Japan Art Academy Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 52 (1996) imperial prize
Nakamura Matagoro II
にだいめ なかむら またごろう
Nidaime Nakamura Matagoro
Pen Names:
Shikin（Used as haiku pen name）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1914-07-21 （Akasaka Tamachi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan）
- Died
- 2009-02-21 （Private residence, Tokyo, Japan） age 94
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Kabuki actor, Actor
- Active Years
- 1921-2006
- Influenced By
- Onoe Kikugoro, Nakamura Kichiemon I
- Influenced
- Matsumoto Koshiro IX, Nakamura Kichiemon II, Nakamura Kanzaburo XVIII
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Art Festival Award Encouragement Prize | — | — | Japan Art Festival | 受賞 |
| 1985 | Traditional Culture Pola Special Award | — | — | Pola Cultural Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1990 | Nagoya Drama Pen Club Annual Award | — | — | Nagoya Drama Pen Club | 受賞 |
| 1993 | Matsuo Performing Arts Award Special Prize | — | — | Matsuo Performing Arts Award Executive Committee | 受賞 |
| 1996 | Japan Art Academy Award and Imperial Prize | — | — | Japan Art Academy | 受賞 |
| 1999 | Kikuchi Kan Prize | — | — | Kikuchi Kan Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 1975 | Order of the Purple Ribbon | — | — | Japanese Government | 受賞 |
| 1997 | Holder of Important Intangible Cultural Property (Living National Treasure) | — | — | Agency for Cultural Affairs | 認定 |
Art Festival Award Encouragement Prize
1953
Organization:
Japan Art Festival
Result:
受賞
Traditional Culture Pola Special Award
1985
Organization:
Pola Cultural Foundation
Result:
受賞
Nagoya Drama Pen Club Annual Award
1990
Organization:
Nagoya Drama Pen Club
Result:
受賞
Matsuo Performing Arts Award Special Prize
1993
Organization:
Matsuo Performing Arts Award Executive Committee
Result:
受賞
Japan Art Academy Award and Imperial Prize
1996
Organization:
Japan Art Academy
Result:
受賞
Kikuchi Kan Prize
1999
Organization:
Kikuchi Kan Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Order of the Purple Ribbon
1975
Organization:
Japanese Government
Result:
受賞
Holder of Important Intangible Cultural Property (Living National Treasure)
1997
Organization:
Agency for Cultural Affairs
Result:
認定
Awards & Nominations
Kikuchi Kan Award
1 appearances
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Edition 53 (1999) award
Art Encouragement Prize for Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
1 appearances
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Edition 62 (2012) award
Works
Major Works
Shibai Mangekyo: The Front and Back of the Rotating Stage
1982 Dialogue collectionBook compiling dialogues with Isuzu Yamada.
KabukiPerforming Arts
Folkloristics of Words 4: Proverbs Conveying the Tradition of Japanese Theater
1990 Dialogue collectionDialogue collection with Yurihito Sanuki.
WordsFolkloristicsTheater
Nakamura Matagoro's Kabuki Stories: Oral History
1995 Oral historyOral history-style work by Michiko Gunji.
KabukiHistory
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Sincere and graceful writing styleMany works are oral history style records
- Recurring Motifs
- KabukiTraditional artsLiving National TreasureArt
Legacy
Contributed to performing arts for many years as a kabuki actor and played a significant role in cultural heritage as a holder of Important Intangible Cultural Property.
Trivia
- Nakamura Matagoro was certified as a Living National Treasure and known as a coordinator in the kabuki world.
- He was the model for Kohei Akiyama, the protagonist in Shōtarō Ikenami's novel 'Swordsmanship Business'.
- He continued to perform on stage even after turning 90 years old.