Kikuchi Kan Award
2 appearances
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Edition 69 (2015) award
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Edition 75 (2021) award
Kazuko Matsuoka
まつおか かずこ
Matsuoka Kazuko
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1942-04-17 （Shinkyō, Manchukuo）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- translator, theatre critic, Professor Emeritus at Tokyo Medical and Dental University
- Active Years
- 1982-
- Memberships
- International Association of Theatre Critics
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo Woman's Christian University | Faculty of Literature and Science | Department of English and American Literature | — | — | Japan |
| The University of Tokyo Graduate School | — | — | 修士 | — | Japan |
Tokyo Woman's Christian University
Faculty of Literature and Science
/ Department of English and American Literature
Year of Graduation:
1960
Country:
Japan
The University of Tokyo Graduate School
Degree:
修士
Country:
Japan
Completed master's program
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Yuasа Yoshiko Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| — | Japan Translation Culture Award | — | 企画部門 | — | 受賞 |
| — | Mainichi Publishing Culture Award | — | 企画部門 | — | 受賞 |
| 2020 | Agency for Cultural Affairs Commissioner Award | — | — | Agency for Cultural Affairs | 表彰 |
| 2022 | Asahi Prize | — | — | Asahi Shimbun Company | 受賞 |
Yuasа Yoshiko Prize
Result:
受賞
Japan Translation Culture Award
Category:
企画部門
Result:
受賞
Mainichi Publishing Culture Award
Category:
企画部門
Result:
受賞
Agency for Cultural Affairs Commissioner Award
2020
Organization:
Agency for Cultural Affairs
Result:
表彰
Asahi Prize
2022
Organization:
Asahi Shimbun Company
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Mainichi Publishing Culture Award
1 appearances
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Edition 75 (2021) planning award
Works
Major Works
Hamlet
1996 playRomeo and Juliet
1996 playMacbeth
1996 playA Midsummer Night's Dream / The Comedy of Errors
1997 playKing Lear
1997 playTwelfth Night
1998 playRichard III
1999 playThe Tempest
2000 playThe Merry Wives of Windsor
2001 playThe Merchant of Venice
2002 playPericles
2003 playTitus Andronicus
2004 playOthello
2006 playCoriolanus
2007 playAs You Like It
2007 playLove's Labour's Lost
2008 playMuch Ado About Nothing
2008 playThe Winter's Tale
2009 playHenry VI (3 parts)
2009 playThe Taming of the Shrew
2010 playAntony and Cleopatra
2011 playCymbeline
2012 playTroilus and Cressida
2012 playHenry IV Part 1 & 2
2013 playJulius Caesar
2014 playRichard II
2015 playThe Two Gentlemen of Verona
2015 playMeasure for Measure
2016 playTimon of Athens
2017 playHenry V
2019 playHenry VIII
2019 playKing John
2020 playAll's Well That Ends Well
2021 playCompleted the complete translation of Shakespeare's 33-volume drama series.
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- careful and accurate translationworked on new translations of all Shakespeare's works
Legacy
Kazuko Matsuoka is known for her new translations of all Shakespeare's works and has had significant influence in Japanese theatre criticism and translation. She has received numerous awards including the Agency for Cultural Affairs Commissioner Award and the Asahi Prize.
Trivia
- Born in Shinkyō, Manchukuo.
- Studied at Tokyo Woman's Christian University and University of Tokyo Graduate School.
- Taught at Tokyo Medical and Dental University before dedicating herself to translation.
- Completed the full translation of Shakespeare's plays.