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Kohei Nagashima

ながしま こうへい

Nagashima Kōhei

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1960-11-09 (Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan)
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
TV director, Director, Filmmaker
Affiliations
Telecom Staff

Education

Sophia University
Faculty of Literature
Country: Japan

Awards

Broadcast Culture Foundation Prize — Grand Prize
1997
Work: Poetry Boxing
Organization: Broadcast Culture Foundation
Result: 受賞
ATP Awards — Grand Prix
2000
Work: Songs That Marked the Century — Where Did the Flowers Go?
Organization: ATP Awards
Result: 受賞
Broadcast Culture Foundation Prize (Individual/Group)
2006
Work: Poetry Boxing
Category: 放送文化分野
Organization: Broadcast Culture Foundation
Result: 受賞
Arts Encouragement Prize — Newcomer Award (60th)
2006
Organization: Agency for Cultural Affairs (Arts Encouragement Prize)
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Poetry Boxing

1997 Documentary / TV program

A television program combining poetry reading and performance. The direction presented novel ways of staging poetry.

literaturepoetryperformance

Songs That Marked the Century — Where Did the Flowers Go?

2000 Documentary / Music program

A documentary examining representative songs of the century and anti-war songs, portraying their historical and cultural contexts.

musichistorypoliticsanti-war

Songs That Marked the Century — The Bohemian Rhapsody Murder Case

Documentary

An installment in the program series that reexamines social incidents and narratives surrounding music.

musicsocietyincident

Dazai Osamu — Short Story Collection (TV program)

Drama / Documentary

A TV project featuring short stories by Dazai Osamu. An attempt to reinterpret literary works in visual form.

modern literatureadaptationvisualization

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Documentary direction employing peculiar/innovative techniquesReconstructing literary and musical subjects visually
Recurring Motifs
literaturemusicpolitical themesanti-war

Legacy

As a television documentary director, he produced works on poetry, music and politics using distinctive methods and has received multiple broadcasting awards. He is recognized for experimental direction in program-making.

Trivia

  • Born on 1960-11-09.
  • From Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.
  • Graduated from Faculty of Literature, Sophia University.
  • A television director affiliated with Telecom Staff.
  • Has served as chair of the judging panel for the ATP Awards.
  • Received multiple awards for programs such as "Poetry Boxing" and "Songs That Marked the Century".