yomiuri Literature Prize
1981
対象作品: The Author's House
主催: Yomiuri Shimbun
結果: 受賞
Mainichi Publishing Culture Award
1981
対象作品: The Author's House
主催: Mainichi Newspapers
結果: 受賞
Tokio Marine Kakami Memorial Foundation Excellent Book Award
1983
主催: Tokio Marine Kakami Memorial Foundation
結果: 受賞
Medal with Purple Ribbon
1987
主催: Government of Japan
結果: 受章
Kanagawa Culture Award
1988
主催: Kanagawa Prefecture
結果: 受賞
Lafcadio Hearn (Koizumi Yakumo) Award
1990
主催: Lafcadio Hearn Memorial
結果: 受賞
Dublin Mayor's Award
1990
主催: Dublin City
結果: 受賞
Commendation by the Minister of Foreign Affairs
1991
主催: Ministry of Foreign Affairs
結果: 表彰
Japan Foundation Award
1994
主催: Japan Foundation
結果: 受賞
Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon (3rd class)
1995
主催: Government of Japan
結果: 受章
Hasegawa Shin Award
1996
主催: Hasegawa Shin Award Committee
結果: 受賞
Japan Art Academy Award & Imperial Prize
2000
主催: Japan Art Academy
結果: 受賞
Person of Cultural Merit
2001
主催: Government of Japan
結果: 選出
Waseda University Arts Merit Award
2002
主催: Waseda University
結果: 表彰
NHK Broadcasting Culture Award
2003
主催: NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation)
結果: 受賞
Senior Fourth Rank (posthumous)
2013
主催: Government of Japan
結果: 追贈
Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays (posthumous)
2013
主催: Government of Japan
結果: 追贈

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Comparative Theatre Studies

1967年 Scholarly work

A foundational study aiming to systematize comparative theatre studies, presenting theories through comparisons of kabuki and Western theatre.

comparative theatrekabuki studies

The Author's House: People after Mokuami

1980年 Non-fiction / Research

A family-history style study tracing the Kawatake family's history and the legacy of kabuki playwright Kawatake Mokuami.

kabuki historyfamily history

Kabuki

2001年 Scholarly book

A comprehensive account of kabuki history and aesthetics, organizing key features and theories of kabuki.

kabukiaestheticshistory

Introduction to Theatre Studies

1978年 Textbook / Introduction

An introductory textbook explaining fundamentals of theatre studies; used in education and republished in later editions.

theatre theoryeducation

On the Aesthetics of Kabuki

1989年 Scholarly book

A collection of essays on kabuki aesthetics, including discussions of 'ba' (space) theory and the kabuki baroque thesis.

kabukiaestheticsspace ('ba') theory

全著作

  • Japanese Performing Arts (1953)
  • Stories of Theatre (1956)
  • Coordinates of Theatre (1959)
  • Comparative Theatre Studies (1967)
  • The Life of Kabuki (1969)
  • Japan's Hamlet (1972)
  • Introduction to Theatre Studies (1978)
  • Introduction to Kabuki Appreciation (1980)
  • The Author's House: People after Mokuami (1980)
  • On the Aesthetics of Kabuki (1989)
  • Mokuami (1993)
  • Collected Essays on Kabuki by Toshio Kawatake (1999)
  • Kabuki (2001)
  • Continued Comparative Theatre Studies (2005)

作家による翻訳

  • John Van Druten 'The Craft of Modern Playwriting' (translated, 1954)

作風・主題

文体
academic, logical style grounded in comparative researchcritical and expository prose
頻出モチーフ
kabuki 'ba' (space) theorycomparative cultural perspectiveshistory of Hamlet's introduction to Japan

健康

  • heart failure
    2013年（終末期）
    Died of heart failure on 2013-05-06

評価・遺産

Known as a pioneer of comparative theatre studies and kabuki scholarship; he contributed influential theories such as kabuki 'ba' theory and the 'kabuki baroque' thesis. Through teaching and international exchange he helped shape the foundation of theatre studies in Japan.

関連学会

  • Japan Comparative Literature Association
  • Japanese Association for Theatre Studies

資料所蔵先

  • Waseda University Library
  • National Diet Library (Japan)

大衆文化への影響

  • Serialized essays in 'Watashi no Rirekisho' (My Career) in the Nihon Keizai Shimbun (2010)
  • Read the kyogen name title at the formal ceremony of the new Kabuki-za opening (2013)

引用

  • I have fulfilled the responsibility of inheriting the family.
    出典: Reported interview in kabuki-related media (2013年)
  • When doing important work, I sharpen a kitchen knife beforehand to focus my mind.
    出典: Interview / anecdotal sources

豆知識

  • He said he sharpens a kitchen knife before important tasks to concentrate.
  • He created the calligraphic title for Fukumitsuya's sake 'Kagatobi'.
  • Reportedly had a hobby of collecting frogs (citation needed).