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Nozomi Makino

マキノノゾミ

Makino Nozomi

Pen Names: Nozomi Makino（Birth name）

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1959-09-29 （Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan）
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
Actor, Playwright, Screenwriter, Director
Active Years
1984-
Affiliations
Theatre Company M.O.P, Office Makino
Memberships
Japan Playwrights Association
Influenced By
Tsuka Kohei

Education

Hamamatsu Nittai High School
Country: Japan
Doshisha University
Faculty of Letters
Country: Japan

Awards

Jusan'yakai Award
1991
Work: Pisuken
Organization: Jusan'yakai
Result: Winner
Toshikushi Gakuen Playwriting Award
1993
Work: Monroe ni Yoroshiku
Organization: Toshikushi Gakuen
Result: Winner
Art Encouragement Prize (New Artist Award)
1994
Work: MOTHER
Organization: Agency for Cultural Affairs
Result: Winner
Kyoto City Arts Newcomer Award
1994
Work: MOTHER
Organization: Kyoto City
Result: Winner
Osaka Prefecture Stage Arts Encouragement Award
1994
Work: Blue Cat Story / Natsu no Runner
Organization: Osaka Prefecture
Result: Winner
Yomiuri Literature Prize
1997
Work: Tokyo Nuclear Club
Organization: Yomiuri Shimbun
Result: Winner
Yomiuri Theatre Award
1998
Work: Fuyuhiko
Category: 優秀作品賞
Organization: Yomiuri Shimbun
Result: Winner
Tsuruyananboku Playwright Award
2000
Work: Takaki Karemono
Organization: Tsuruyananboku Playwright Award
Result: Winner
Kinokuniya Theatre Award
2001
Work: Black Handkerchief / Akashatsu
Category: 個人賞
Organization: Kinokuniya Theatre Award
Result: Winner
Yomiuri Theatre Award
2001
Work: Dotou
Category: 優秀演出家賞
Organization: Yomiuri Shimbun
Result: Winner
Yomiuri Theatre Award
2001
Work: Dotou
Category: 作品賞
Organization: Yomiuri Shimbun
Result: Winner
Mukoda Kuniko Award
2002
Work: Aru Hi, Arashi no You ni
Organization: Mukoda Kuniko Award
Result: Nominated
Yomiuri Theatre Award
2008
Work: Tonosama to Watashi
Category: 優秀作品賞
Organization: Yomiuri Shimbun
Result: Winner
Kyoto Prefecture Cultural Award
2010
Category: 功労賞
Organization: Kyoto Prefecture
Result: Winner
Kikuta Kazuo Theatre Award
2010
Work: Roman Holiday
Organization: Kikuta Kazuo Theatre Award
Result: Winner
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's Art Award
2022
Work: Showa Gubijinso
Organization: Agency for Cultural Affairs
Result: Winner
Medal with Purple Ribbon
2022
Organization: Government of Japan
Result: Awarded

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

MOTHER

1994 Play

A play centered on family and motherhood. Published in 1994 and received wide attention.

FamilyMotherhoodMemory
Adaptations
  • [Stage] MOTHER / 宮田慶子 (1994)

Tokyo Nuclear Club

1997 Play

An ensemble play set against urban life. A signature work that won the Yomiuri Literature Prize.

Urban lifeInterpersonal relationshipsSociety
Adaptations
  • [Stage] Tokyo Nuclear Club / 宮田慶子 (2008)

Fuyuhiko

1998 Play

A play dealing with solitude and rebirth. Won the Yomiuri Theatre Award for Outstanding Production.

SolitudeRebirth

Black Handkerchief

2001 Play

One of his critically acclaimed plays, part of the works recognized by the Kinokuniya Theatre Award.

GuiltMemoryRelationships

Manten

2002 TV Drama

He wrote the screenplay for the NHK morning drama 'Manten' (2002), which brought him national recognition.

Everyday lifeFamilyFresh starts

Bibliography

  • MOTHER (1994, Eriritsu Shobo)
  • Tokyo Nuclear Club / Fuyuhiko: Plays by Nozomi Makino (1999, Shogakukan)
  • Akashatsu: Tonosama to Watashi (2008, Eriritsu Shobo)
  • Nozomi Makino 1 (Tokyo Nuclear Club) (2008, Hayakawa Engeki Bunko)
  • Aru Hi, Arashi no You ni (Novelization) (2001, Koshinsha)

Adaptations

  • Stage 'Sanada Ten Braves' (NTV 60th Anniversary Special)
  • Stage 'Makai Tensei'
  • Film 'Tooku de Zutto Soba ni Iru' (appeared, 2013)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Dialogue-driven contemporary dramaBlend of humor and pathosNarrative-focused screenwriting
Recurring Motifs
FamilyShowa-era nostalgiaHuman frailty and renewal

Legacy

A playwright, director and screenwriter active in both theatre and television for decades, he has had a significant impact on contemporary Japanese theatre and holds numerous awards and official honors.

Academic Societies

  • Japan Playwrights Association

Archives

  • Japan Playwrights Association Play Archive (Digital)
  • NHK Archives (NHK People Records)

In Popular Culture

  • Known nationwide for writing the NHK morning drama 'Manten'

Trivia

  • Birth name is Nozomi Makino (Makino Nozomi).
  • Blood type: B.
  • Founded the theatre company M.O.P in 1984.
  • Special skill: piano.
  • Wife is actress Midoriko Kimura; they divorced in 2005 and reconciled in 2011.
  • Awarded the Medal with Purple Ribbon in 2022.