Kishida Kunio Drama Award
1 appearances
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Edition 26 (1982) award
Tetsu Yamazaki
やまざき てつ
Yamazaki Tetsu
Aliases:
渡辺康徳
Pen Names:
Tetsu Yamazaki（Pen name used for plays and criticism (real name: Watanabe Yasunori)）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1946-06-21 （Miyazaki City, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Playwright, Critic, Author, Theatre troupe director
- Active Years
- 1970-
- Affiliations
- Situation Theatre (Jōkyō Gekijō), Tsumbo Sajiki (theatre troupe; founder), Engeki-dan (troupe of Ryūzanji Shō), Ten'i 21 (founder and director), Shin Ten'i 21 (director)
- Influenced By
- ,
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miyazaki Prefectural Miyazaki Omiya High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Hiroshima University | Faculty of Letters | — | — | 1970まで在籍（中退） | Japan |
Miyazaki Prefectural Miyazaki Omiya High School
Country:
Japan
Began theatrical activities during high school
Hiroshima University
Faculty of Letters
Period:
1970まで在籍（中退）
Country:
Japan
Left before graduation (dropped out)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Kishida Kunio Drama Award (26th) | Uo Densetsu / Hyōryū Kazoku | — | Kishida Kunio Drama Award Committee | winner |
| 1987 | Kinokuniya Theatre Award | Erian no Shuki / Jiro-san no Yūutsu / Makoto Musubi no Jiken | — | Kinokuniya (theatre award committee) | winner |
Kishida Kunio Drama Award (26th)
1981
Work:
Uo Densetsu / Hyōryū Kazoku
Organization:
Kishida Kunio Drama Award Committee
Result:
winner
Kinokuniya Theatre Award
1987
Work:
Erian no Shuki / Jiro-san no Yūutsu / Makoto Musubi no Jiken
Organization:
Kinokuniya (theatre award committee)
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Uo Densetsu / Drifting Family
1982 PlayA representative play collection exploring family and social rifts, using crime and drifting as motifs.
familycrimesociety
Katte ni Shiyagare / The Murder of the Turkish Girl
1983 PlayA provocative work delving into the relationship between crimes and individuals.
crimeindividual psychology
Children's Domain
1983 PlayA play addressing juvenile crime and the isolation of young people.
juvenile crimeisolation
Aphasia in the Present Tense
1984 Play / EssayA short-collection-like work that questions modern society through absence of language and expression.
languagesocial criticism
Erian's Memoirs
1986 PlayA play with documentary elements based on concrete incidents.
incidentdocumentary elementscrime and family
I Am Seventeen
1993 PlayA work portraying adolescent psychology and its social background.
youthcoming of agesocial issues
Bibliography
- Uo Densetsu / Drifting Family (1982)
- Katte ni Shiyagare / The Murder of the Turkish Girl (1983)
- Children's Domain (play collection, 1983)
- Aphasia in the Present Tense (1984)
- Songs of Other Tribes / Online Fraud Incident (1984)
- Beyond Crime (1985)
- Erian's Memoirs (play collection, 1986)
- Between Crime and Family (1987)
- Children's Crime and Death (1987)
- Incident Book (1989)
- <Love> Incidents part 1-3 (1989-1990)
- Tetsu Yamazaki Play Collection (1990-1993)
- Floating Murderous Intent (1990)
- Heisei 'Incident' Book (1993)
- Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow (1994)
- 'Boy' Incident Book (1998)
- <Tales> History of Modern Murder in Japan (2000)
- How to Become an Actor (2001)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- social realismplays incorporating documentary elementsdirect and hard-edged depiction
- Recurring Motifs
- crimefamily breakdowndocumenting incidentssocial margins
Legacy
A playwright known for socially oriented plays based on incidents. He is recognized for bridging theatre and social issues through troupe leadership and media commentary.
Trivia
- Real name: Watanabe Yasunori.
- Born in Miyazaki City on June 21, 1946.
- Founded the theatre troupe 'Tsumbo Sajiki' in 1971.
- Won the 26th Kishida Kunio Drama Award (1981) and the Kinokuniya Theatre Award (1987).
- Known for plays and criticism focusing on crime and family.