Kikuchi Kan Award
1 appearances
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Edition 57 (2003) award
Teruko Nagaoka
ながおか てるこ
Nagaoka Teruko
Aliases:
篠原 輝子
Pen Names:
Teruko Nagaoka（Real name and stage name）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1908-01-05 （Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan）
- Died
- 2010-10-18 （Tokyo, Japan） age 102
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Religion
- Christianity
Career
- Occupations
- Actress, Director
- Active Years
- 1951-2010
- Affiliations
- Literary Theatre Company
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toyo Eiwa Jogakuin Junior and Senior High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Bunka Gakuin | — | Literature | — | 中退 | Japan |
| Sacred Heart Language School (now Sacred Heart International School) | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Theater training in Paris, France | — | — | — | 1928-1930 | France |
Toyo Eiwa Jogakuin Junior and Senior High School
Country:
Japan
Bunka Gakuin
Literature
Period:
中退
Country:
Japan
Dropped out
Sacred Heart Language School (now Sacred Heart International School)
Country:
Japan
Theater training in Paris, France
Period:
1928-1930
Year of Graduation:
1930
Country:
France
Studied theater in Paris for two years
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Order of the Sacred Treasure, Fourth Class | — | — | Japanese Government | 受賞 |
| 1964 | Minister of Education Award at the Ministry of Education Fine Arts Festival | Chicken Soup with Barley | — | Ministry of Education | 受賞 |
| 1970 | Kinokuniya Theatre Award | Météore | — | Kinokuniya | 受賞 |
| — | NHK Broadcast Culture Award | — | — | NHK | 受賞 |
| 2003 | Kikuchi Kan Prize | — | — | Kikuchi Kan Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 2003 | Christian Merit Award | — | — | Japan Christian Cultural Association | 表彰 |
Order of the Sacred Treasure, Fourth Class
Organization:
Japanese Government
Result:
受賞
Minister of Education Award at the Ministry of Education Fine Arts Festival
1964
Work:
Chicken Soup with Barley
Organization:
Ministry of Education
Result:
受賞
Kinokuniya Theatre Award
1970
Work:
Météore
Organization:
Kinokuniya
Result:
受賞
NHK Broadcast Culture Award
Organization:
NHK
Result:
受賞
Kikuchi Kan Prize
2003
Organization:
Kikuchi Kan Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Christian Merit Award
2003
Organization:
Japan Christian Cultural Association
Result:
表彰
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Tokyo Story
1953 FilmA famous film directed by Yasujirō Ozu. Teruko Nagaoka was one of the cast.
FamilyPostwar Japan
Oshin
1983 TV DramaAn NHK morning drama series. Teruko Nagaoka appeared as Kuniyasu Yashiro and provided voice acting.
FamilyWomen's independence
Bibliography
- Gifts from My Father (Soshisha, 1984)
- Gifts from Two Husbands (Soshisha, 1988)
- Old Yet Joyful and Beautiful at Heart (Soshisha, 2000)
- Teruko Nagaoka's Four Sisters - How to Age Beautifully (by Miyoko Suzuki, Soshisha, 2005)
- Teruko Nagaoka's Bible Stories (Ichimaku Publishing, 2007)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Theatrical expressionLyrical narration
- Recurring Motifs
- Family lovePostwar recoveryDialect narration
Legacy
Teruko Nagaoka was a distinguished Japanese actress and director with a long career, receiving many awards. In her later years, she focused on narration, especially reading works of Kenji Miyazawa in dialect.
Trivia
- She was the longest-lived Japanese female entertainer.
- She narrated Kenji Miyazawa's works in the Morioka dialect.
- In later years, she focused on narration activities.