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Kiyokazu Yamamoto

やまもと きよかず

Yamamoto Kiyokazu

Pen Names: （Name credited on some television works）

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1939-06-11 （Koto, Tokyo, Japan）
Died
2010-09-12 （Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan） age 71
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
screenwriter, playwright, director, lyricist
Active Years
1960-2010
Affiliations
Kuro Tento (Black Tent Theatre Company)

Education

University of Tokyo
Faculty of Education / Department of Educational Psychology
Country: Japan
Joined the university drama club and began writing while a student

Awards

Kishida Kunio Drama Award
1983
Work: Hikeno (Pinocchio) Jambalaya
Organization: Kishida Kunio Drama Award Committee
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Hikeno (Pinocchio) Jambalaya

1983 Play

A representative play from his time with Kuro Tento combining social themes and allegory. It won the Kishida Kunio Drama Award in 1983.

societyallegoryfamily

The Pirate

1969 Play

One of Yamamoto's early stage scripts, staged by members of the Engeki Center 68 group.

youthadventure

Goodbye Max

1973 Play

A stage work from the Kuro Tento period; included in a collected plays volume.

friendshipparting

The Mu Clan (TV drama)

1978 Television drama

One of his notable television screenwriting works, associated with producer Mitsuhiko Kuze.

familyhuman relations

Saga no Gabai Baachan (film screenplay)

2006 Film

An example of his work in film screenwriting; credited on a 2006 film release.

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Bibliography

  • Shiroi Crayon
  • Goodbye Max: Plays
  • Hikeno Jambalaya
  • On Loving

Adaptations

  • Saga no Gabai Baachan (film, 2006)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
social-drama depictiontheatrical approach incorporating allegory
Recurring Motifs
familyeffects of warhuman contradictions

Health

  • lung cancer
    〜2010-09-12
    Died of lung cancer in 2010. Details of the illness were not widely publicized.

Legacy

As a resident playwright of Kuro Tento he left a significant mark on the stage and also wrote numerous hit television dramas. Winning the Kishida Kunio Drama Award cemented his reputation in the theatre world.

In Popular Culture

  • Known for many years as a television drama screenwriter

Trivia

  • After graduating from university he joined Jiji Press and worked for three years as a sports reporter covering amateur sports.
  • Some works are credited under the name 朱川審.
  • Served as a resident playwright and also directed productions for Kuro Tento.