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第78回（2024年） planning award
Sadao Yamane
やまね さだお
Yamane Sadao
ペンネーム:
Kikuchi Asajiro（Pen name used in early criticism and in manga-criticism publications）
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1939-10-15 （Osaka Prefecture, Japan）
- 死没
- 2023-02-20 （Yokohama, Japan） 83歳
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
経歴
- 職業
- film critic, manga critic, translator, editor, university professor
- 活動期間
- 1964年〜2023年
- 所属
- Nihon Dokusho Shimbun (Japan Reading Newspaper), Cinema 69 (editor/publisher), Kinema Junpo (contributor), Tokai University (special-appointed professor)
- 影響を与えた人物
- Shigehiko Hasumi,
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osaka University of Foreign Studies | — | French Department | — | — | Japan |
Osaka University of Foreign Studies
French Department
国:
Japan
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Mainichi Publishing Culture Award (Planning category) | Collection of Japanese Film Criticism | 企画部門 | Mainichi Newspapers | 受賞 |
Mainichi Publishing Culture Award (Planning category)
2024
対象作品:
Collection of Japanese Film Criticism
部門:
企画部門
主催:
Mainichi Newspapers
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Encyclopedia of Japanese Films
2021年 reference/encyclopediaA large-scale encyclopedia of Japanese cinema compiled and edited over 22 years, covering approximately 1,300 directors and 19,500 films.
Japanese cinemafilm historyarchives
Following Films: A Journey Visiting Film Collectors
2023年 non-fiction/researchA nonfiction account of visits to film collectors across Japan, documenting film discoveries and preservation efforts.
film discoverypreservationoral history
120 Takes on Toei Yakuza Films
2021年 criticism/film guideA critical survey of approximately 120 Toei yakuza films.
yakuza cinemagenre studyentertainment films
The Trajectory of Action Films
1984年 film criticismA study that interprets films from the viewpoint of 'action' and re-evaluates the value of entertainment cinema.
actionentertainment cinemagenre criticism
Film: Mechanisms of Pleasure
1988年 film theoryAn analysis of the mechanisms of film and their relation to audience pleasure.
film theoryaudience studiesmedia theory
When Film Is Stripped Bare
1988年 criticismAn essay collection offering multifaceted criticism of films and questioning the essence of cinematic expression.
criticismtheory of expressionJapanese cinema
Masahiro Makino: Film as Festival
2008年 oral history/edited volumeAn oral-history-based edited volume focusing on Masahiro Makino, recording his activities and aspects of Japanese film history.
oral historyfilm historydirector studies
全著作
- Images of Okita Sōji
- Film Hunting
- Osamu Tezuka and Yoshiharu Tsuge: The Starting Point of Modern Manga
- The Trajectory of Action Films
- When Film Is Stripped Bare
- Film: Mechanisms of Pleasure
- Into the World of Japanese Cinema
- Japanese Film Criticism 1986-1989
- Yuzo Masumura: Eros as Will
- Japanese Cinema in the World
- Faces of Cinema
- Journey to Contemporary Film 1994-2000
- Masahiro Makino: Film as Festival
- Collected Japanese Film Criticism 2000-2010
- Collected Japanese Film Criticism 1976-1989
- Collected Japanese Film Criticism 1990-1999
- 120 Takes on Toei Yakuza Films
- Following Films: A Journey Visiting Film Collectors
- Collected Japanese Film Criticism 2011-2022
作家による翻訳
- Euthanasia: How to Think About Death
- The Rose of Stavisky
- The Decision of Dr. Frigo
作風・主題
- 文体
- Re-evaluative approach to entertainment cinemaEmphasis on 'action' (katsugeki) as a metric in criticismEmpirical methods combining archival research and oral-history interviews
- 頻出モチーフ
- action cinemareassessment of entertainment valuefilm discovery and preservationdirector-focused analysis
健康
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stomach cancer治療中 - 2023-02-20He died of stomach cancer on 2023-02-20, ending decades of writing and editorial work; his film-collector research influenced preservation efforts.
評価・遺産
He re-evaluated Japanese cinema through the lens of entertainment and 'action' films, contributing to rediscovery and preservation of many directors and works. Through decades of criticism, collector research, and a 22-year compilation of a comprehensive film encyclopedia, he left an important legacy in Japanese film studies and archiving.
豆知識
- The pen name 'Kikuchi Asajiro' was derived from a character in the film Meiji Gyakukuden: Sandaime Shunamei (role by Koji Tsuruta).
- He edited and published the Encyclopedia of Japanese Films after 22 years of work (1999–2021).
- From 1986 he regularly wrote Japanese film reviews for Kinema Junpo until his death.
- He died of stomach cancer at his home in Yokohama on 2023-02-20 at age 83.
- In 2024 the collected volume 'Collected Japanese Film Criticism' received the 78th Mainichi Publishing Culture Award (Planning category).