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Katsuo Nakamura

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Nakamura Katsuo

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1960-12-03 (Nagasaki)
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese

経歴

職業
Writer
活動期間
1983年〜
影響を受けた人物
Keisuke Kinoshita

学歴

Kanagawa Prefectural Hiratsuka Special Needs School
卒業年: 1981
国: Japan
Graduated from the high-school division in 1981

受賞歴

ATG Screenplay Award
1983
対象作品: White Crystal
主催: ATG (Art Theatre Guild)
結果: 佳作
Shogakukan Nonfiction Award
2001
対象作品: Paradise Walker
部門: 優秀賞
主催: Shogakukan
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

White Crystal

1983年 Screenplay

A screenplay that won a prize (honorable mention) at the ATG Screenplay Award; noted for Nakamura's perspective and screenwriting approach.

DisabilityPersonal dignity

Paradise Walker

2001年 Nonfiction

A nonfiction work based on Nakamura's experiences and perspectives. Won the Shogakukan Nonfiction Award (Excellence Prize) in 2001.

Lives of people with disabilitiesRelationship with society

I Want to Hold You Once More: The Down Syndrome Prince Who Came to Me with Cerebral Palsy

2011年 Nonfiction / Memoir

A memoir recounting the author's interactions with and loss of his first child, who had Down syndrome and died in infancy.

FamilyGriefUnderstanding disability

全著作

  • White Crystal
  • Paradise Walker
  • I Want to Hold You Once More: The Down Syndrome Prince Who Came to Me with Cerebral Palsy

作風・主題

文体
Direct, conversational proseExperience-based nonfictional depiction
頻出モチーフ
Disability and everyday lifeFamily and lossConnections with others

健康

  • Cerebral palsy
    Born with cerebral palsy affecting his limbs; holds a Level-1 disability certificate in Japan. This has influenced his writing and modes of expression.

評価・遺産

Known for works rooted in lived experience as a person with a disability; has played a role in communicating issues of disability and family to the wider society.

豆知識

  • Born with cerebral palsy and holds a Level-1 disability certificate in Japan.
  • His first child had Down syndrome and died at 1 year and 2 months; he wrote a memoir about the experience.