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Daisuke Miura

みうら だいすけ

Miura Daisuke

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1975-12-12 (Tomakomai, Hokkaido, Japan)
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
Playwright, Director, Film director, Screenwriter, Theatre troupe founder
Active Years
1996-
Affiliations
Theatre company Potudoru, MASH (talent agency)
Influenced By
Shinji Nojima, Documentary and reality-show techniques
Influenced
Sosuke Ikematsu, Kei Tanaka, Younger stage and film actors

Education

Hokkaido Muroran Eiyo High School
Year of Graduation: 1994
Country: Japan
Science & mathematics track
Waseda University, Second Faculty of Letters
Second Faculty of Letters
Period: 1994-1998
Year of Graduation: 1998
Country: Japan
Formed the theater unit 'Potudoru' while enrolled

Awards

Japan Internet Theatre Awards - New Performer/Production Award
2000
Organization: Japan Internet Theatre Awards
Result: 受賞
25th PIA Film Festival - Jury Special Prize
2003
Work: Hatsukoi
Organization: PIA Film Festival
Result: 受賞
Japan Internet Theatre Awards - Best Theatre Production
2004
Work: Gekijo (Passion)
Organization: Japan Internet Theatre Awards
Result: 受賞
50th Kishida Kunio Drama Award
2006
Work: Aino Uzu (Swirl of Love)
Organization: Kishida Kunio Drama Award Committee
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Aino Uzu (Swirl of Love)

2005 Stage play / Semi-documentary

A semi-documentary style stage work depicting intersecting human relationships and sexual impulses among several men and women in a confined setting through realistic dialogue.

human relationshipssexualityexposure/confession
Adaptations
  • [Film] Aino Uzu (Swirl of Love) / 三浦大輔 (2014)

Hatsukoi (First Love)

2003 Short film (director)

An early short film written and directed by Miura.

youthfirst love

Uragiri no Machi (City of Betrayal)

2010 Stage play

A play known for extreme direction of actors and sharp human depiction; later adapted into a film.

betrayalhuman nature
Adaptations
  • [Film] Uragiri no Machi (City of Betrayal) / 三浦大輔 (2016)

Shonen (Stage adaptation of original novel)

2016 Stage (original: novel)

A stage direction of Ishiida Iro's novel, characterized by depictions of human sexuality and desire.

sexualitydesirerelationships
Adaptations
  • [Film] Shonen / 三浦大輔 (2018)

Bibliography

  • Aino Uzu (play)
  • Ningen Shikkaku (play excerpt)
  • Hatsukoi (short film)
  • Gekijo (stage)

Adaptations

  • Aino Uzu (film)
  • Koi no Uzu (film)
  • Shonen (film)
  • Nanimono (film - director)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
semi-documentary dialogue-driven dramarealism
Recurring Motifs
sex and desireexposure/confessionconflict in human relationships

Legacy

Daisuke Miura is known across theater and film as a playwright, director and filmmaker. He gained renown for semi-documentary techniques and demanding direction of actors, influencing the careers of younger performers.

In Popular Culture

  • His stage works' film adaptations reached mainstream cinema
  • Recognized as a platform for discovering and developing young actors

Quotes

  • Miura is very pure and has a clean heart, so he portrays people in his own way.
    Source: Comment by Sosuke Ikematsu (eiga.com, 2014) (2014)

Trivia

  • Founder and artistic director of theater company Potudoru.
  • Known for pushing actors to their limits in direction.
  • Alumnus of Waseda University.