Art Encouragement Prize for Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
1 appearances
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Edition 22 (1972) award
Junichi Ushiyama
うしやま じゅんいち
Ushiyama Jun'ichi
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1930-02-04 （Tokyo, Japan）
- Died
- 1997-10-06 age 67
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Tokyo, Japan → Ryugasaki, Ibaraki, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Documentary filmmaker, TV producer, Reporter/Journalist, Lecturer
- Active Years
- 1953-1997
- Affiliations
- Nippon Television Network Corporation (NTV), Japan Film/Video Recording Center, Japan Visual Culture Center, Musashino Women's University (lecturer)
- Influenced
- Japanese TV documentary filmmakers
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University, Second Faculty of Letters | Second Faculty of Letters | Western History | 学士 | — | Japan |
Waseda University, Second Faculty of Letters
Second Faculty of Letters
/ Western History
Degree:
学士
Year of Graduation:
1953
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Minpōsai (Commercial Broadcasters Festival) Gold Prize | The Old Man and the Hawk | — | Japan Commercial Broadcasters Association | 金賞 |
Minpōsai (Commercial Broadcasters Festival) Gold Prize
Work:
The Old Man and the Hawk
Organization:
Japan Commercial Broadcasters Association
Result:
金賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Special Feature: The 19th Diet
1954 Documentary (Television)A television documentary broadcast on Nippon TV covering the turmoil in the Diet over a no-confidence motion against the Yoshida Cabinet and shipbuilding corruption; regarded as Ushiyama's television documentary debut.
politics and mediajournalismcorruption
Non-Fiction Theatre
1961 Documentary (series)A documentary television series produced from 1961, with Ushiyama overseeing production; it includes many notable episodes addressing social issues and human dramas.
social issueshuman dramajournalism
The Old Man and the Hawk
1961 Documentary (episode)An episode of Non-Fiction Theatre portraying the life of an elderly person; it won the Minpōsai Gold Prize and is regarded as one of Ushiyama's representative works.
elderly lifehuman dramasocial perspective
Vietnam Marine Battalion Chronicle
1965 DocumentaryBroadcast in 1965, the first part drew criticism and subsequent parts were canceled, highlighting the political sensitivity and broadcasting limits surrounding war reporting.
war reportingcensorship and broadcasting limitspolitics and media
Hitachi Documentary: Wonderful World Travel
1966 Documentary (travel/cultural)A long-running documentary series (1966–1990) introducing cultures and landscapes around the world; one of Ushiyama's signature productions.
travelethnographycross-cultural understanding
Adaptations
- [TV program (archival rebroadcast)] Junichi Ushiyama: 20th Century Film Heritage
Toyota Sunday Documentary: The Unknown World
1975 Documentary (series)A series produced from 1975 to 1986 that covered little-known landscapes and cultures around the world.
adventure/travelcultural introduction
The Forgotten Imperial Army
1963 Documentary (produced)A production by Ushiyama for director Nagisa Oshima; it addresses issues of war history and collective memory.
memory of warhistory
Bibliography
- Special Feature: The 19th Diet
- Non-Fiction Theatre
- The Old Man and the Hawk
- Vietnam Marine Battalion Chronicle
- Hitachi Documentary: Wonderful World Travel
- Toyota Sunday Documentary: The Unknown World
- The Forgotten Imperial Army
- 20th Century Hour
- Enjoyable Historical Travels
- Document: Theatre of Life
- Mysterious Undersea Exploration
- Living Human Travel
- We Are the Earth's Family
Adaptations
- Documentary film 'The Man Who Challenged Television: Junichi Ushiyama' (2012)
- BS Asahi 'Junichi Ushiyama: 20th Century Film Heritage' (archival rebroadcast and commentary)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- journalistic, record-oriented visual stylefieldwork-oriented approachempathetic portrayal of subjects
- Recurring Motifs
- documentation of social issueseveryday human lifetravel and cross-cultural encountershistory and memory
Legacy
He contributed to the development of Japanese television documentary, producing long-running series and collecting extensive audiovisual materials that helped establish archival practices. His works are preserved and exhibited at museums and libraries.
Museums
- Kawasaki City Museum Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan Opened in 1988
- Ushiyama Library (Ryugasaki City Central Library collection) Ryugasaki, Ibaraki, Japan
Archives
- Film/video archive collected by the Japan Film/Video Recording Center (donated to Kawasaki City Museum)
- Ushiyama Library (audiovisual and related materials held at Ryugasaki City Central Library)
In Popular Culture
- BS Asahi special 'Junichi Ushiyama: 20th Century Film Heritage'
- Documentary film 'The Man Who Challenged Television: Junichi Ushiyama' (2012)
Trivia
- His father was historian Eiji Ushiyama.
- He founded the Japan Film/Video Recording Center; about 800 of his TV documentaries were donated.
- He died on October 6, 1997, at age 67.
- A documentary film about Ushiyama was produced and released in 2012.