Kikuchi Kan Award
1 appearances
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Edition 7 (1953) award
Yoko Mizuki
みずき ようこ
Mizuki Yoko
Aliases:
高木 富子 / Takagi Tomiko
Pen Names:
Yoko Mizuki（Pen name used professionally (birth name Tomiko Takagi)）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1910-08-25 （Kyobashi, Tokyo, Japan (now Kyobashi, Chūō-ku, Tokyo)）
- Died
- 2003-04-08 age 92
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Kyobashi, Tokyo, Japan (now Kyobashi, Chūō-ku, Tokyo) → Yawata, Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan (from 1947)
Career
- Occupations
- Screenwriter
- Active Years
- 1934-2003
- Affiliations
- Tokyo Left Theatre
- Influenced By
- Toshio Yasumi
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo Prefectural First Higher Girls' School (now Tokyo Metropolitan Hakko High School) | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Bunka Gakuin | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Tokyo Prefectural First Higher Girls' School (now Tokyo Metropolitan Hakko High School)
Country:
Japan
Former prewar higher girls' school (old system)
Bunka Gakuin
Country:
Japan
Studied at Bunka Gakuin
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Mainichi Film Concours Screenplay Award | Kiku to Isamu | 脚本賞 | Mainichi Film Concours (Mainichi Newspapers) | 受賞 |
| 1953 | Kikuchi Kan Prize | — | — | Kikuchi Kan Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 1981 | Medal with Purple Ribbon | — | — | Government of Japan | 受章 |
| 1987 | Order of the Precious Crown, Fourth Class | — | — | Government of Japan | 受章 |
| 1961 | Kinema Junpo Best Ten Screenplay Award | — | 脚本賞 | Kinema Junpo | 受賞 |
| 1964 | Kinema Junpo Best Ten Screenplay Award | — | 脚本賞 | Kinema Junpo | 受賞 |
Mainichi Film Concours Screenplay Award
1959
Work:
Kiku to Isamu
Category:
脚本賞
Organization:
Mainichi Film Concours (Mainichi Newspapers)
Result:
受賞
Kikuchi Kan Prize
1953
Organization:
Kikuchi Kan Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Medal with Purple Ribbon
1981
Organization:
Government of Japan
Result:
受章
Order of the Precious Crown, Fourth Class
1987
Organization:
Government of Japan
Result:
受章
Kinema Junpo Best Ten Screenplay Award
1961
Category:
脚本賞
Organization:
Kinema Junpo
Result:
受賞
Kinema Junpo Best Ten Screenplay Award
1964
Category:
脚本賞
Organization:
Kinema Junpo
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Floating Clouds
1955 FilmA screenplay adaptation of Fumiko Hayashi's novel. A notable postwar film portraying complex relationships and the nuances of life, adapted for director Mikio Naruse.
Postwar women's livesLove and lossSociety and the individual
Adaptations
- [Film] Floating Clouds / 成瀬巳喜男 (Mikio Naruse) (1955)
Until We Meet Again
1950 FilmA postwar drama depicting human relationships and situations; one of her collaborations with director Tadashi Imai.
PostwarReunionFamily
Adaptations
- [Film] Until We Meet Again / 今井正 (Tadashi Imai) (1950)
Kiku and Isamu
1959 FilmA social drama dealing with discrimination and family issues surrounding mixed‑race children. The screenplay won the Mainichi Film Concours Screenplay Award.
Race and discriminationFamilyPostwar society
Adaptations
- [Film] Kiku and Isamu / 今井正 (Tadashi Imai) (1959)
Tower of Himeyuri
1953 FilmA war film based on the Himeyuri student nursing corps in Okinawa, portraying youth and the tragedy of war.
WarTragedy of youthMemory and testimony
Adaptations
- [Film] Tower of Himeyuri / 今井正 (Tadashi Imai) (1953)
Otōto (The Younger Brother)
1960 FilmA film exploring family bonds and conflicts; one of her collaborations with director Kon Ichikawa.
FamilyConflictEveryday nuance
Adaptations
- [Film] Otōto / 市川崑 (Kon Ichikawa) (1960)
Kwaidan / Ghost Stories
1965 FilmAn omnibus film treatment of Japanese ghost stories; she contributed screenwriting to works of supernatural and psychological focus.
SupernaturalRevengeHuman psychology
Adaptations
- [Film] Kwaidan / Ghost Stories / 小林正樹 (Masaki Kobayashi) (1965)
Bibliography
- Until We Meet Again
- Mother
- Tower of Himeyuri
- Ani Imōto (Brother and Sister)
- The Sound of the Mountain
- Floating Clouds
- Sudden Rain
- Otōto
- A Pure Love Story
- Kiku and Isamu
- Kwaidan / Ghost Stories
Adaptations
- Floating Clouds (film adaptation)
- Kiku and Isamu (film adaptation)
- Tower of Himeyuri (film adaptation)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Realistic scripts emphasizing women's perspectivesCareful literary adaptations
- Recurring Motifs
- Women's livesFamily and bondsPostwar social issues
Legacy
One of the leading female screenwriters of postwar Japanese cinema. Renowned for literary adaptations and portraying stories from women's perspectives. Donated her former residence to Ichikawa City, which preserves it as part of local cultural heritage.
Museums
- Yoko Mizuki Former Residence (World of Screenwriter Yoko Mizuki) Yawata, Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan Opened in 2004
Archives
- Materials related to Yoko Mizuki held by Ichikawa City Library
- National Diet Library authority record
In Popular Culture
- Frequently cited in lists of award winners such as Kinema Junpo Best Ten and the Mainichi Film Concours
- Her former residence is open to the public as part of Ichikawa City's cultural activities
Trivia
- Birth name: Tomiko Takagi.
- Was married to film director Taniguchi Senkichi; the marriage ended in a mediated divorce.
- Took residence in Ichikawa from 1947 and donated her former home to Ichikawa City after her death.
- Recipient of the first Kikuchi Kan Prize (1953).
- Awarded the Medal with Purple Ribbon (1981) and the Order of the Precious Crown, Fourth Class (1987).
- Won the Mainichi Film Concours Screenplay Award in 1959 for 'Kiku and Isamu'.
- Placed first multiple times in Kinema Junpo's Best Ten Screenplay rankings.
- Recorded as having served as a judge for NHK's Red and White Song Contest (Kōhaku Uta Gassen, e.g., 7th edition).