Comprehensive research on the exchange of contemporary theater with Network of cultural figures in Kyoto and Osaka during the Meiji era

2020 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 18K12235
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 01050:Aesthetics and art studies-related
• Research Institution: Waseda University (2019-2020); Rikkyo University (2018)
• Principal Investigator: GOTO Ryuki 早稲田大学, 坪内博士記念演劇博物館, 助教 (00770851)
• Project Period (FY): 2018-04-01 – 2021-03-31
• Keywords: 新派 / 京阪文化人 / 高安月郊 / 翻案劇 / パトロネージ / 近代日本演劇 / 歌舞伎

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Cultural studies in the Meiji era have focused on trends in Tokyo, but in this study, I examined cases in Kyoto and Osaka, the relationship between contemporary theater and the cultures surrounding it, focusing on human networks. In particular, I conducted research on the following points. (1)Re-evaluation of the historical significance of the Kansai Shinpa theater. (2)Investigation and arrangement of unpublished letters in the suburbs of TAKAYASU Gekko, which left important literary work in culture of Kyoto and Osaka. (3)Analysis of East Asian representation by adaptation drama through interaction with literary figures. (4)Impact on contemporary theater by patronage of the political and business world through examination of the relationship between the Sumitomo family, one of the leading conglomerates in Osaka, and the KATAOKA Nizaemon family, who occupied the leading position of Kabuki in Osaka. Through them, I presented a new perspective on cultural studies during the Meiji era.

Free Research Field

日本文学、芸術学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究は、明治期文化研究を京阪という視座から捉え返し、演劇と同時代文化・社会との接続性について明らかにしたものである。演劇がそれ自体で成立するものでなく、隣接領域との関係と横断的ネットワークのなかで生成・受容・展開する様相を、一次資料や同時代紙誌等の調査により、実証的に検討した。従来の東京中心的な研究にとどまらず、京阪の事例を講究した点で、文化研究における新機軸を打ち出しえたと考える。また、それらの研究成果は国際学会等でも発表し、ひろく日本文化の再検討の機会を創出した。