Extended research on circle movement and literature in postwar Japan

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24520242
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Japanese literature
• Research Institution: Waseda University
• Principal Investigator: TOBA Koji 早稲田大学, 文学学術院, 教授 (90346586)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 安部公房 / 押仁太 / ラジオドラマ / テレビドラマ / サークル運動 / 記録 / ＳＦ / 連環画

Outline of Final Research Achievements

I have carried out my research in order to clarify the actual situation of the movement of "Kiroku(Reportage/Documentary)" in the broad meaning and the circle movement which was popular in the postwar Japan. The main achievements are: re-evaluation of Abe Kobo's experimentation with radio dramas and TV dramas in the relationship between SF and "Kiroku" in the broad meaning, research on the movement of Renkanga(Lianhuanhua) and Woodcut as a example of the relationship between Japanese circle movement and East Asia, especially mainland China.

Free Research Field

日本近代文学、戦後文化運動