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Gōzō Yoshimasu

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Yoshimasu Gōzō

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1939-02-22 （Asagaya, Tokyo (formerly Tokyo-fu)）
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese
居住地歴
Asagaya, Tokyo (birthplace) → Fussa, Tokyo (raised) → Tokyo

経歴

職業
poet, photographic artist, performance reader, visiting university professor
活動期間
1964年〜2025年
所属
Josai International University (Visiting Professor), Waseda University (lecturer), University of São Paulo (Visiting Professor)
所属団体
Member of the Japan Art Academy
影響を受けた人物
Takaaki Yoshimoto
影響を与えた人物
Kiwao Nomura, Masayuki Kishida, Hideo Furukawa, Takaki Horikomi (Kirinji), Mariko Asabuki

学歴

Keio University
Faculty of Letters / Department of Japanese Literature
期間: 1957-1963
卒業年: 1963
国: Japan
Graduation thesis on Matsuo Bashō

受賞歴

Takami Jun Award
1970
対象作品: Kogane Shihen (Golden Poems)
結果: winner
Fujimura Memorial Rekitei Prize
1979
対象作品: A Thousand Steps (Netsufū)
結果: winner
Gendai Shi Hanatsubaki Prize
1984
対象作品: Osiris, Ishi no Kami
結果: winner
Shiika Bunka-kan Prize
1990
対象作品: Rasenka (Spiral Song)
主催: Shiika Bunka-kan
結果: winner
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's Art Encouragement Prize
1998
対象作品: ‘Island of Snow’ or ‘Emily's Ghost’
主催: Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan)
結果: winner
Purple Ribbon Medal
2003
主催: Government of Japan
結果: recipient
Mainichi Art Award
2009
対象作品: Omote-gami (Cover)
主催: The Mainichi Newspapers
結果: winner
Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays
2013
主催: Government of Japan
結果: recipient
Person of Cultural Merit
2013
主催: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Japan)
結果: honoree
Japan Art Academy Prize and Imperial Award
2015
主催: Japan Art Academy
結果: winner
Japan Media Arts Festival (exhibition)
2017
対象作品: Yoshimasu Gōzō Exhibition: 'Fire Embroidery - Beyond Ishikari Sheets'
主催: Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan)
結果: winner

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Departure

1964年 poetry collection

Early collection including poems composed while a student at Keio.

departuresearch for selflinguistic experimentation

Kogane Shihen (Golden Poems)

1970年 poetry collection

One of his acclaimed major works, showing the early fast-paced style with repeated exclamation marks.

passionexperimental poetryphysicality

Osiris, Ishi no Kami

1984年 poetry collection

A key mid-period work that pursues polyphonic structures in poetry.

mythmemorypolyphony

Rasenka (Spiral Song)

1990年 poetry collection

A representative later work featuring layered rhythms and complex structures.

circulationtimepoetry of voice

Omote-gami (Cover)

2008年 poetry collection

A major late-career collection; it received the Mainichi Art Award.

paper and expressionlayers of memory

Kaibutsu-kun (Monster)

2016年 poetry collection

A recent collection composed of distinctive voice and imagery, resembling a long-form poem.

monstrositythe bodynarration

The Other Voice

2002年 poetry collection

A collection presented with an English title, reflecting translation and international presentation.

other voicetranslatability

全著作

  • Departure (1964)
  • Kogane Shihen (1970)
  • Tower of the Mind (1971)
  • Kingdom (1973)
  • A Thousand Steps (1979)
  • Osiris, Ishi no Kami (1984)
  • Rasenka (1990)
  • ‘Island of Snow’ or ‘Emily's Ghost’ (1998)
  • Omote-gami (2008)
  • Kaibutsu-kun (2016)

翻案

  • Maboroshi o Miru Hito (Documentary film, 2018)
  • Ajisai Narai (1985, appearance)

作品の翻訳

  • The Other Voice (English edition/title, 2002)

作風・主題

文体
polyphonic structuresfrequent use of punctuation and leadersexperimental manipulation of languagevoice-centered poetry intended for reading
頻出モチーフ
memorynature/landscapethe bodymythic imagery

評価・遺産

Regarded as one of Japan's leading avant-garde poets of the postwar era, he influenced subsequent poets through interdisciplinary practice — readings, photography, and objects — and maintained an active international presence through readings and exhibitions.

記念館・博物館

  • The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo (exhibition 'Seinoma', 2016) Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan 2016年開館
  • Hokkaido Museum of Literature (Yoshimasu-related exhibition, 2008) Hokkaido, Japan 2008年開館

関連学会

  • Mita Bungaku (literary organization; involvement)

資料所蔵先

  • National Diet Library (holdings)

大衆文化への影響

  • Readings and performances at international festivals drew popular attention
  • Collaborative object exhibitions with artists such as Isamu Wakabayashi

引用

  • There are three poets in Japan who can be called professional: Tamura Ryūichi, Tanikawa Shuntaro, and Gōzō Yoshimasu.
    出典: Takaaki Yoshimoto (Toshoshinbun, 1997) (1997年)

豆知識

  • His wife is the Brazilian-born singer Marília.
  • Known as a pioneer of poetry reading performances.