Kishida Kunio Drama Award
1 appearances
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Edition 47 (2003) award
Kazuki Nakashima
なかしま かずき
Nakashima Kazuki
Pen Names:
Kazuki Yudai（Pen name used in early career）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1959-08-19 （Tagawa, Fukuoka, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- screenwriter, playwright, novelist, editor
- Active Years
- 1985-
- Influenced By
- Ken Ishikawa, Hidenori Inoue
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rikkyo University | Faculty of Arts | Department of Psychology | — | 1978-1982 | Japan |
| Fukuoka Prefectural Tagawa High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Rikkyo University
Faculty of Arts
/ Department of Psychology
Period:
1978-1982
Year of Graduation:
1982
Country:
Japan
Member of the manga research club while at university
Fukuoka Prefectural Tagawa High School
Year of Graduation:
1978
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 2nd Asahi Stage Arts Award (Akimoto Matsuyo Prize) | Aterui | — | Asahi Shimbun | 受賞 |
| 2003 | 47th Kishida Kunio Drama Award | Aterui | — | Kishida Kunio Drama Award Committee | 受賞 |
2nd Asahi Stage Arts Award (Akimoto Matsuyo Prize)
2003
Work:
Aterui
Organization:
Asahi Shimbun
Result:
受賞
47th Kishida Kunio Drama Award
2003
Work:
Aterui
Organization:
Kishida Kunio Drama Award Committee
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Seven of Skull Castle
2004 Play / NovelOne of Shinkansen's representative works — an ensemble drama dealing with heroes, revenge, duty and human bonds.
ensemble dramarevengeduty and human bonds
Adaptations
- [Geki×Cine (stage-to-film)] The Seven of Skull Castle (2013)
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
2007 TV anime / Science FictionA high-energy, large-scale mecha action anime. Nakashima served as series composer and screenwriter and received acclaim.
friendshipcoming-of-agerebellion and freedom
Adaptations
- [Theatrical anime] Gurren Lagann the Movie: Childhood's End (Guren Hen) (2008)
- [Theatrical anime] Gurren Lagann the Movie: The Lights in the Sky are Stars (Rag'aan Hen) (2009)
Oedo Rocket
2007 TV anime / Period-style comedyAn anime based on a Shinkansen play; Nakashima served as original author and screenwriter.
comedy and dramaperiod-piece parody
Bibliography
- The Seven of Skull Castle (2004)
- Aterui (2002)
- Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann (2007)
- Matsuruhitobito (2011)
Adaptations
- Promare (2019, original story & screenplay)
- Batman Ninja (2018, screenplay)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- passionate, high-energy narrationdialogue-driven and rhythmicflashy staging and vivid metaphors
- Recurring Motifs
- bonds among comradeschallenge and rebellionheroic sacrifice
Legacy
As a resident writer for Shinkansen, Nakashima greatly impacted contemporary stage arts and, through his series composition and screenwriting in anime and film, influenced a wide audience.
In Popular Culture
- Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann is highly regarded in anime circles and often cited as a representative hot-blooded mecha work.
- The distinctive stage world known as 'Inoue kabuki' enjoys strong support among theatre fans.
Trivia
- Early pen name was 'Kazuki Yudai'.
- Worked as an editor at Futabasha, contributing to magazines such as Manga Action.
- Is an avowed tokusatsu fan and has written scripts for tokusatsu productions.