Kishida Kunio Drama Award
1 appearances
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Edition 61 (2017) award
Makoto Ueda
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Ueda Makoto
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1979-11-04 （Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Kyoto, Japan (birthplace / residence)
Career
- Occupations
- playwright, theatre director, screenwriter, scriptwriter / series composer
- Active Years
- 1998-
- Affiliations
- Europe Kikaku (theatre company)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doshisha University | Faculty of Engineering, Knowledge Engineering | Knowledge Engineering | — | 1998–2003（在学、途中退学） | Japan |
Doshisha University
Faculty of Engineering, Knowledge Engineering
/ Knowledge Engineering
Period:
1998–2003（在学、途中退学）
Country:
Japan
Attended Doshisha University (about five years) but did not complete a degree (dropped out).
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Japan Media Arts Festival — Animation Division Grand Prize | The Tatami Galaxy (TV anime adaptation: Yojouhan Shinwa Taikei) | — | Japan Media Arts Festival | Winner |
| 2017 | Kishida Kunio Drama Award | Kiteketsukaru-beki Shinsekai (Come to the New World) | — | Kishida Kunio Drama Award Committee | Winner |
| 2024 | Japan Film Critics Award — Screenplay | River, Don't Flow (Ribā, nagarenai de yo) | — | Japan Film Critics Award | Winner |
Japan Media Arts Festival — Animation Division Grand Prize
Work:
The Tatami Galaxy (TV anime adaptation: Yojouhan Shinwa Taikei)
Organization:
Japan Media Arts Festival
Result:
Winner
Kishida Kunio Drama Award
2017
Work:
Kiteketsukaru-beki Shinsekai (Come to the New World)
Organization:
Kishida Kunio Drama Award Committee
Result:
Winner
Japan Film Critics Award — Screenplay
2024
Work:
River, Don't Flow (Ribā, nagarenai de yo)
Organization:
Japan Film Critics Award
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Summer Time Machine Blues
2005 Play / Comedy (time travel)An SF comedy about a group of college students. Uses time-travel gimmicks to explore humor and interpersonal relationships; one of Ueda's signature works.
time travelfriendship among youthcomedy
Adaptations
- [Film] The Summer Time Machine Blues / 本広克行 (2005)
Kiteketsukaru-beki Shinsekai (Come to the New World)
2017 Play / ComedyA highly entertaining comedy play that received the Kishida Kunio Drama Award; representative of Ueda's stage work.
comedysocial satireensemble drama
The Tatami Galaxy (series composition / scripts)
2010 TV anime / youth & surreal fantasyA TV anime adaptation of Tomihiko Morimi's novel. Ueda served as series composer and scriptwriter; the series received unusually high recognition for a TV anime.
youthchoices in lifesurreal expression
Adaptations
- [TV anime] The Tatami Galaxy / 湯浅政明 (2010)
Bibliography
- The Summer Time Machine Blues +! (co-authored, 2005)
- Magare! Spoon (2009)
- Kiteketsukaru-beki Shinsekai (2017)
- The Summer Time Machine Blues (Hayakawa Publishing, 2018)
- Yojouhan Time Machine Blues (concept / original idea, 2022)
Adaptations
- Night is Short, Walk on Girl (feature anime adaptation, 2017)
- The Tatami Galaxy (TV anime, 2010)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- dialogue-driven, brisk pacingpop, witty comedic styleincorporation of SF ideas and time-based gimmicks
- Recurring Motifs
- time / time travelstrangeness within everyday lifeKansai-style humor and sensibility
Legacy
As leader of the theatre company Europe Kikaku, Ueda has expanded from stage to anime, film and TV. His work, spanning comedy and SF, has bridged contemporary theatre and animation/scriptwriting in Japan.
Quotes
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He subdued [the work] with overwhelming skill.
Source: Keralino Sandrovich (commentary on Kishida Kunio Drama Award selection) (2017)
Trivia
- Wrote a school-festival play in high school, which sparked his interest in theatre
- Family ran a confectionery near Nijo Castle in Kyoto (closed in 2016)
- Does not hold a driver's license