Kishida Kunio Drama Award
1 appearances
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Edition 37 (1993) award
Akio Miyazawa
みやざわ あきお
Miyazawa Akio
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1956-12-09 （Kakegawa, Shizuoka, Japan）
- Died
- 2022-09-12 age 65
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- playwright, director, writer, university professor, radio personality
- Active Years
- 1981-2022
- Affiliations
- Yūenchisaisei Jigyōdan (Amusement Park Regeneration Project), Waseda University, Faculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences, Kyoto University of Art and Design
- Influenced By
- Riichi Yokomitsu, Anton Chekhov
- Nominations
- 122nd Akutagawa Prize (nominee), 13th Mishima Yukio Prize (nominee)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tama Art University | Faculty of Fine Arts | Department of Architecture | — | — | Japan |
Tama Art University
Faculty of Fine Arts
/ Department of Architecture
Country:
Japan
Left before graduation (dropped out)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 37th Kishida Kunio Drama Award | Hinemi | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2010 | 21st Ito Sei Literary Prize | Slow Reading: On Yokomitsu Riichi's 'Machine' | — | — | 受賞 |
37th Kishida Kunio Drama Award
1993
Work:
Hinemi
Result:
受賞
21st Ito Sei Literary Prize
2010
Work:
Slow Reading: On Yokomitsu Riichi's 'Machine'
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Mishima Yukio Award
1 appearances
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Edition 13 (2000) nominee
Ito Sei Literary Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 21 (2010) award
Works
Major Works
Hinemi
1992 PlayA notable play first presented in 1992, recognized for its experimental narration and staging.
language playtheatricalityabsence
Amusement Park Regeneration
1990 PlayA piece associated with the founding period of the Amusement Park Regeneration troupe, mixing theatre and performance.
collectivityperformance
Search Engine: System Crash
2000 NovelA novel dealing with the information society and technology; it was a candidate for the 122nd Akutagawa Prize.
information societyidentity
Slow Reading: On Yokomitsu Riichi's 'Machine'
2009 Literary criticism / EssayA critical essay collection on Yokomitsu Riichi's 'Machine', which won the Ito Sei Literary Prize in 2010.
reading theorymodern literature
Bibliography
- Hinemi (Play)
- Amusement Park Regeneration (Play)
- Words from the Other Shore (Novel)
- Search Engine: System Crash (Novel)
- Absence (Novel)
- Bob Dylan Greatest Hits Vol. 3 (Novel)
- The Way to the Cow (Essay)
- Slow Reading: On Yokomitsu Riichi's 'Machine' (Essay)
- Theatre Is a Tool (Essay)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- experimentalfragmented narrationsubcultural elementscritical perspective
- Recurring Motifs
- absencethe citymachines/technologyslippage in everyday life
Health
-
congestive heart failure2022-09Died from congestive heart failure
Legacy
Akio Miyazawa was known in Japanese theatre from the 1990s for experimental plays and performances; through his criticism and teaching he also influenced younger practitioners.
Archives
- National Diet Library of Japan
In Popular Culture
- Lecturer on NHK E-Tele's 'Postwar Japanese Subculture History'
- Monday personality on NHK Radio 1's 'Suppin!'
Quotes
-
Theatre is a tool.
Source: Theatre Is a Tool (book) (2006)
Trivia
- Dropped out of Tama Art University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Architecture
- Founded and led the theatre group Yūenchisaisei Jigyōdan (Amusement Park Regeneration Project)
- Won the 37th Kishida Kunio Drama Award in 1993 for 'Hinemi'
- Won the 21st Ito Sei Literary Prize in 2010 for 'Slow Reading'
- Received a suspension from duties in 2019