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第28回（1984年） award
So Kitamura
きたむら そう
Kitamura Sō
ペンネーム:
So Kitamura（Pen name used as a playwright/director. Legal name is Kiyoshi Kitamura.）
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1952-07-05 （Otsu, Shiga, Japan）
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
- 居住地歴
- Otsu, Shiga, Japan → Nagoya, Japan (base) → Itami, Hyogo, Japan (activity base)
経歴
- 職業
- playwright, director, novelist, screenwriter
- 活動期間
- 1979年〜
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shiga Prefectural Ishiyama High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Chukyo University (participated in drama club) | — | Drama club | — | — | Japan |
Shiga Prefectural Ishiyama High School
国:
Japan
After high school moved to Nagoya and began theatrical activities.
Chukyo University (participated in drama club)
Drama club
国:
Japan
Records about formal enrollment or degree are unclear; described as an informal participant in the drama club.
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Kishida Kunio Drama Award (28th) | Eleven Boys | — | Kishida Kunio Drama Award committee | 受賞 |
| 1990 | Kinokuniya Theatre Award (24th, Individual Prize) | Crossing the Snow... Second Draft: Brightness of the Moon | 個人賞 | Kinokuniya Theatre Award committee | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Tsuruyananboku Drama Award (17th) | Goodbye | — | Tsuruyananboku Drama Award committee | 受賞 |
| 2020 | Chunichi Culture Award (73rd) | — | — | Chunichi Shimbun | 受賞 |
Kishida Kunio Drama Award (28th)
1984
対象作品:
Eleven Boys
主催:
Kishida Kunio Drama Award committee
結果:
受賞
Kinokuniya Theatre Award (24th, Individual Prize)
1990
対象作品:
Crossing the Snow... Second Draft: Brightness of the Moon
部門:
個人賞
主催:
Kinokuniya Theatre Award committee
結果:
受賞
Tsuruyananboku Drama Award (17th)
2014
対象作品:
Goodbye
主催:
Tsuruyananboku Drama Award committee
結果:
受賞
Chunichi Culture Award (73rd)
2020
主催:
Chunichi Shimbun
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
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第17回（2014年） award
作品
代表作
Eleven Boys
1983年 playA play depicting young people; one of Kitamura's early representative works and winner of the Kishida Kunio Drama Award.
youthfriendshipfantasy
Kaitou Niju-menso-den (Legend of the Phantom Thief Twenty Faces)
1988年 novelA novel inspired by the Phantom Thief Twenty Faces motif; later related to the film adaptation K-20.
phantom thiefadventuremystery
映像化・舞台化
- [film] K-20: Legend of the Mask (2008)
全著作
- Fushigi So Jiki (plays collection)
- Eleven Boys (play)
- Kaitou Niju-menso-den (novel)
- Draft: Night on the Galactic Railroad (play)
- Goodbye (play)
翻案
- Kaitou Niju-menso-den → K-20 (film adaptation)
作風・主題
- 文体
- apocalyptic and fantastical imageryexperimental small-theatre staging
- 頻出モチーフ
- apocalypsefantasyyouthsnowChristmasgalactic railroad
評価・遺産
A playwright-director based in Nagoya who helped shape contemporary small-theatre drama in Japan. He has mentored younger generations and influenced regional theatre culture through his plays and activities.
大衆文化への影響
- His novel inspired the film K-20, bringing his work to a broader audience.
豆知識
- Legal name is Kiyoshi Kitamura.
- Founded the theatre company 'TPO-shi-dan' in 1979, later renamed to 'Suisei '86' and 'Project Navi'.
- Appointed director of the Shiga Prefectural Arts Center in 2006 but indicated intent to resign before the end of the term.
- His novel Kaitou Niju-menso-den is associated with the film K-20.