Art Encouragement Prize for Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
1 appearances
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Edition 41 (1991) award
Makoto Ohara
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Ohara Makoto
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1937-10-24 （Kyoto Prefecture）
- Died
- 2018-10-06 age 80
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- TV director, Television director, Author
- Active Years
- 1960-2018
- Influenced By
- Tsutomu Wada, Yukio Fukamachi
- Influenced
- Taku Ohara
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyoto University | Faculty of Letters | Italian literature | — | 〜1960 | Japan |
Kyoto University
Faculty of Letters
/ Italian literature
Period:
〜1960
Year of Graduation:
1960
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Arts Encouragement Prize (Minister of Education) | Fujuku ni tsuki... | — | Agency for Cultural Affairs | winner |
Arts Encouragement Prize (Minister of Education)
1990
Work:
Fujuku ni tsuki...
Organization:
Agency for Cultural Affairs
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Years of NHK Taiga Drama
1985 Non-fictionA nonfiction account of the production of NHK Taiga dramas, compiling records and perspectives from those involved in production and direction.
television drama productionNHK Taiga dramas
Bibliography
- Years of NHK Taiga Drama (NHK Publishing, 1985)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- unadorned, image-focused directionknown for historical and period drama staging
- Recurring Motifs
- historical portrayalinterior depiction of characters
Health
-
lung cancer2018Died of lung cancer in 2018
Legacy
A director responsible for many NHK Taiga dramas and other television works. Contributed to television history through production and documentation and influenced later directors.
Archives
- NHK Archives (Director Series)
In Popular Culture
- Donated home-use VHS tapes of the Taiga drama 'Kusa Moeru'
Trivia
- Donated 16 home-use videotapes of the Taiga drama 'Kusa Moeru'.
- His son, Taku Ohara, is also a television director.
- Continued directing dramas for commercial broadcasters after retiring from NHK.