Kishida Kunio Drama Award
1 appearances
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Edition 63 (2019) award
Shuntaro Matsubara
まつばら しゅんたろう
Matsubara Shuntaro
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1988-01-01 （Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Kumamoto City → Kyoto (involved with theater productions)
Career
- Occupations
- playwright, novelist
- Active Years
- 2015-
- Influenced By
- Samuel Beckett, James Joyce
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe University | Faculty of Economics | Economics | — | — | Japan |
Kobe University
Faculty of Economics
/ Economics
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | AAF Playwrights Award (Grand Prize) | Michiyuki | — | AAF | winner |
| 2019 | Kishida Kunio Drama Award | Yama Yama | — | Kishida Kunio Drama Award | winner |
AAF Playwrights Award (Grand Prize)
2015
Work:
Michiyuki
Organization:
AAF
Result:
winner
Kishida Kunio Drama Award
2019
Work:
Yama Yama
Organization:
Kishida Kunio Drama Award
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Michiyuki
2016 playDebut play. A short-stage work that delicately depicts personal journeys and relationships.
movementrelationshipsinner life
Yama Yama
2018 playA work where multiple characters and events intersect. Winner of the Kishida Kunio Drama Award.
memorycommunityfragmented time
Kaorama
2017 playAn experimental play intermittently staged from 2017. Notable for its emphasis on visual and sound design.
imagesound and spaceperception
Your Garden
2020 playA play that deals with the feelings and relationships of young people. Published in a literary magazine and staged.
youthcoming of agerelationships
Alice in the Light
2020 playA play that uses symbolic imagery. It was published in a magazine and staged multiple times.
symbolismfragmentslight and shadow
For Another Time
2018 short storyA short story published in a magazine. Portrays relationships and memory in a compact form.
memoryfamily
Bibliography
- Michiyuki (play)
- Wasureru Nihonjin (play)
- Shomen ni Ki wo Tsukero (play)
- A Story of Going to the Sea with an Uncle (play)
- Yama Yama (play)
- Kaorama (play)
- Sasayakanasa (play)
- Memorial (play)
- Your Garden (play)
- Alice in the Light (play)
- For Another Time (short story)
- Tell the Truth (short story)
- For the Dog (short story)
- No No (short story)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- concise, poetic languagefragmentary and symbolic expression
- Recurring Motifs
- memoryfamilyurban landscapesfragments of time
Legacy
One of the representative young playwrights in contemporary Japanese theater. Praised as a "pure playwright" who focuses on writing without running his own troupe; highly regarded following awards such as the Kishida Kunio Drama Award.
Trivia
- He is described as a "pure playwright" who does not lead his own troupe and concentrates on writing.
- Has an X (formerly Twitter) account: shuntaro_m.
- Maintains an official website.