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Hiroshi Teshigahara

March 07, 2024

Hiroshi Teshigahara (勅使河原 宏, Teshigahara Hiroshi, January 28, 1927 – April 14, 2001) was a Japanese avant-garde filmmaker and artist from the Japanese New Wave era. He is best known for the 1964 film Woman in the Dunes. He is also known for directing other titles such as The Face of Another (1966), Natsu No Heitai (Summer Soldiers, 1972), and Pitfall (1962) which was Teshigahara's directorial debut. He has been called "one of the most acclaimed Japanese directors of all time".[1] Teshigahara is the first person of Asian descent to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director, accomplishing this in 1964 for his work on Woman in the Dunes. Apart from being a filmmaker, Teshigahara also practiced other arts, such as calligraphy, pottery, painting, opera and ikebana.[2][3]

Hiroshi Teshigahara
Born(1927-01-28)January 28, 1927
Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
DiedApril 14, 2001(2001-04-14) (aged 74)
Tokyo, Japan
Alma materTokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, Tokyo, Japan
OccupationFilm director
Notable work
MovementJapanese New Wave
SpouseToshiko Kobayashi
RelativesSofu Teshigahara (father)

Biography edit

Teshigahara was born in Tokyo, the son of Sōfu Teshigahara, founder and grand master of the Sōgetsu-ryū school of ikebana. He graduated in 1950 from the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music and began working in documentary film. He directed his first feature film, Pitfall (1962), in collaboration with author Kōbō Abe and musician Toru Takemitsu. The film won the NHK New Director's award, and throughout the 1960s, he continued to collaborate on films with Abe and Takemitsu while simultaneously pursuing his interest in ikebana and sculpture on a professional level.

In 1965, the Teshigahara/Abe film Woman in the Dunes (1964) was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film[4] and won the Special Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival.[5] Although the original director's cut of Woman in the Dunes was 147 minutes, he cut it down to 124 minutes when he was invited to the Cannes Film Festival.[6] In 1972, he worked with Japanese researcher and translator John Nathan to make Summer Soldiers, a film set during the Vietnam War about American deserters living on the fringe of Japanese society.

From the mid-1970s onwards, he worked less frequently on feature films as he concentrated more on documentaries, exhibitions and the Sogetsu School and became grand master of the school in 1980.

In 1980, after the death of his father, Teshigahara became the third generation Iemoto of Sogetsu School, using bamboo at his large-scale solo exhibitions at several well known museums, including the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Seoul, Korea (1989), Palazzo Reale in Milan, Italy (1995), and the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. (1996), among other venues.[7] In Japan, Teshigahara displayed his art installations nationwide, including Gen-Ichiro Inokuma Museum of Contemporary Art in Marugame and Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art. In the 1990s, he pushed the art form of renka, which is a series of impromptu Ikebana arranged by multiple artists. Teshigahara was also involved in ceramics calligraphy and installation art.[7]

Throughout his career, Teshigahara also involved himself in stage and art direction, both domestically and internationally. He has directed performances such as the opera Turandot (Lyon, France, 1992; Geneva, Switzerland, 1996), and original Noh play Susanoh (the Avignon Theatre Festival, 1994), Sloka by Chandralekha Dance Company (1999), and original outdoor dance play Susano Iden (1991).[8]

Collections edit

In 1983, Teshigahara created a permanent installation at the Ken Domon Museum, Sakata, Japan.[7]

Death and legacy edit

Teshigahara died at the age of 74 on April 14, 2001, in his hometown, Tokyo, Japan.

On the first anniversary of his death, April 14, 2002, a DVD box set containing his best known work was released in Japan in commemoration.

Filmography edit

Teshigahara's complete filmography includes:[9][10][11]

  • Hokusai (北斎, 1953)
  • 12 Photographers (十二人の冩真家) 1955
  • Ikebana (いけばな, 1957) – director and screenplay
  • (有楽町０番地, 1958) – screenplay
  • Tokyo 1958 (東京1958, 1958)
  • (海は生きている, 1958) – art
  • José Torres (ホゼー･トレス, 1959) – director and shooting
  • Pitfall (おとし穴, 1962) – director
  • Sculptures by Sofu-Vita (いのち ―蒼風の彫刻, 1962) – director
  • Woman in the Dunes (砂の女, 1964) – director
  • White Morning (白い朝, 1965)
  • Jose Torres Part II (ホゼー･トレス Part II, 1965)
  • The Face of Another (他人の顔, Tanin no Kao, 1966) – director
  • Bakusō (爆走, 1966)
  • (インディレース　爆走, 1967) – producer
  • The Man Without a Map (燃えつきた地図, Moetsukita Chizu, 1968) aka The Ruined Map (燃えつきた地図) – director
  • 240 Hours in One Day (1日240時間, 1970)
  • Summer Soldiers (サマー・ソルジャー, 1972) – director, planning and shooting
  • Warera no Shuyaku (われらの主役, 1977) – TV film
  • Shin Zatōichi – Episode: Journey of Rainbows (新座頭市「虹の旅」, 1978) – TV film
  • Shin Zatōichi – Episode: Journey of Dreams (新座頭市「夢の旅」, 1978) – TV film
  • Sculpture Mouvante – Jean Tinguely (動く彫刻 ジャン･ティンゲリー, 1981)
  • Antoni Gaudi (アントニー・ガウディー, 1984) – director, producer and editing
  • Rikyu (利休, 1989) – director, producer and screenplay
  • Princess Goh (豪姫, 1992) aka Basara – The Princess Goh – director, producer and screenplay

References edit

  1. ^ "Three Films by Hiroshi Teshigahara". The Criterion Collection. Retrieved 2019-07-20.
  2. ^ Bergan, Ronald (2001-04-26). "Obituary: Hiroshi Teshigahara". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-07-20.
  3. ^ "Hiroshi Teshigahara's Multimedia Tradition". Retrieved 2019-07-20.
  4. ^ "The 37th Academy Awards (1965) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-11-05.
  5. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Woman in the Dunes". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-02-28.
  6. ^ "Teshigahara, Hiroshi – Senses of Cinema".
  7. ^ a b c Hiroshi Teshigahara. New York, NY: Sixty Five Thompson Street. 1990. ISBN 0-9623024-2-2.
  8. ^ "The Iemotos：Hiroshi".
  9. ^ (in Japanese) http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/person/p0285850.htm accessed 19 May 2009.
  10. ^ . Archived from the original on 2018-11-11. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
  11. ^ (in Japanese) 勅使河原宏　映画作品リスト (1953 - 現在) 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine

External links edit

  • Hiroshi Teshigahara at IMDb
  • Hiroshi Teshigahara at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)
  • at Strictly Film School
  • Senses of Cinema: an essay on Hiroshi Teshigahara
  • Cinescope essay on Teshigahara's films and his collaboration with Kobo Abe and Toru Takemitsu

March 07, 2024
hiroshi, teshigahara, 勅使河原, teshigahara, hiroshi, january, 1927, april, 2001, japanese, avant, garde, filmmaker, artist, from, japanese, wave, best, known, 1964, film, woman, dunes, also, known, directing, other, titles, such, face, another, 1966, natsu, heita. Hiroshi Teshigahara 勅使河原 宏 Teshigahara Hiroshi January 28 1927 April 14 2001 was a Japanese avant garde filmmaker and artist from the Japanese New Wave era He is best known for the 1964 film Woman in the Dunes He is also known for directing other titles such as The Face of Another 1966 Natsu No Heitai Summer Soldiers 1972 and Pitfall 1962 which was Teshigahara s directorial debut He has been called one of the most acclaimed Japanese directors of all time 1 Teshigahara is the first person of Asian descent to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director accomplishing this in 1964 for his work on Woman in the Dunes Apart from being a filmmaker Teshigahara also practiced other arts such as calligraphy pottery painting opera and ikebana 2 3 Hiroshi TeshigaharaBorn 1927 01 28 January 28 1927Chiyoda Tokyo JapanDiedApril 14 2001 2001 04 14 aged 74 Tokyo JapanAlma materTokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music Tokyo JapanOccupationFilm directorNotable workPitfall 1962 Woman in the Dunes 1964 The Face of Another 1966 MovementJapanese New WaveSpouseToshiko KobayashiRelativesSofu Teshigahara father Contents 1 Biography 2 Collections 3 Death and legacy 4 Filmography 5 References 6 External linksBiography editTeshigahara was born in Tokyo the son of Sōfu Teshigahara founder and grand master of the Sōgetsu ryu school of ikebana He graduated in 1950 from the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music and began working in documentary film He directed his first feature film Pitfall 1962 in collaboration with author Kōbō Abe and musician Toru Takemitsu The film won the NHK New Director s award and throughout the 1960s he continued to collaborate on films with Abe and Takemitsu while simultaneously pursuing his interest in ikebana and sculpture on a professional level In 1965 the Teshigahara Abe film Woman in the Dunes 1964 was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film 4 and won the Special Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival 5 Although the original director s cut of Woman in the Dunes was 147 minutes he cut it down to 124 minutes when he was invited to the Cannes Film Festival 6 In 1972 he worked with Japanese researcher and translator John Nathan to make Summer Soldiers a film set during the Vietnam War about American deserters living on the fringe of Japanese society From the mid 1970s onwards he worked less frequently on feature films as he concentrated more on documentaries exhibitions and the Sogetsu School and became grand master of the school in 1980 In 1980 after the death of his father Teshigahara became the third generation Iemoto of Sogetsu School using bamboo at his large scale solo exhibitions at several well known museums including the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Seoul Korea 1989 Palazzo Reale in Milan Italy 1995 and the Kennedy Center in Washington D C 1996 among other venues 7 In Japan Teshigahara displayed his art installations nationwide including Gen Ichiro Inokuma Museum of Contemporary Art in Marugame and Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art In the 1990s he pushed the art form of renka which is a series of impromptu Ikebana arranged by multiple artists Teshigahara was also involved in ceramics calligraphy and installation art 7 Throughout his career Teshigahara also involved himself in stage and art direction both domestically and internationally He has directed performances such as the opera Turandot Lyon France 1992 Geneva Switzerland 1996 and original Noh play Susanoh the Avignon Theatre Festival 1994 Sloka by Chandralekha Dance Company 1999 and original outdoor dance play Susano Iden 1991 8 Collections editIn 1983 Teshigahara created a permanent installation at the Ken Domon Museum Sakata Japan 7 Death and legacy editTeshigahara died at the age of 74 on April 14 2001 in his hometown Tokyo Japan On the first anniversary of his death April 14 2002 a DVD box set containing his best known work was released in Japan in commemoration Filmography editTeshigahara s complete filmography includes 9 10 11 Hokusai 北斎 1953 12 Photographers 十二人の冩真家 1955 Ikebana いけばな 1957 director and screenplay 有楽町０番地 1958 screenplay Tokyo 1958 東京1958 1958 海は生きている 1958 art Jose Torres ホゼー トレス 1959 director and shooting Pitfall おとし穴 1962 director Sculptures by Sofu Vita いのち 蒼風の彫刻 1962 director Woman in the Dunes 砂の女 1964 director White Morning 白い朝 1965 Jose Torres Part II ホゼー トレス Part II 1965 The Face of Another 他人の顔 Tanin no Kao 1966 director Bakusō 爆走 1966 インディレース 爆走 1967 producer The Man Without a Map 燃えつきた地図 Moetsukita Chizu 1968 aka The Ruined Map 燃えつきた地図 director 240 Hours in One Day 1日240時間 1970 Summer Soldiers サマー ソルジャー 1972 director planning and shooting Warera no Shuyaku われらの主役 1977 TV film Shin Zatōichi Episode Journey of Rainbows 新座頭市 虹の旅 1978 TV film Shin Zatōichi Episode Journey of Dreams 新座頭市 夢の旅 1978 TV film Sculpture Mouvante Jean Tinguely 動く彫刻 ジャン ティンゲリー 1981 Antoni Gaudi アントニー ガウディー 1984 director producer and editing Rikyu 利休 1989 director producer and screenplay Princess Goh 豪姫 1992 aka Basara The Princess Goh director producer and screenplayReferences edit Three Films by Hiroshi Teshigahara The Criterion Collection Retrieved 2019 07 20 Bergan Ronald 2001 04 26 Obituary Hiroshi Teshigahara The Guardian ISSN 0261 3077 Retrieved 2019 07 20 Hiroshi Teshigahara s Multimedia Tradition Retrieved 2019 07 20 The 37th Academy Awards 1965 Nominees and Winners oscars org Retrieved 2011 11 05 Festival de Cannes Woman in the Dunes festival cannes com Retrieved 2009 02 28 Teshigahara Hiroshi Senses of Cinema a b c Hiroshi Teshigahara New York NY Sixty Five Thompson Street 1990 ISBN 0 9623024 2 2 The Iemotos Hiroshi in Japanese http www jmdb ne jp person p0285850 htm accessed 19 May 2009 Hiroshi Teshigahara Filmography 1953 Present Archived from the original on 2018 11 11 Retrieved 2009 05 19 in Japanese 勅使河原宏 映画作品リスト 1953 現在 Archived 2011 07 18 at the Wayback MachineExternal links editTeshigaharaHiroshi com Hiroshi Teshigahara at IMDb Hiroshi Teshigahara at the Japanese Movie Database in Japanese Hiroshi Teshigahara at Strictly Film School Senses of Cinema an essay on Hiroshi Teshigahara Cinescope essay on Teshigahara s films and his collaboration with Kobo Abe and Toru Takemitsu Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hiroshi Teshigahara amp oldid 1209347225, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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