Nitta Jiro Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 16 (1997) award
Ushio Yoshikawa
よしかわ うしお
Yoshikawa Ushio
Pen Names:
Darou（Haigō (haiku pen name)）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1948-08-01 （Shimodate, Makabe District, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan (now Chikusei)）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- performing arts critic, novelist, columnist, feature writer, broadcast writer
- Active Years
- 1971-
- Affiliations
- Japan Writers' Association, Tatekawa School of Rakugo (former advisor)
- Memberships
- Japan Writers' Association, Dakudaku-kai
- Influenced By
- Yaso Saijo, Kisaburō Okayasu (father, nagauta performer)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rikkyo University | Faculty of Economics | Department of Economics | 学士（経済学） / Bachelor's degree in Economics | 1967-1971 | Japan |
Rikkyo University
Faculty of Economics
/ Department of Economics
Degree:
学士（経済学） / Bachelor's degree in Economics
Period:
1967-1971
Year of Graduation:
1971
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Jiro Nitta Literary Prize | Edomae no Otoko: A Biography of Shunpūtei Ryūchō | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2005 | Osaki Hideki Memorial Popular Literature Research Prize | Geinin Okonomi Bento | 評論・伝記部門 | — | 受賞 |
Jiro Nitta Literary Prize
1996
Work:
Edomae no Otoko: A Biography of Shunpūtei Ryūchō
Result:
受賞
Osaki Hideki Memorial Popular Literature Research Prize
2005
Work:
Geinin Okonomi Bento
Category:
評論・伝記部門
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Edomae no Otoko: The Life of Shunpūtei Ryūchō
1996 Biography / Non-fictionA biographical account of Shunpūtei Ryūchō (5th generation) and Edo-style performing arts.
rakugobiographyShowa-era entertainment
Edokko Datte Nee: The Life of Rokyoku Performer Hirozawa Kōzō
1998 Biography / Non-fictionA biography chronicling the life of rokyoku performer Hirozawa Kōzō.
rokyokubiographypopular performing arts
Ukare Mikematsu
2000 NovelA work of fiction focusing on human relationships and entertainment-world characters.
human dramaentertainment
The Eye of the Wolf
1992 NovelA fictional novel dealing with crime and facets of human psychology.
crimehuman psychology
Adaptations
- [Film] The Eye of the Wolf (film adaptation) (1995)
Kirikomi: Heisei Zankyō-den
1992 NovelA fiction work centered on yakuza and chivalric themes.
yakuzaaction
Adaptations
- [Film] Kirikomi (film adaptation) (1997)
Honmokutei no Tobi
2001 Novel / EssayA collection of stories and essays set in the world of performing arts.
performing artscharacter studies
Popular Songs: The Story of Yaso Saijo
2004 Biography / Music historyA study of lyricist Yaso Saijo's life and the history of popular songs.
popular songmusic historybiography
Entertainers as Living Beings
2015 Criticism / Non-fictionA book of criticism and observations about entertainers and their craft.
performing arts criticismprofiles
Bibliography
- Geinin Kikōroku: Truth or Joke
- Winds of Those Days: A Youth Romance
- Showa Luniverses
- Ningensei no Tokio
- The Eye of the Wolf
- Dancing White Ball
- Kirikomi: Heisei Zankyō-den
- Cinderella's Cry
- The Post-Performance Sake
- Bases Loaded at Life Stadium
- The Counselor Master
- Men of Honpen
- Portrait of a Lion: Three Generations of Kabuki Actors
- Edomae no Otoko: A Biography of Shunpūtei Ryūchō
- Edokko Datte Nee: The Life of Hirozawa Kōzō
- Ukare Mikematsu
- Unforgivable! TV Crime Ledger
- Honmokutei no Tobi
- My Beloved Entertainers
- The Entertainer's Outlook
- Popular Songs: The Story of Yaso Saijo
- Geinin Okonomi Bento
- Performing Arts Appraisal Notebook
- Ushio Yoshikawa: Entertainer Novel Selections
- God of the Stage: The Life of Shimaada Shōgo and Shinkokugeki
- Life, As It Happens: A Biography of Danshi (interviewer)
- The Loving Houkan
- Postwar History of Rakugo
- Rakugo: National Entertainer Profiles
- Sketch Comedy Fool: A Novel
- We've Been Waiting! Star Rakugo Performers Speak
- Danshi Saijiki: There Was a Rakugo Performer Like the Full Moon
- Entertainers as Living Beings
- Winds of Fukagawa: Showa Era Sentimental Stories
- The Art of Caustic Wit: Teaching You Ways of Speaking & Writing That Become Your "Weapon"
- My Beloved Popular Songs: Hit Parade from Showa, Heisei to Reiwa
- Still Dreaming of Danshi: Fifty Years with the Tatekawa Rakugo School, Master and Advisor
Adaptations
- Film adaptation of 'The Eye of the Wolf' (1995)
- Film adaptation of 'Kirikomi: Heisei Zankyō-den' (1997)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- critical and reportage-like voicebiographical narration combined with oral-history interviewinghumorous and caustic tone
- Recurring Motifs
- entertainers and behind-the-scenesShowa-era popular culturebiographical portraits
Legacy
Known for extensive writings on Japanese performing arts, rakugo, and Showa-era popular culture; respected for biographical studies and criticism that deepen understanding of entertainers.
Academic Societies
- Japan Writers' Association
Trivia
- His haigo (haiku pen name) is '駄郎' (Darou).
- His wife is rakugo performer Yanagiya Kokiku (affiliated with the Rakugo Association).
- One of his three godparents was the poet Yaso Saijo.