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Mitsunori Fukuhara

ふくはら みつのり

Fukuhara Mitsunori

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1975-06-08 (Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan)
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
screenwriter, director, actor
Active Years
2002-
Affiliations
Knocks (agency)
Nominations
Finalist, 54th Kishida Kunio Drama Award (Sono Yoake, Uso.), Finalist, 59th Kishida Kunio Drama Award (Tsunzaki Kouro, Sareru ga Mama)

Education

Tokyo Polytechnic University
Faculty of Arts / Department of Imaging
Country: Japan
Graduated

Awards

Bakkers Theatre Encouragement Award
2013
Work: Haguresaraba ga 'Jaa ne' to Itta
Organization: Bakkers
Result: Winner
Kishida Kunio Drama Award
2018
Work: Atarashii Explosion
Organization: Kishida Kunio Drama Award Committee
Result: Winner
The Television Drama Academy Awards
2019
Work: Anata no Ban Desu (Your Turn)
Category: 脚本賞
Organization: Weekly The Television
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Haguresaraba ga 'Jaa ne' to Itta

2013 Stage play

A stage work that escalates fragments of everyday life into a distinctive climax, moving from mundane scenes to a singular finale.

everyday lifeescalationhuman relationships

Atarashii Explosion

2017 Stage play

A play featuring grand developments and a soaring finale. Winner of the 62nd Kishida Kunio Drama Award.

escalationfamily/societyallegory

Anata no Ban Desu (Your Turn)

2019 TV drama (screenwriter)

A TV drama screenplay combining mystery elements with an ensemble cast, which drew significant viewer interest.

mysteryensemble dramasecrets
Adaptations
  • [Film] Anata no Ban Desu: The Movie (2021)

Ryujin Mabuyer THE MOVIE: The Seven Mabui

2011 Film (screenwriter)

Screenplay for a tokusatsu-style film, a hero story with strong regional characteristics.

heroismregional culture

Ai wo Katareba Hentai Desu ka

2015 Film (writer & director)

Fukuhara's feature film directorial debut; a theatrically released film.

lovecomedyhuman eccentricity

Bibliography

  • Haguresaraba ga 'Jaa ne' to Itta
  • Atarashii Explosion
  • Anata no Ban Desu (TV screenplay)
  • Ryujin Mabuyer THE MOVIE: The Seven Mabui (film screenplay)
  • Ai wo Katareba Hentai Desu ka (film, writer & director)

Adaptations

  • Anata no Ban Desu: The Movie

Style & Themes

Literary Style
structures that escalate everyday scenes into expansive finalesblend of humor and absurdity
Recurring Motifs
everyday disjunctionsescalation from small incidentsensembles

Legacy

A playwright and screenwriter active in contemporary theatre and television. Acclaimed for structuring vivid everyday details into expansive works; recipient of major awards including the Kishida Kunio Drama Award.

Trivia

  • Born June 8, 1975. From Kanagawa Prefecture.
  • Graduated from Tokyo Polytechnic University, Department of Imaging.
  • Winner of the 62nd Kishida Kunio Drama Award (2018).