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Takagi Rin

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Takagi Rin

ペンネーム: Takagi RinPen name used for screenwriting and non-fiction writing. Legal name is Horikawa Mitsuko.

プロフィール

性別
女性
生誕
1947-07-31 (Tokyo, Japan)
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese
居住地歴
Tokyo (birthplace) → Akasaka, Tokyo → Setagaya, Tokyo → Yugawara, Kanagawa

経歴

職業
Screenwriter, Non-fiction writer
活動期間
1986年〜
所属
Japan Screenwriters' Federation
所属団体
Japan Screenwriters' Federation

受賞歴

Kido Prize (12th)
1986
対象作品: Hikari
主催: Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan
結果: 入選
Television Scenario Contest (25th)
1986
対象作品: Scene with a Dove
主催: Television Scenario Contest
結果: 入賞
Galaxy Awards (32nd)
1995
対象作品: Fukei no Yubi (The Father's Finger)
主催: Galaxy Awards
結果: 大賞
Agency for Cultural Affairs Arts Encouragement Prize (46th)
1996
対象作品: Fukei no Yubi (The Father's Finger)
主催: Agency for Cultural Affairs
結果: 芸術作品賞
Agency for Cultural Affairs Arts Festival (52nd)
1997
対象作品: Paipaterōma
主催: Agency for Cultural Affairs Arts Festival
結果: 優秀賞
Special Award by Central Council for Children's Welfare (former Ministry of Health and Welfare)
1989
対象作品: Musuko yo (My Son)
主催: Central Council for Children's Welfare (former Ministry of Health and Welfare)
結果: 特別賞
Shogakukan Nonfiction Award (14th)
2007
対象作品: The Legendary Woman Who Dreamed of Okinawan Independence: Teruya Toshiko
主催: Shogakukan
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Fukei no Yubi (The Father's Finger)

1995年 Television drama

A television drama exploring family history and conflict. Written by Takagi and broadcast in 1995; it won the Galaxy Awards Grand Prize.

familymemoryintergenerational relationships

Musuko yo (My Son)

1989年 Television drama

A moving drama about a boy diagnosed with pediatric cancer and his family. It achieved high ratings and received a special award from the Central Council for Children's Welfare.

illnessfamily bondslife and death

Paipaterōma

1997年 Radio drama

A radio drama inspired by legends of the Yaeyama Islands. It won the Agency for Cultural Affairs Arts Festival Excellence Award in 1997.

legendlocal culturejourney

The Legendary Woman Who Dreamed of Okinawan Independence: Teruya Toshiko

2007年 Non-fiction / Biography

A biography tracing the life of Teruya Toshiko, active from prewar to post-reversion Okinawa. Based on thorough research, it won the Shogakukan Nonfiction Award.

Okinawawomen's historyself-determination

Dai Ryukyu Cuisine Book (Dairyukyu Ryori-cho)

2009年 Non-fiction / Culinary culture

Recreates Ryukyuan cuisine based on the classical text 'Gozembo-so', depicting folk customs and daily life of ancient Ryukyu through food. An English edition was published in 2020.

food culturehistorical reconstructionRyukyu
翻訳
  • Traditional Cuisine of the Ryukyu (English edition, 2020)

The Last Publisher: The Man Who Dreamed of Reviving Ukiyo-e — Watanabe Shōsaburō

2013年 Non-fiction / Biography

Follows the life of publisher Watanabe Shōsaburō, who sought to revive shin-hanga (new prints), and explores the significance of preserving Japanese print culture.

art historycraft culturepreservation and legacy

全著作

  • The Legendary Woman Who Dreamed of Okinawan Independence: Teruya Toshiko (Shogakukan, 2007)
  • Dai Ryukyu Cuisine Book (Shinchosha, 2009)
  • The Last Publisher: The Man Who Dreamed of Reviving Ukiyo-e — Watanabe Shōsaburō (Kodansha, 2013)
  • Traditional Cuisine of the Ryukyu (English edition: Foundation for the Promotion of Cultural Publishing and Reading, 2020)

作品の翻訳

  • Dai Ryukyu Cuisine Book → Traditional Cuisine of the Ryukyu (2020 English translation)

作風・主題

文体
Investigative, narrative non-fiction grounded in field researchRealist human drama approach in television scripts
頻出モチーフ
Okinawa and its culturefood and customsfamily and memory

健康

  • medical treatment / illness
    1990年代、2011年、2023年
    Illnesses affected writing and restaurant management. Stepped down as representative of the Okinawan restaurant in 2011; closed Miyakami Club in 2023 due to treatment.

評価・遺産

Recognized for work as a television screenwriter and for non-fiction that delves into Okinawa and print/cultural heritage. Contributed to recording and rediscovery of cultural and culinary heritage.

資料所蔵先

  • National Diet Library (holds works)

豆知識

  • Legal name is Horikawa Mitsuko.
  • Once opened an Okinawan kaiseki restaurant 'Akasaka Tantei' and later stepped down as representative.
  • Husband was director/producer Toru Horikawa (Horikawa Tonko), who died in 2020.