Japanese award for literary and visual expression
Juzo Itami Award Awarded for Excellence in literary and visual expression Location Itami Juzo MuseumMatsuyama , Ehime , Japan[ 1] Presented by ITM Itami Memorial Foundation First awarded 2009 Currently held by Rena Nōnen Website Official website
Juzo Itami
The Juzo Itami Award (伊丹十三賞 , Itami Jūzō Shō ) honors achievement and outstanding talent in any of the myriad fields in which its namesake Juzo Itami worked, including essay writing, non-fiction literature , translation , film editing and directing , cooking , television , TV commercials , acting , illustration , and graphic design . The prize, worth ¥ 1 million, is presented annually by the ITM Itami Memorial Foundation in collaboration with Itami Productions.
The selection committee comprises film director Masayuki Suo , architect Yoshifumi Nakamura [ja ] , essayist Yoko Hiramatsu [ja ] , and illustrator Shinbo Minami [ja ] .[ 1]
History and details
Kōki Mitani , 2023 winner
The Juzo Itami Award was established in March 2009, twelve years after Itami's death, with the help of his wife, Nobuko Miyamoto .[ 2] Originally focusing on excellence in literary expression in odd-numbered years and visual expression in even-numbered years, its two categories were unified and its cadence changed to yearly in 2011.
In 2013, journalist Akira Ikegami donated his entire monetary award to the World Food Programme .[ 3]
Winners
References
^ a b "伊丹十三記念館 伊丹十三賞 伊丹十三賞 概要" (in Japanese). Retrieved January 17, 2023 .
^ "名づけようのないもの。" . Hobo Nikkan Itoi Shinbun (in Japanese). March 24, 2009. Archived from the original on September 20, 2021. Retrieved January 17, 2022 .
^ World Food Programme [@WFP] (May 9, 2013). "Japanese journalist, Akira Ikegami, donates his entire Juzo Itami Award prize of US$10,500 to WFP. ありがとうございます!" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ "伊丹十三記念館 伊丹十三賞 第16回受賞者(2024年)" (in Japanese). July 24, 2024. Retrieved July 24, 2024 .
^ "Nanafuku's my-heart-stealer" . Tokyo Festival . Archived from the original on January 17, 2024. Retrieved January 17, 2024 .
^ "星野源は「第9回伊丹十三賞」を受賞! 過去の受賞者はタモリ、池上彰、リリー・フランキーなど" . Spincoaster (in Japanese). March 28, 2017. Archived from the original on January 17, 2024. Retrieved January 17, 2024 .
^ "Spring 2022 Entrance Ceremonies" . Waseda University . Archived from the original on April 10, 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2024 .
^ "The Importance of What Happens Before Ideas Are Born" . Sunmark Publishing . Archived from the original on August 6, 2016. Retrieved January 17, 2024 .
^ "BRANDED SHORTS 2018" . Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia . Archived from the original on September 24, 2023. Retrieved January 17, 2024 .
^ "MORIMOTO Chie" . Japan Traffic Culture Association . Archived from the original on September 26, 2023. Retrieved January 17, 2024 .
^ "IBYE 2021" . All Japan Young Buddhist Association . Archived from the original on December 4, 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2024 .