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Chōkū Prize ちょうくうしょう

Edition 58 (2024)

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Winners

5 people
Hiroshi Yoshikawa よしかわ ひろし award

A stage work that digs into memory and the body under occupation from a contemporary perspective.

A stage work that digs into memory and the body under occupation from a contemporary perspective.

stagememorybodypostwar
Kosaku Okumura おくむら こうさく nominee

A stage work based on the Oeyama legend, exploring the boundary between ogres and humans.

A stage work based on the Oeyama legend, exploring the boundary between ogres and humans.

stagemythlegendclassics
Satoko Kawano かわの さとこ nominee

A film set in Edo’s downtown districts that captures the distance between people and the city, along with the atmosphere of daily life, in quiet images.

A film set in Edo’s downtown districts that captures the distance between people and the city, along with the atmosphere of daily life, in quiet images.

filmEdoeveryday lifecharacter study
沢口芙美 さわぐち ふみ nominee

A film set against the handcraft of Tsugaru lacquerware, depicting family succession and the time of making things.

A film set against the handcraft of Tsugaru lacquerware, depicting family succession and the time of making things.

filmfamilyhandcraftAomori
Takeo Fujioka ふじおか たけお nominee

A performance of Wagner’s grand opera that brings the tension between art and community vividly to life.

A performance of Wagner’s grand opera that brings the tension between art and community vividly to life.

operaWagnerperformanceclassics