Nihon Essayist Club Award
1 appearances
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Edition 34 (1986) award
Nobuo Nakamura
なかむら のぶお
Nakamura Nobuo
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1908-09-14 （Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan）
- Died
- 1991-07-05 （Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan） age 82
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Actor, Essayist
- Active Years
- 1932-1991
- Affiliations
- Bungaku-za, NLT (theater company), Roman Gekijo, Gekidan Kumo, En Theatre Company
- Influenced By
- Kunio Kishida, Yukio Mishima, Eugène Ionesco
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Kino International Theatre Award | — | — | Kinokuniya | 受賞 |
| 1973 | Agency for Cultural Affairs Arts Festival Award (Grand Prize) | — | — | Agency for Cultural Affairs | 受賞 |
| 1976 | Medal with Purple Ribbon | — | — | Cabinet Office | 受章 |
| 1987 | Agency for Cultural Affairs Arts Festival Award (Special Prize) | — | — | Agency for Cultural Affairs | 受賞 |
| — | 34th Japan Essayist Club Award | Leave Me Alone (literal translation) | — | Japan Essayist Club | 受賞 |
Kino International Theatre Award
1967
Organization:
Kinokuniya
Result:
受賞
Agency for Cultural Affairs Arts Festival Award (Grand Prize)
1973
Organization:
Agency for Cultural Affairs
Result:
受賞
Medal with Purple Ribbon
1976
Organization:
Cabinet Office
Result:
受章
Agency for Cultural Affairs Arts Festival Award (Special Prize)
1987
Organization:
Agency for Cultural Affairs
Result:
受賞
34th Japan Essayist Club Award
Work:
Leave Me Alone (literal translation)
Organization:
Japan Essayist Club
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Ikiru
1952 Film (actor role)A 1952 film directed by Akira Kurosawa. Nakamura appears in a supporting role as a municipal deputy mayor.
life and deathbureaucracy
Tokyo Story
1953 Film (actor role)A masterpiece by Yasujiro Ozu. Nakamura plays Kaneko Kōzō in a supporting role.
familygeneration gap
The Flavor of Sanma
1962 Film (actor role)A film by Yasujiro Ozu. Nakamura appears as Kawai Hidezō; his presence on set with Ozu is well noted.
lossmelancholy of everyday life
Leave Me Alone (literal translation)
1986 Essays and haikuA collection of Nakamura's essays and haiku. Known for receiving the Japan Essayist Club Award.
memoirhaikuintrospection on acting life
Bibliography
- Leave Me Alone (literal translation)
- Nagaku Mogana no Sakebitari (literal translation)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- essayistic voicecalm observational description
- Recurring Motifs
- intellectual elderly gentleman personamelancholy of daily lifeinterest in absurdist theatre
Health
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heart failure1991-07-05Died of heart failure at Tokai University Hospital (Tokyo) in 1991
Legacy
A central actor of Bungaku-za who led the stage, Nakamura also appeared in many films by directors such as Yasujiro Ozu and Akira Kurosawa. As an essayist he was respected; he established a distinguished intellectual supporting actor persona in theatre and film.
In Popular Culture
- Known as a regular supporting actor in Ozu and Kurosawa films
Trivia
- As a child he was adopted by the first president of Komatsu and moved to Tokyo.
- A frequent actor in Yasujiro Ozu's films, often playing intellectual roles.
- His book "Oreo koto nara hanatsu toite" (Leave Me Alone, literal) won the Japan Essayist Club Award.