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Hiroyuki Tomita

とみた ひろゆき

Tomita Hiroyuki

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1922-06-20 （Fukushima Prefecture, Japan）
Died
1994-12-21 age 72
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
children's theatre writer, critic, professor, educator
Active Years
1941-1994
Affiliations
Professor, Shirayuri Women's University, President, Japanese Society for Children's Literature, Japan Theatre Education Federation (formerly Japan School Drama Federation) committee chair/official

Education

Aoyama Normal School (now Tokyo Gakugei University)
Specialized Course
Period: ～1941
Year of Graduation: 1941
Country: Japan
Completed specialized course at Aoyama Normal School

Awards

Mainichi Publishing Culture Award
1976
Work: History of Japanese Children's Theatre
Organization: Mainichi Newspapers
Result: 受賞
Japan Children's Literature Association Award
1977
Work: History of Japanese Children's Theatre
Organization: Japan Children's Literature Association
Result: 受賞
Art Festival Award (Minister of Education)
1977
Organization: Agency for Cultural Affairs / Ministry of Education (at the time)
Result: 受賞
Medal with Purple Ribbon
1990
Organization: Government of Japan
Result: 受章

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Construction of School Drama: Course of Study for School Drama

1949 Education / Theatre

A practical and theoretical guide to school drama activities, addressing production and pedagogy for school performances.

school educationtheatre instruction

History of Japanese Children's Theatre

1976 Children's culture / Theatre history

A landmark study tracing the development, practice, and historical background of children's theatre in Japan.

children's theatre historyhistory of educationcultural movements

History of Theatre Education in Japan

1998 Theatre studies / Education

An organized account of the history, institutions, and practices of theatre education, including historical documents and case studies.

theatre educationinstitutional history

Bibliography

  • Construction of School Drama: Course of Study for School Drama (Nihon Kyoiku Publishing) 1949
  • Small School Performances (illus. Chihiro Iwasaki) Kokudosha 1951
  • How to Write School Drama Scripts (Ars) 1954
  • Our Club Activities 7: Drama (Sanshisha) 1954
  • Theatre Education (Kokudosha) 1958
  • I'm Not a Servant of TV: Children's Plays (Kokudosha) 1962
  • Our Class Performances (illus. Sadao Ichikawa) Kokudosha 1964
  • Contemporary Theatre Education Theory (Japan Theatre Education Federation) 1974
  • Japanese Laughing Tales (illus. Kazuo Maekawa) Gakken 1974
  • World Laughing Tales (illus. Kazuo Maekawa) Gakken 1975
  • History of Japanese Children's Theatre (Tokyo Shoseki) 1976
  • Japanese Fairy Tales (Gakken) 1977
  • Japanese Wit Tales (Gakken) 1977
  • Japanese Cleverness Tales (Gakken) 1980
  • Theory of School Cultural Activities: For the Revival of Schools (Meiji Tosho) 1984
  • The Theatrical World of Kenji and Nankichi (Kokudosha) 1991
  • Children's Culture Criticism 1972–1994 (Kyuyama-sha) 1996
  • History of Theatre Education in Japan (Kokudosha) 1998

Style & Themes

Literary Style
didactic and practical stylescholarly presentation organizing historical materials
Recurring Motifs
promotion of children's theatreschool education and expressive activitiesretellings of folktales and humorous tales

Legacy

Hiroyuki Tomita made major contributions to systematizing children's theatre and theatre education in Japan; through pedagogy, institution building, and scholarship he influenced subsequent generations.

Academic Societies

  • Japanese Society for Children's Literature
  • Japan Theatre Education Federation

Trivia

  • Not to be confused with gymnast Hiroyuki Tomita (different person).
  • His wife was children's drama writer Tamiko Koike (no separate Wikipedia page exists).
  • Recipient of the Medal with Purple Ribbon.