Mainichi Publishing Culture Award
1 appearances
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Edition 46 (1992) special award
Shoichi Ozawa
おざわしょういち
Ozawa Shōichi
Pen Names:
Ozawa Hentetsu（haiku pen name）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1929-04-06 （Wadahori-cho, Toyotama District, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan）
- Died
- 2012-12-10 （Tokyo, Japan） age 83
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- actor, talent, haiku poet, storyteller, essayist, performing arts researcher, visiting professor at The Open University of Japan
- Active Years
- 1954-2012
- Affiliations
- Japan New Theatre Actor Association, Theater Company Shabondama-za, Mise-mono Society, Tokyo Yanagi Haiku Association, The Open University of Japan
- Influenced By
- Yuzo Kawashima
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azabu Junior and Senior High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Imperial Japanese Naval Academy | — | — | — | 1945年4月 - 1945年8月 | Japan |
| Waseda University Faculty of Letters | Faculty of Letters | Department of French Literature | — | — | Japan |
| Haiyūza Actors Training School | — | — | — | 1949年 - 約1950年 | Japan |
Azabu Junior and Senior High School
Country:
Japan
Imperial Japanese Naval Academy
Period:
1945年4月 - 1945年8月
Country:
Japan
Withdrew due to end of war
Waseda University Faculty of Letters
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of French Literature
Country:
Japan
Haiyūza Actors Training School
Period:
1949年 - 約1950年
Country:
Japan
Studied under Kan'ya Senda
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Blue Ribbon Awards | Ninanchan | 助演男優賞 | Tokyo Film Journalists Association | 受賞 |
| 1966 | Mainichi Film Awards | From the Erotic Masters: An Introduction to Anthropology | 男優主演賞 | The Mainichi Newspapers | 受賞 |
| 1979 | Kinokuniya Theatre Awards | — | 個人賞 | Kinokuniya Company Ltd. | 受賞 |
| 2000 | Kinokuniya Theatre Awards | — | 個人賞 | Kinokuniya Company Ltd. | 受賞 |
| 1994 | Purple Ribbon Medal | — | — | Government of Japan | 受章 |
| 1999 | Tsubouchi Shōyō Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2001 | Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette | — | — | Government of Japan | 受章 |
| 2005 | Asahi Prize | — | — | Asahi Shimbun Company | 受賞 |
| 2005 | Popular Literature Research Award | Japan's Traveling Arts | 研究・考証部門 | — | 受賞 |
| 2008 | Comedy Honor Award | — | — | Shitamachi Comedy Film Festival in Taito | 受賞 |
Blue Ribbon Awards
1959
Work:
Ninanchan
Category:
助演男優賞
Organization:
Tokyo Film Journalists Association
Result:
受賞
Mainichi Film Awards
1966
Work:
From the Erotic Masters: An Introduction to Anthropology
Category:
男優主演賞
Organization:
The Mainichi Newspapers
Result:
受賞
Kinokuniya Theatre Awards
1979
Category:
個人賞
Organization:
Kinokuniya Company Ltd.
Result:
受賞
Kinokuniya Theatre Awards
2000
Category:
個人賞
Organization:
Kinokuniya Company Ltd.
Result:
受賞
Purple Ribbon Medal
1994
Organization:
Government of Japan
Result:
受章
Tsubouchi Shōyō Award
1999
Result:
受賞
Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette
2001
Organization:
Government of Japan
Result:
受章
Asahi Prize
2005
Organization:
Asahi Shimbun Company
Result:
受賞
Popular Literature Research Award
2005
Work:
Japan's Traveling Arts
Category:
研究・考証部門
Result:
受賞
Comedy Honor Award
2008
Organization:
Shitamachi Comedy Film Festival in Taito
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
I Am a Riverside Beggar: Thoughts
1969 EssayAn essay presenting new perspectives on performing arts research.
Performing Arts HistoryFolklore
Japan's Traveling Arts
1974 ResearchA research work collecting and recording traveling arts across Japan.
FolkloreMusic
Bibliography
- Quarterly Geino Tozai
- I Am a Riverside Beggar: Thoughts
- Yin Studies Exploration
- My Entertainment Unofficial History
- Strange Unparalleled Ozawa's Big Photo Gallery
- Japan's Traveling Arts
- The Mind of Shoichi Ozawa
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Humorous narrative styleFolklore perspective
- Recurring Motifs
- street performancespostwar reconstruction
Health
-
prostate cancer1998年 - 2012年Continued working while undergoing long-term treatment
-
cervical spine metastasis2010年 - 2012年Decline in health
Legacy
Active across radio, film, theater and research, revered as a pioneer in performing arts studies.
Museums
- Meiji Mura Museum Uchiyama, Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture, Japan Opened in 1965
Academic Societies
- Tokyo Yanagi Haiku Association
- Mise-mono Society
Quotes
-
We reflect on ___ today. Until tomorrow's heart!
Source: Ending of 'Ozawa Shoichi no Ozawa Shoichi-teki Kokoro' (1973)
Trivia
- Held concerts at Budokan as part of the 'Middle-aged Trio'
- Continued treatment while concealing prostate cancer