Study on Early Stage of Shingeki in Kansai

Research Project

Project/Area Number	24720069
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Research Field	Study of the arts/History of the arts/Arts in general
Research Institution	Osaka University
Principal Investigator	MASAKI Yoshikatsu 大阪大学, 文学研究科, 招へい研究員 (80456938)
Project Period (FY)	2012-04-01 – 2014-03-31
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2013)
Budget Amount *help	¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000) Fiscal Year 2013: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000) Fiscal Year 2012: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Keywords	新劇 / 宝塚 / 近代演劇
Research Abstract	This study has focused on the actual circumstances of the Shingeki movements in Kansai area during Taisho period, exploring the research on "the performances" and "the comparisons with the theatres in Tokyo"; for example, I am analyzing the plays performed by the Bungei-Kyokai and the Tsukiji-Shogekijo and illustrating the analysis of "The Shadowy Waters", which is referred to as the initiation of the Kansai-Shingeki. Moreover, it explains that certain facilities in the Takarazuka-Shin-Onsen had played a major role in Shingeki's onset of Kansai area, which is exemplified in my essay, "Takarazuka and Shingeki: The Paradise Theatre in Takarazuka and the birth of the Kansai-Shingeki".