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Art Encouragement Prize for Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

Edition 37 (1987)

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Winners

14 people
Satoshi Ebisawa えびさわ さとし award

A critical essay that starts from a familiar children’s tune and moves into Rousseau’s thought and musical culture. It traces how a single song opens into wider questions of music history and modern sensibility.

むすんでひらいて考―ルソーの夢 conveys a central aspect of 海老沢敏’s work.

367 pages
literaturememorysocietyhuman relationships
Kirin Kiki きき きりん award

A serial television drama set in the Meiji period, centered on women’s independence and changes within family life. Kirin Kiki’s performance gives the story texture, humor, and human warmth.

はね駒 conveys a central aspect of 樹木希林’s work.

performing artsphysical expressionfamilyhistorical texture
Noriko Matsumoto まつもと のりこ award

This entry refers to stage work recognized across several productions, where performance and dramatic time accumulate into a strong theatrical presence. The titles evoke season, loss, and passion on stage.

タンゴ・冬の終わりに、夢去りて、オルフェ conveys a central aspect of 松本典子’s work.

performing artsphysical expressionfamilyhistorical texture
Yoshishige Yoshida よしだ きじゅう award

A film about elder care, family limits, human dignity, and social reality. Yoshida Kiju’s direction places grave ethical questions inside restrained images.

人間の約束 conveys a central aspect of 吉田喜重’s work.

performing artsphysical expressionfamilyhistorical texture
Natsuko Migiwa みぎわ なつこ award

A Takarazuka stage performance that layers exotic romance, farewell, and theatrical sentiment. Migiwa Natsuko’s presence brings both glamour and melancholy to the role.

楼蘭、さよならアラン conveys a central aspect of 汀夏子’s work.

performing artsphysical expressionfamilyhistorical texture
Shuho Tachibana たちばな しゅうほ award

Stage work in major classical ballets that balances lyricism with technique. Tachibana Shuho’s dancing joins narrative expressiveness with a disciplined classical style.

ジゼル、白鳥の湖 conveys a central aspect of 橘秋帆’s work.

performing artsphysical expressionfamilyhistorical texture
Kura Suzuki すずき くら award

An exhibition foregrounding the clay, fire marks, and sculptural force of Shino ware. Suzuki Kura’s ceramics condense the energy of earth and firing into the form of vessels.

炎舞する蔵志野展 conveys a central aspect of 鈴木藏’s work.

artmodernityformdocuments
Shu Takahashi たかはし しゅう award

An exhibition of Takahashi Shu, known for abstract forms centered on red and black. The forceful fields of color and shape create sensuality and tension at once.

高橋秀展 conveys a central aspect of 高橋秀’s work.

artmodernityformdocuments
宮薗千碌 みやぞの ちろく award

A performance that draws on the classical narration and shamisen pacing of Miyazono-bushi. Voice and timing bring out both narrative feeling and ceremonial style.

鳥辺山、式三番叟 conveys a central aspect of 宮薗千碌’s work.

performing artsphysical expressionfamilyhistorical texture
Aoki Shigeru あおき しげる award

A source collection on Western-style painting in the Meiji period, tracing the formation of modern Japanese art. Contemporary documents reveal the complex reception of yōga in Japan.

明治洋画史料―記録篇 conveys a central aspect of 青木茂’s work.

354 pages
artmodernityformdocuments

A critical essay that starts from a familiar children’s tune and moves into Rousseau’s thought and musical culture. It traces how a single song opens into wider questions of music history and modern sensibility.

むすんでひらいて考―ルソーの夢 conveys a central aspect of 海老沢敏’s work.

367 pages
literaturememorysocietyhuman relationships

A Takarazuka stage performance that layers exotic romance, farewell, and theatrical sentiment. Migiwa Natsuko’s presence brings both glamour and melancholy to the role.

楼蘭、さよならアラン conveys a central aspect of 汀夏子’s work.

performing artsphysical expressionfamilyhistorical texture
Kura Suzuki award

An exhibition foregrounding the clay, fire marks, and sculptural force of Shino ware. Suzuki Kura’s ceramics condense the energy of earth and firing into the form of vessels.

炎舞する蔵志野展 conveys a central aspect of 鈴木藏’s work.

artmodernityformdocuments
Aoki Shigeru award

A source collection on Western-style painting in the Meiji period, tracing the formation of modern Japanese art. Contemporary documents reveal the complex reception of yōga in Japan.

明治洋画史料―記録篇 conveys a central aspect of 青木茂’s work.

354 pages
artmodernityformdocuments