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Tatsuhiro Ōshiro

January 01, 1970

Tatsuhiro Ōshiro (大城 立裕, Ōshiro Tatsuhiro, 19 September 1925 – 27 October 2020) was an Okinawan novelist and playwright from Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands.

Tatsuhiro Ōshiro
Born(1925-09-19)September 19, 1925
Nakagusuku, Okinawa, Japan
DiedOctober 27, 2020(2020-10-27) (aged 95)
OccupationNovelist, playwright
LanguageJapanese, Okinawan
GenreFiction, theatre

He was awarded the Akutagawa Prize in 1967 for his novella of the same year, The Cocktail Party, which has been adapted for the stage[1] and made into a film.[2]

Ōshiro has also been an innovator of the traditional Ryukyuan narrative dance form known as kumi odori. Having added twenty new pieces to the repertoire, Ōshiro is credited as having "single-handedly revived the genre that originated in the 18th century"[3] by incorporating Okinawa shibai (dramas in the Okinawan language) and distinctive rhythms to construct a fluid, hybrid cultural identity.

His writings have been noted for making Okinawan culture and history accessible to Japanese readership,[4] while his more popular works have been critically praised for "offering an acute perspective on the psychological and moral implications of war and military occupation."[5]

Education and background edit

In 1943, Ōshiro enrolled at Tōa Dobunshoin University (East Asian University of Literature), a Japanese institution of higher education established in Shanghai’s Hongqiao neighborhood. In 1946, he returned to Japan following the nation's defeat in World War II and worked as a high school teacher. He later worked in the governmental offices of Okinawa Prefecture, where he was in charge of editing materials in the fields of economics and history. From 1983 to 1986, he served as the director of the Okinawa Prefectural Museum & Art Museum.

Works edit

Many of Oshiro's works depict the complex, controversial geopolitics of Okinawa. His stories show individuals caught in the turmoil of historical conditions such as the transformation of the premodern Ryukyu Kingdom into a prefecture of modern Japan, Okinawa's post-World War II military occupation by the United States, and the island's extensive hosting of U.S. military bases in the 21st century despite widespread local opposition and protests.

His book Noroeste Railway (1985) is considered one of the best works on the lives and minds of Japanese emigrants ('Nikkei'). It dwells on a Japanese couple who were amongst the first Japanese to emigrate to Brazil, in 1908, and their struggle to manage their dual national and cultural connections.[6] (Prof. Nishi Masahiko)

The Cocktail Party edit

His first major success was The Cocktail Party, for which he won an Akutagawa Prize in 1967, becoming the first Okinawan author to earn the distinction. The novella tells the story of an Okinawan man, the narrator, who is invited to a house party on a U.S. base also attended by American, Chinese, and Japanese guests. During the party, the narrator is forced to navigate a conversational minefield due to the cultural perceptions and divergent political views among the guests. When he returns home that evening, he learns that his daughter was raped by the U.S. serviceman renting a room from him. When he turns to friends and acquaintances, he discovers that unresolved historical issues will impede justice for his daughter.

The novella has been noted for addressing the epidemic of military rape, exemplified in such incidents as the Yumiko-chan incident, in which efforts to pursue criminal charges against a U.S. soldier over the rape and murder of a six-year-old girl were hampered by Okinawa's extraterritoriality.

In 2015, The Cocktail Party was made into an independent film directed by Regge Life. The novella has been adapted for the stage, with a premiere at the Hawaii Okinawa Center in 2011.

Awards edit

  • Akutagawa Prize for The Cocktail Party, 1967
  • Medal of Honor, Purple Ribbon (Shiju Hōshō), 1990
  • Okinawa Times Prize, 1991
  • Taiko Hirabayashi Literary Prize, 1993
  • Person of Cultural Merit, 1995
  • Order of the Rising Sun, 1996
  • Ryūkyū Shinpō Prize, 1998
  • Okinawa Person of Merit, 2000
  • Yasunari Kawabata Literary Prize, 2015

Bibliography edit

  • "Turtleback Tombs" (1966) - edited by Steve Rabson and Michael Molasky in Southern Exposure: Modern Japanese Literature From Okinawa (University of Hawaiʻi Press, 2000)
  • The Cocktail Party (1967) - edited and translated by Steve Rabson in Okinawa: Two Postwar Novellas (Institute of East Asian Studies, 1989)
  • The Ryūkyū Disposition: A Novel (1968)
  • White Season (1968)
  • Okinawa: An On-Location Report (1969)
  • Hidden Okinawa: Its Heart and Culture (1972)
  • Panari Island Fantasy (1972)
  • On the Border of Assimilation and Dissimilation (1972)
  • Japan: Torn Between Love and Hate (1972)
  • Master of the Wind: The Life and Times of Takuji Iwasaki (1974)
  • Island of the Gods (1974)
  • Okinawa, Now Officially Japan: Reflections on the Transitional Era (1977)
  • Visions of a Motherland (1978)
  • After the Glorious Banquet (1979)
  • Okinawan History Primer: An Alternative Japanese History of Life on the South Seas (1980)
  • Views on Teaching About Okinawa (1980)
  • The Heart Sutra: An Introduction (1981)
  • Mornings in Shanghai: Works From Tōa Dobunshoin University (1983)
  • Goddess (1985)
  • Flower Monument (1986)
  • Death of a Goddess (1987)
  • A Restorative Energy: Okinawa's Place Within Asia" (1987)
  • Thoughts on Buddhist Peace: A Plea for the Wisdom to Avoid War (1987)
  • Fish God (1989)
  • Northwest Railroad (1989)
  • Highlights of Okinawan Theater (1990)
  • Echoes From the Afterlife (1992)
  • Heroes of the Ryūkyū Kingdom (1992)
  • The Season of the Ryūkyū Kingdom (1993)
  • From the Day's End (1993)
  • A Farewell to the Fuzhou Ryūkyū Hotel (1994)
  • Halftime Okinawa (1994)
  • 20 Days and Nights (1995)
  • Burnt Wilderness (1995)
  • Over the Ages: Collected Plays (1997)
  • In Search of Light (1997)
  • A Family That Sells Love (1998)
  • The Finery of Water (2000)
  • Pearl Road: Musical Dramas of the Ryūkyū Kingdom (2001)
  • The Collected Works of Tatsuhiro Ōshiro (2002)
  • Tsushima Maru (2005)
  • Fateful Scenes: 100 Selected Tales (2007)
  • The Vision of a Flower: Ryūkyūan Kumi Odori No. 10 (2007)
  • To Futenma (2011)
  • Northern Winds Blow: A Sequel to Ryūkyūan Kumi Odori No. 10 (2011)
  • The Hills of Life: Selected Ryūkyūan Autobiographical Poems (2013)

Selected Kumi Odori edit

  • Gods Beyond the Sea (Umi no Tenzakai)
  • Escape, Marriage (Hingire, Niibichi)
  • The Rainbow Over Madama Bridge (Madamamichi)
  • Life in the Moonlight (Tsukiyo no Jinsei)
  • The Vision of a Flower (Hana no Maboroshi)

References edit

  1. ^ "The Cocktail Party, a play by Oshiro Tatsuhiro". University of Hawaii at Manoa. October 28, 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
  2. ^ "'COCKTAIL PARTY' SHOWN AT SECOND THURSDAY EVENT". Emerson College. February 19, 2013. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
  3. ^ "Shinsaku-Kumiodori: Theatrical Intersections Okinawa/Japanese Identity Construction". May 4, 2012. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
  4. ^ "Ōshiro Tatsuhiro". 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
  5. ^ Molasky, Michael S. (2000). Southern Exposure: Modern Japanese Literature From Okinawa. University of Hawaiʻi Press. p. 112. ISBN 0824823001.
  6. ^ Masahiko, NISHI. "Frontiers and Borderlands of Japanese (Language) Literature" (DOC). arsvi.com. Retrieved December 24, 2023.

External links edit

  • "Okinawan author Tatsuhiro Oshiro: Okinawa and disaster-struck Tohoku region sacrificed for Tokyo" - Author profile by Mainichi Shimbun reporter Yudai Nakazawa
  • To Futenma - Excerpt from the 2011 novella in The Brooklyn Rail translated by Bonnie Huie

January 01, 1970
tatsuhiro, Ōshiro, 大城, 立裕, Ōshiro, tatsuhiro, september, 1925, october, 2020, okinawan, novelist, playwright, from, okinawa, ryukyu, islands, born, 1925, september, 1925nakagusuku, okinawa, japandiedoctober, 2020, 2020, aged, occupationnovelist, playwrightlang. Tatsuhiro Ōshiro 大城 立裕 Ōshiro Tatsuhiro 19 September 1925 27 October 2020 was an Okinawan novelist and playwright from Okinawa Ryukyu Islands Tatsuhiro ŌshiroBorn 1925 09 19 September 19 1925Nakagusuku Okinawa JapanDiedOctober 27 2020 2020 10 27 aged 95 OccupationNovelist playwrightLanguageJapanese OkinawanGenreFiction theatre He was awarded the Akutagawa Prize in 1967 for his novella of the same year The Cocktail Party which has been adapted for the stage 1 and made into a film 2 Ōshiro has also been an innovator of the traditional Ryukyuan narrative dance form known as kumi odori Having added twenty new pieces to the repertoire Ōshiro is credited as having single handedly revived the genre that originated in the 18th century 3 by incorporating Okinawa shibai dramas in the Okinawan language and distinctive rhythms to construct a fluid hybrid cultural identity His writings have been noted for making Okinawan culture and history accessible to Japanese readership 4 while his more popular works have been critically praised for offering an acute perspective on the psychological and moral implications of war and military occupation 5 Contents 1 Education and background 2 Works 2 1 The Cocktail Party 3 Awards 4 Bibliography 4 1 Selected Kumi Odori 5 References 6 External linksEducation and background editIn 1943 Ōshiro enrolled at Tōa Dobunshoin University East Asian University of Literature a Japanese institution of higher education established in Shanghai s Hongqiao neighborhood In 1946 he returned to Japan following the nation s defeat in World War II and worked as a high school teacher He later worked in the governmental offices of Okinawa Prefecture where he was in charge of editing materials in the fields of economics and history From 1983 to 1986 he served as the director of the Okinawa Prefectural Museum amp Art Museum Works editMany of Oshiro s works depict the complex controversial geopolitics of Okinawa His stories show individuals caught in the turmoil of historical conditions such as the transformation of the premodern Ryukyu Kingdom into a prefecture of modern Japan Okinawa s post World War II military occupation by the United States and the island s extensive hosting of U S military bases in the 21st century despite widespread local opposition and protests His book Noroeste Railway 1985 is considered one of the best works on the lives and minds of Japanese emigrants Nikkei It dwells on a Japanese couple who were amongst the first Japanese to emigrate to Brazil in 1908 and their struggle to manage their dual national and cultural connections 6 Prof Nishi Masahiko The Cocktail Party edit His first major success was The Cocktail Party for which he won an Akutagawa Prize in 1967 becoming the first Okinawan author to earn the distinction The novella tells the story of an Okinawan man the narrator who is invited to a house party on a U S base also attended by American Chinese and Japanese guests During the party the narrator is forced to navigate a conversational minefield due to the cultural perceptions and divergent political views among the guests When he returns home that evening he learns that his daughter was raped by the U S serviceman renting a room from him When he turns to friends and acquaintances he discovers that unresolved historical issues will impede justice for his daughter The novella has been noted for addressing the epidemic of military rape exemplified in such incidents as the Yumiko chan incident in which efforts to pursue criminal charges against a U S soldier over the rape and murder of a six year old girl were hampered by Okinawa s extraterritoriality In 2015 The Cocktail Party was made into an independent film directed by Regge Life The novella has been adapted for the stage with a premiere at the Hawaii Okinawa Center in 2011 Awards editAkutagawa Prize for The Cocktail Party 1967 Medal of Honor Purple Ribbon Shiju Hōshō 1990 Okinawa Times Prize 1991 Taiko Hirabayashi Literary Prize 1993 Person of Cultural Merit 1995 Order of the Rising Sun 1996 Ryukyu Shinpō Prize 1998 Okinawa Person of Merit 2000 Yasunari Kawabata Literary Prize 2015Bibliography edit Turtleback Tombs 1966 edited by Steve Rabson and Michael Molasky in Southern Exposure Modern Japanese Literature From Okinawa University of Hawaiʻi Press 2000 The Cocktail Party 1967 edited and translated by Steve Rabson in Okinawa Two Postwar Novellas Institute of East Asian Studies 1989 The Ryukyu Disposition A Novel 1968 White Season 1968 Okinawa An On Location Report 1969 Hidden Okinawa Its Heart and Culture 1972 Panari Island Fantasy 1972 On the Border of Assimilation and Dissimilation 1972 Japan Torn Between Love and Hate 1972 Master of the Wind The Life and Times of Takuji Iwasaki 1974 Island of the Gods 1974 Okinawa Now Officially Japan Reflections on the Transitional Era 1977 Visions of a Motherland 1978 After the Glorious Banquet 1979 Okinawan History Primer An Alternative Japanese History of Life on the South Seas 1980 Views on Teaching About Okinawa 1980 The Heart Sutra An Introduction 1981 Mornings in Shanghai Works From Tōa Dobunshoin University 1983 Goddess 1985 Flower Monument 1986 Death of a Goddess 1987 A Restorative Energy Okinawa s Place Within Asia 1987 Thoughts on Buddhist Peace A Plea for the Wisdom to Avoid War 1987 Fish God 1989 Northwest Railroad 1989 Highlights of Okinawan Theater 1990 Echoes From the Afterlife 1992 Heroes of the Ryukyu Kingdom 1992 The Season of the Ryukyu Kingdom 1993 From the Day s End 1993 A Farewell to the Fuzhou Ryukyu Hotel 1994 Halftime Okinawa 1994 20 Days and Nights 1995 Burnt Wilderness 1995 Over the Ages Collected Plays 1997 In Search of Light 1997 A Family That Sells Love 1998 The Finery of Water 2000 Pearl Road Musical Dramas of the Ryukyu Kingdom 2001 The Collected Works of Tatsuhiro Ōshiro 2002 Tsushima Maru 2005 Fateful Scenes 100 Selected Tales 2007 The Vision of a Flower Ryukyuan Kumi Odori No 10 2007 To Futenma 2011 Northern Winds Blow A Sequel to Ryukyuan Kumi Odori No 10 2011 The Hills of Life Selected Ryukyuan Autobiographical Poems 2013 Selected Kumi Odori edit Gods Beyond the Sea Umi no Tenzakai Escape Marriage Hingire Niibichi The Rainbow Over Madama Bridge Madamamichi Life in the Moonlight Tsukiyo no Jinsei The Vision of a Flower Hana no Maboroshi References edit The Cocktail Party a play by Oshiro Tatsuhiro University of Hawaii at Manoa October 28 2011 Retrieved May 31 2016 COCKTAIL PARTY SHOWN AT SECOND THURSDAY EVENT Emerson College February 19 2013 Retrieved May 31 2016 Shinsaku Kumiodori Theatrical Intersections Okinawa Japanese Identity Construction May 4 2012 Retrieved May 31 2016 Ōshiro Tatsuhiro 2015 Retrieved May 31 2016 Molasky Michael S 2000 Southern Exposure Modern Japanese Literature From Okinawa University of Hawaiʻi Press p 112 ISBN 0824823001 Masahiko NISHI Frontiers and Borderlands of Japanese Language Literature DOC arsvi com Retrieved December 24 2023 External links edit Okinawan author Tatsuhiro Oshiro Okinawa and disaster struck Tohoku region sacrificed for Tokyo Author profile by Mainichi Shimbun reporter Yudai Nakazawa To Futenma Excerpt from the 2011 novella in The Brooklyn Rail translated by Bonnie Huie Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tatsuhiro Ōshiro amp oldid 1221349125, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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