黄昏 is a 舞台出演 by 津嘉山正種. A stage work that raises emotions around late life through an actor’s body and voice. The awarded work is Masane Tsukayama’s performance, so the staging itself is treated as the work.

黄昏 builds its world around stage.

妹背山婦女庭訓 is a 文楽・古典上演 by 野澤錦糸. A staging of the classic gidayu drama by Chikamatsu Hanji and others, supported by narration and the tension of the futozao shamisen. Love, loyalty, and family obligations intersect.

妹背山婦女庭訓 builds its world around bunraku.

悪人 is a 映画出演 by 柄本明. A film based on Shuichi Yoshida’s novel, depicting the loneliness and desire of people touched by a crime. The awarded work here is Akira Emoto’s screen performance, so identifiers for the source novel are not reused.

悪人 builds its world around film.

ヘヴンズ ストーリー is a 映画 by 瀬々敬久. An ensemble film in which the lives of people who lost family members to murder intersect over a long span of time. It depicts revenge, forgiveness, and renewal on a broad scale.

ヘヴンズ ストーリー builds its world around film.

砂崎知子箏リサイタル 協奏曲の夕べ is a 音楽公演 by 砂崎知子. A recital centered on concerto works for koto. It connects the sound of a Japanese instrument with orchestral structure and a contemporary stage sensibility.

砂崎知子箏リサイタル 協奏曲の夕べ builds its world around koto.

ラ・ボエーム is a オペラ上演 by 沼尻竜典. A staging of Puccini’s opera centered on young artists, love, poverty, and the approach of death. Its core lies in lyrical music and dramatic momentum.

ラ・ボエーム builds its world around opera.

The Well-Tempered is a ダンス作品 by 中村恩恵. A dance work that resonates musical structure with precise bodily movement. It handles balance and instability at once, revealing the intelligence of the dancing body.

The Well-Tempered builds its world around dance.

江戸土産 慣 ちょっと七化 is a 舞踊公演 by 山村若. A dance work that brings classical performance gestures onto the contemporary stage through the physical language of kamigata-mai and the lightness of Edo taste.

江戸土産 慣 ちょっと七化 builds its world around Japanese dance.

スターバト・マーテル is a 小説 by 篠田節子. A novel that layers feelings about motherhood, loss, and faith over a musical title. It follows human pain and the longing for renewal in a restrained style.

スターバト・マーテル builds its world around motherhood.

闇の奥 is a 小説 by 辻原登. A novel whose title recalls Conrad while layering colonial memory with modern unease. Through the structure of a journey into darkness, it illuminates the inner depths of human beings.

闇の奥 builds its world around literary memory.

オノデラユキ 写真の迷宮へ is a 写真展 by オノデラユキ. An exhibition held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography. It questions photographic systems and ways of seeing, turning everyday images into a labyrinthine visual experience.

オノデラユキ 写真の迷宮へ builds its world around photography.

梼原・木橋ミュージアム is a 建築作品 by 隈研吾. A wooden museum in Yusuhara, Kochi, designed in response to the local terrain. It combines small-section laminated timber with the idea of the traditional hanebashi bridge, integrating bridge and gallery into one architectural work.

梼原・木橋ミュージアム builds its world around wooden architecture.

坂の上の雲 is a テレビドラマ by 西村与志木. A television drama set during the formation of modern Meiji Japan, following the Akiyama brothers and Masaoka Shiki. It was produced as a large-scale screen adaptation of historical narrative.

坂の上の雲 builds its world around Meiji era.

若大将50年!アリーナコンサート is a 音楽公演 by 加山雄三. An arena concert summing up a long career as singer and actor. Through signature songs and stage presence, it presented a half century of popular entertainment.

若大将50年!アリーナコンサート builds its world around concert.

YESと言おう! is a 漫才公演 by 宮川大助・花子. A manzai stage performance centered on the timing of a married comedy duo. It turns illness and hardship toward laughter, weaving lived experience into a direct rapport with the audience.

YESと言おう! builds its world around manzai.

三輪眞弘音楽藝術-全思考1998-2010 is a 音楽論集 by 三輪眞弘. A collection of writings on computer music and contemporary composition. It reexamines the conditions that make music possible through technology, perception, and institutions.

三輪眞弘音楽藝術-全思考1998-2010 builds its world around contemporary music.

戦時日中映画交渉史 is a 研究書 by 晏妮. A scholarly study of film exchange, propaganda, and institutions between Japan and China during wartime. It reads cinema as a point of contact between cultural policy and international relations.

戦時日中映画交渉史 builds its world around film history.

歌う国民 唱歌、校歌、うたごえ is a 新書・音楽文化史 by 渡辺裕. A compact study of modern Japanese community and musical culture through school songs and the utagoe movement. It traces how songs connect people and sometimes discipline them.

歌う国民 唱歌、校歌、うたごえ builds its world around music cultural history.

スーパーマリオギャラクシー2 is a ゲーム by 宮本茂. An action game set among small planets where gravity shifts direction. It is a major Nintendo work that turns three-dimensional space into play and combines it with elements such as Yoshi.

スーパーマリオギャラクシー2 builds its world around game design.