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Tojiro Yamamoto

やまもと とうじろう

yamamoto tojiro

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1937-05-05 (Wada, Suginami, Tokyo, Japan)
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese
居住地歴
Wada, Suginami, Tokyo, Japan

経歴

職業
Kyogen performer, Noh actor
活動期間
1942年〜
所属
Suginami Nohgakudo (chairman), Yamamoto-kai (Yamamoto Tojiro family)

学歴

Kokugakuin University
Japanese Literature
卒業年: 1961
国: Japan

受賞歴

Ministry of Education Art Festival Encouragement Prize
1964
主催: Ministry of Education (now Agency for Cultural Affairs)
結果: 受賞
Art Encouragement Prize (Minister of Education Award)
1992
主催: Arts Promotion Awards (Japan)
結果: 受賞
Kanze Hisao Memorial Hosei University Noh Award
1994
主催: Hosei University
結果: 受賞
Purple Ribbon Medal
1998
主催: Government of Japan
結果: 受章
Living National Treasure (Holder of Important Intangible Cultural Property)
2012
主催: Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan)
結果: 認定
Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon
2022
主催: Government of Japan
結果: 受章
Person of Cultural Merit
2022
主催: Cabinet Office (cultural honors)
結果: 選出

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Recommendations on Kyogen

1993年 Kyogen study / Non-fiction

An introductory book explaining the history, techniques, and appreciation of kyogen.

Kyogen educationPromotion of traditional performing arts

The Kotodama of Kyogen

2002年 Kyogen study / Essays

A work collecting reflections on language and verbal expression in kyogen.

Linguistic expressionPerformance theory

Masks of the Yamamoto Tojiro Kyogen Family

2003年 Reference / Ethnography

A book introducing the family's kyogen masks, their origins and uses with photos and commentary.

Preservation of traditionProps and adornment

全著作

  • Recommendations on Kyogen (Tamagawa University Press, 1993)
  • Kyogen: Tojiro Yamamoto (photo book, 1993)
  • The Kotodama of Kyogen (Tamagawa University Press, 2002)
  • Masks of the Yamamoto Tojiro Kyogen Family (Tamagawa University Press, 2003)

作風・主題

文体
A didactic tone that respects tradition while explaining clearlyPractical writing linking performance practice and theory
頻出モチーフ
Recreation of classical kyogenEducation and popularization of kyogen

評価・遺産

The 4th Tojiro Yamamoto, as a hereditary head of the Ogura-style kyogen Yamamoto family, has devoted himself to education and dissemination of kyogen. He was designated a Living National Treasure and received many honors and medals, and is regarded as a leading figure in transmitting kyogen tradition domestically and internationally.

豆知識

  • Made his first stage appearance in 1942 (Yamamoto-kai performance of 'Ibihi').
  • Designated a Living National Treasure in 2012.
  • Awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon and selected as a Person of Cultural Merit in 2022.