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第8回（1962年） award
Ken Miyamoto
みやもと けん
Miyamoto Ken
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1926-12-02 （Shiranui, Uto District, Kumamoto Prefecture (now Uki City), Japan）
- 死没
- 1988-02-28 61歳
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
- 居住地歴
- Kumamoto Prefecture (birthplace) → Beijing (lived ~6 years during middle school) → Oita Prefecture (education and later high school teacher) → Tokyo (Ministry of Justice employment and playwright career)
経歴
- 職業
- playwright, screenwriter, teacher
- 活動期間
- 1957年〜1988年
- 所属
- Mugi no Kai (workers' theatre circle), Welfare Association for Korean Residents in Japan (employment), Ministry of Justice (employment)
- 影響を受けた人物
- Mantaro Kubota
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oita College of Economics (specialized school) | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Kyushu Imperial University (now Kyushu University) | Faculty of Economics | Department of Economics | — | — | Japan |
Oita College of Economics (specialized school)
国:
Japan
Experienced wartime student mobilization while enrolled
Kyushu Imperial University (now Kyushu University)
Faculty of Economics
/ Department of Economics
国:
Japan
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Kishida Kunio Drama Award (8th) | "Nippon People's Republic"; "Mechanism Operation" | — | Kishida Kunio Drama Award Committee | 受賞 |
| — | Arts Festival Encouragement Award (Script) | “Meiji no Hitsugi” | — | Agency for Cultural Affairs (Arts Festival) | 受賞（奨励賞・脚本） |
Kishida Kunio Drama Award (8th)
対象作品:
"Nippon People's Republic"; "Mechanism Operation"
主催:
Kishida Kunio Drama Award Committee
結果:
受賞
Arts Festival Encouragement Award (Script)
対象作品:
“Meiji no Hitsugi”
主催:
Agency for Cultural Affairs (Arts Festival)
結果:
受賞（奨励賞・脚本）
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
When We Sing
1957年 play/dramaAn early notable work portraying conflicts and hopes within a workplace theatre circle.
workplaceworkers' conflicthope
Nippon People's Republic
political drama/playDepicts the outcome of the Feb. 1 general strike from grassroots unions, exploring contradictions between leaders and the masses.
revolutionleaders vs. masseslabor movement
Mechanism Operation
playOne of his plays dealing with political and social themes.
politicssociety
Meiji's Coffin
1962年 revolutionary drama/playCounted among his revolutionary tetralogy; premiered in 1962.
revolutionhistoryleadership and populace
The True Story of Ah Q (Adaptation/Spin-off)
playA work using Lu Xun's character to explore China-Japan relations.
Chinacultural exchangehistory
Legend of Beautiful Things
ensemble drama/playPortrays a group of Taisho-era intellectuals; continues to be staged repeatedly.
historyintellectualsensemble
Dream — The Tale of Momochuken Gyuuemon
1976年 playA play centered on Miyazaki Toten; production faced interference from the Chinese embassy due to political currents in the Cultural Revolution era.
Chinabiographical elementspolitics
Hana Ichimonme
playOne of his plays dealing with China-Japan relations.
Chinarelations
全著作
- Collected Plays of Ken Miyamoto (6 vols., Hakusuisha, 1989)
- Ken Miyamoto Essay Collection (4 vols., Ichiyosha, 2017-20)
- How to Write Drama (Meiji Shoin, revised ed. 1979)
作風・主題
- 文体
- politically charged realismensemble character portrayalssocially engaged drama
- 頻出モチーフ
- revolution and leader-vs-masses contradictionsSino-Japanese relationswomen's perspectives and interpersonal relationships
健康
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lung cancer〜1988年2月（死亡）Died of lung cancer in 1988. Likely affected his late-career activities.
評価・遺産
One of the representative playwrights of postwar Japanese political and social drama. His revolutionary works and plays addressing China have been highly regarded and continue to be staged into the 21st century.
関連学会
- Japan Playwrights Association
豆知識
- Spent about six years in Beijing during middle school.
- Worked at the Ministry of Justice while engaging in theatre activities, later becoming a professional playwright.
- The 1957 play 'When We Sing' is considered his de facto debut.
- Died of lung cancer in 1988.