Nihon Essayist Club Award
1 appearances
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Edition 53 (2005) award
Kyoji Takeyama
たけやま きょうじ
Takeyama Kyoji
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1931-03-01 （Tokyo, Japan）
- Died
- 2008-08-06 （Nakano, Tokyo, Japan (hospital)） age 77
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- announcer, filmmaker, writer
- Active Years
- 1953-2008
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keio University | Faculty of Law | Department of Political Science | — | — | Japan |
Keio University
Faculty of Law
/ Department of Political Science
Year of Graduation:
1953
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Japan Essayists' Club Prize | Secret History of Telegraph Censorship: The Marugame Post Office and the Russo-Japanese War | — | Japan Essayists' Club | winner |
Japan Essayists' Club Prize
2005
Work:
Secret History of Telegraph Censorship: The Marugame Post Office and the Russo-Japanese War
Organization:
Japan Essayists' Club
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Secret History of Telegraph Censorship: The Marugame Post Office and the Russo-Japanese War
2004 Non-fictionA media-history investigation of telegraph censorship around the time of the Russo-Japanese War, focusing on the role of the Marugame post office. The book documents censorship practices and their impact on reporting.
media historycensorshipRusso-Japanese Warmodern history
The Heisaemon Family: The Tale of the Takeyama Clan in Hamamatsu
2008 Non-fictionA family-history work about the Takeyama clan centered on Hamamatsu, combining biographical sketches with regional historical materials.
family historyregional historybiography
Fujisan Chokkakkou (screenplay)
1966 Film (screenplay)A screenplay for a 1960s film about skiing and mountain descent; an example of his work as a screenwriter on entertainment films.
sportsadventure
Ski Yarō: Glacier Descent (screenplay)
1967 Film (screenplay)A 1967 entertainment film for which he wrote the screenplay, themed around skiing.
sportsentertainment
European Houses in Shanghai (screenplay)
1990 Film (screenplay)A screenplay for a film about Western-style architecture in Shanghai, bearing documentary elements regarding history and architecture.
architectural historydocumentary film
Bibliography
- Secret History of Telegraph Censorship: The Marugame Post Office and the Russo-Japanese War
- The Heisaemon Family: The Tale of the Takeyama Clan in Hamamatsu
Adaptations
- Fujisan Chokkakkou (screenplay participation)
- Ski Yarō: Glacier Descent (screenplay participation)
- European Houses in Shanghai (screenplay participation)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- documentary, archival-based non-fiction stylejournalistic and documentary narration
- Recurring Motifs
- modern and contemporary historymedia historycensorship and information control
Health
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pneumonia2008年8月Hospitalized with pneumonia in August 2008 and died on August 6, 2008.
Legacy
After a long career in broadcasting and production, he worked as a writer and filmmaker focused on modern and media history. He received the Japan Essayists' Club Prize in 2005 and is recognized for contributions to media-history research and documentary filmmaking.
Archives
- TBS Archive (possible repository for related audiovisual materials)
Trivia
- Graduated from Keio University Faculty of Law, Department of Political Science in 1953.
- Joined Radio Tokyo (later TBS) in 1953 as part of the broadcaster's second cohort of announcers.
- Uncle was the literary scholar Michio Takeyama; his wife was former TBS announcer Akiko Takeyama.
- Won the 53rd Japan Essayists' Club Prize in 2005 for 'Secret History of Telegraph Censorship: The Marugame Post Office and the Russo-Japanese War'.