Comparative Study of Ozu Yasujiro's Autograph Materials: Comparisons with Tateshina Nikki and Diaries from 1930s-1960s

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 21K00239
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 01070:Theory of art practice-related
• Research Institution: Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts
• Principal Investigator: MIYAMOTO Akiko 同志社女子大学, 表象文化学部, 准教授 (60633419)
• Project Period (FY): 2021-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 一次資料 / 映画史 / 小津安二郎 / 野田高梧 / 直筆 / 台本 / 手帳 / テクスト

Outline of Final Research Achievements

First, by comparing the script of Early Spring with contemporaneous materials, it was determined that writer Satomi Ton had clearly stated his involvement in the script of Early Spring in the film magazine Scenario and how Satomi viewed the dialog in Japanese films. Second, through an analysis of high school Japanese language textbooks containing portions of the script of Early Summer, aspects of Ozu’s reception in the 1950s were clarified. Third, Ozu’s records that survived in the 1963 notebook of screenwriter Noda Kogo were discovered and reprinted. The notebook revealed Ozu’s motivation for his next film and his hospitalization state.
The process by which Ozu was recognized as a maestro was demonstrated through a close examination of the materials. In the future, further analysis will be required to broaden the scope to include other works.

Free Research Field

表象文化論

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

新資料を含む一次資料を通じて映画成立過程を実証する。既存の小津像や成立過程を再考し、後続する研究に資する。