Born in Kyoto, Yamazaki grew up in Manchuria during World War II. He studied philosophy with a concentration in aesthetics and art history at Kyoto University. After his studies in Kyoto, he studied at Yale University from 1965 to 1967, where he would also teach. Upon his return to Japan, he taught at Kansai University and, until his retirement, at Osaka University. In 1972, alongside Minoru Betsuyaku, he co-founded the Te no Kai theatre company, where he wrote the plays Fune wa Hosen yo and Mokuzō Haritsuke.
Yamazaki's most well-known play, Zeami, was dedicated to the founder of the Noh genre of theatre, Zeami Motokiyo. For this play, he won the Kishida Prize for Drama in 1963. In 1975, he won the Mainichi Shuppan Bunka Shō for Yamiagari no Amerika. In 1984, he was awarded Yomiuri Prize for Oedipus shōten and the Yoshino-Sakuzō Prize for Yawarakai kojinshugi no tanjō. In 2006, he was named as a Person of Cultural Merit, and in 2011, he received the Prize of the Japanese Academy of Arts.
Yamazaki died in the Hyōgo Prefecture on 19 August 2020 at the age of 86.[2]
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^"Japanese Critic Masakazu Yamazaki Dies at 86". nippon.com. 21 August 2020.
^"Renowned Japanese playwright, critic Masakazu Yamazaki dies at 86". The Mainichi. 21 August 2020.
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masakazu, yamazaki, 山崎, 正和, yamazaki, masakazu, march, 1934, august, 2020, japanese, writer, literary, critic, philosopher, born26, march, 1934kyoto, empire, japandied19, august, 2020, 2020, aged, hyōgo, prefecture, japannationalityjapaneseoccupation, playwrig. Masakazu Yamazaki 山崎 正和 Yamazaki Masakazu 26 March 1934 19 August 2020 was a Japanese writer literary critic and philosopher 1 Masakazu YamazakiBorn26 March 1934Kyoto Empire of JapanDied19 August 2020 2020 08 19 aged 86 Hyōgo Prefecture JapanNationalityJapaneseOccupation s Playwright Philosopher Literary criticBiography editBorn in Kyoto Yamazaki grew up in Manchuria during World War II He studied philosophy with a concentration in aesthetics and art history at Kyoto University After his studies in Kyoto he studied at Yale University from 1965 to 1967 where he would also teach Upon his return to Japan he taught at Kansai University and until his retirement at Osaka University In 1972 alongside Minoru Betsuyaku he co founded the Te no Kai theatre company where he wrote the plays Fune wa Hosen yo and Mokuzō Haritsuke Yamazaki s most well known play Zeami was dedicated to the founder of the Noh genre of theatre Zeami Motokiyo For this play he won the Kishida Prize for Drama in 1963 In 1975 he won the Mainichi Shuppan Bunka Shō for Yamiagari no Amerika In 1984 he was awarded Yomiuri Prize for Oedipus shōten and the Yoshino Sakuzō Prize for Yawarakai kojinshugi no tanjō In 2006 he was named as a Person of Cultural Merit and in 2011 he received the Prize of the Japanese Academy of Arts Yamazaki died in the Hyōgo Prefecture on 19 August 2020 at the age of 86 2 References edit Japanese Critic Masakazu Yamazaki Dies at 86 nippon com 21 August 2020 Renowned Japanese playwright critic Masakazu Yamazaki dies at 86 The Mainichi 21 August 2020 nbsp This article about a Japanese writer poet or screenwriter is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This biography of a Japanese philosopher is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Masakazu Yamazaki amp oldid 1167644829, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
