Taichi Yamada
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese
screenwriter
and novelist. His real name is .
before entering the Shōchiku
film studios, where he trained as an assistant director under Keisuke Kinoshita
. He left the company at age 30 to focus on writing scripts for television dramas, penning such successful series as Kishibe no arubamu and Fuzoroi no ringotachi. He has also written scripts for film and the stage.
As a novelist, his novel , published in 1987, won the Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize. It was translated into English
, in 2004, as Strangers
. Another Yamada novel, In Search of a Distant Voice
, was translated and published in 2006 from a novel originally published in Japan in 1989. A third Yamada novel, , was translated into English and published in 2008.
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
and novelist. His real name is .
Career
Born in Asakusa, Tokyo, Yamada attended Waseda UniversityWaseda University
, abbreviated as , is one of the most prestigious private universities in Japan and Asia. Its main campuses are located in the northern part of Shinjuku, Tokyo. Founded in 1882 as Tokyo Senmon Gakko, the institution was renamed "Waseda University" in 1902. It is known for its liberal climate...
before entering the Shōchiku
Shochiku
is a Japanese movie studio and production company for kabuki. It also produces and distributes anime films. Its best remembered directors include Yasujirō Ozu, Kenji Mizoguchi, Mikio Naruse, Keisuke Kinoshita and Yōji Yamada...
film studios, where he trained as an assistant director under Keisuke Kinoshita
Keisuke Kinoshita
was a Japanese film director.Although lesser known internationally than his fellow filmmakers such as Akira Kurosawa , Kenji Mizoguchi and Yasujirō Ozu , Keisuke Kinoshita was nonetheless a household figure at home beloved by audience and critics alike, especially in the forties through the sixties...
. He left the company at age 30 to focus on writing scripts for television dramas, penning such successful series as Kishibe no arubamu and Fuzoroi no ringotachi. He has also written scripts for film and the stage.
As a novelist, his novel , published in 1987, won the Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize. It was translated into English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, in 2004, as Strangers
Strangers (Taichi Yamada novel)
Strangers is a novel by Taichi Yamada, published in 1987. The English translation by Wayne Lammers was published in 2003....
. Another Yamada novel, In Search of a Distant Voice
In Search of a Distant Voice
In Search of a Distant Voice is a novel by Japanese writer Taichi Yamada. It was first published in Japan in 1986, and was translated for English-language publication in 2006 by Michael Emmerich. The novel seems to be an elaboration on the dangers of emotional repression in Japanese society, of the...
, was translated and published in 2006 from a novel originally published in Japan in 1989. A third Yamada novel, , was translated into English and published in 2008.
Television
- Kishibe no arubamu (1977)
- Omoide zukuri (1981)
- Fuzoroi no ringotachi (1983)
- Fuzoroi no ringotachi II (1985)
- Fuzoroi no ringotachi III (1991)
- Fuzoroi no ringotachi IV (1997)
Film
- Final TakeFinal Takeis a 1986 Japanese film directed by Yoji Yamada. It was Japan's submission to the 59th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.-See also:*Cinema of Japan...
(キネマの天地 Kinema no Tenchi) (1986) - Childhood DaysChildhood Daysis a 1990 Japanese film directed by Masahiro Shinoda. It was chosen as Best Film at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony.-Synopsis:A story of childhood life during wartime Japan. Takeshi, the intelligent son of a fisherman, is the schoolyard bully. When his cousin comes to stay with his family to avoid...
(少年時代 Shōnen jidai) (1990)
Literature
- StrangersStrangers (Taichi Yamada novel)Strangers is a novel by Taichi Yamada, published in 1987. The English translation by Wayne Lammers was published in 2003....
(異人たちとの夏) (1987) - In Search of a Distant VoiceIn Search of a Distant VoiceIn Search of a Distant Voice is a novel by Japanese writer Taichi Yamada. It was first published in Japan in 1986, and was translated for English-language publication in 2006 by Michael Emmerich. The novel seems to be an elaboration on the dangers of emotional repression in Japanese society, of the...
(1989) - I Haven't Dreamed of Flying for a While