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Keishi Nagatsuka

ながつか けいし

Keishi Nagatsuka

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1975-05-09 （Tokyo, Japan）
Died
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Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese
Residence History
Tokyo, Japan → United Kingdom (study abroad)

Career

Occupations
playwright, director, actor
Active Years
1994-
Affiliations
Asagaya Spiders, Shin Royal Taishusha, Kuzukawa Shichosha, Dongyu Club (former)

Education

Tokyo Metropolitan Toyama High School
Period: 1991-1994
Year of Graduation: 1994
Country: Japan
High school graduation
Waseda University, Second Faculty of Letters
Second Faculty of Letters, Theatre Studies / Theatre
Degree: 学士（文学）
Period: 1994-1998
Year of Graduation: 1998
Country: Japan
Formed a theatre group while enrolled

Awards

Takasaki Film Festival - Best New Actor
2002
Work: tokyo.sora
Organization: Takasaki Film Festival
Result: 受賞
Asahi Performing Arts Award
2004
Work: Hataraku Otoko (writer/director), The Pillowman (director)
Organization: Asahi Shimbun
Result: 受賞
Arts Selection - Newcomer Award (Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)
2004
Work: Hataraku Otoko (writer/director), The Pillowman (director)
Organization: Agency for Cultural Affairs
Result: 受賞
Yomiuri Theatre Awards - Best Play
2005
Work: LAST SHOW (writer/director)
Organization: Yomiuri Shimbun
Result: 受賞
Yomiuri Theatre Awards - Best Director
2006
Work: Wee Thomas (director)
Organization: Yomiuri Shimbun
Result: 受賞
TAMA Film Festival - Best Film
2020
Work: A Seaside Cinema — Kinema no Tamatebako
Organization: TAMA Film Festival
Result: 受賞（作品として）

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Hataraku Otoko

2004 theatre

An ensemble stage play set against contemporary society; one of Nagatsuka's notable works which he wrote and directed.

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LAST SHOW

2005 theatre

A play staged by PARCO; written and directed by Nagatsuka, it received critical attention.

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Mitsubachi

2003 play

One of his plays published in a magazine; a work structured around conversational drama.

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Bibliography

  • COFFEE SHOP (Kinemajunposha, 2004)
  • COFFEE SHOP2 (Kinemajunposha, 2006)
  • Mitsubachi (Serifu no Jidai, Shogakukan, 2003)
  • LAST SHOW (PARCO, 2006)

Adaptations

  • Some stage works have been adapted or presented in filmed/short formats; major feature-film adaptations are limited.

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Contemporary theatrical style based on dialogue-driven playsDirection combining black humor and allegorical elements
Recurring Motifs
family and labormemory and lossurban loneliness

Legacy

An important contemporary Japanese playwright and director, also active as an actor in film and theatre. His leadership of theatre companies and appointment as KAAT artistic director underscore his influence on performing arts in Japan.

Trivia

  • His father is actor Kyuzo Nagatsuka.
  • Married actress Takako Tokiwa in 2009.
  • Height: 181 cm, weight: 65 kg (published figures).