Juzo Itami Award Explained

Juzo Itami Award
Awarded For:Excellence in literary and visual expression
Presenter:ITM Itami Memorial Foundation
Location:Itami Juzo Museum
Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan[1]
Year:2009
Holder:Kōki Mitani

The honors achievement and outstanding talent in any of the myriad fields in which its namesake Juzo Itami worked, including essay writing, non-fiction literature, translation, film editing and directing, cooking, television, TV commercials, acting, illustration, and graphic design. The prize, worth million, is presented annually by the ITM Itami Memorial Foundation in collaboration with Itami Productions.

The selection committee comprises film director Masayuki Suo, architect, essayist, and illustrator .

History and details

The Juzo Itami Award was established in March 2009, twelve years after Itami's death, with the help of his wife, Nobuko Miyamoto.[2] Originally focusing on excellence in literary expression in odd-numbered years and visual expression in even-numbered years, its two categories were unified and its cadence changed to yearly in 2011.

In 2013, journalist Akira Ikegami donated his entire monetary award to the World Food Programme.[3]

Winners

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 伊丹十三記念館 伊丹十三賞 伊丹十三賞 概要 . January 17, 2023 . ja.
  2. Web site: March 24, 2009 . 名づけようのないもの。 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210920063427/https://www.1101.com/itami/ceremony/2009-03-24.html . September 20, 2021 . January 17, 2022 . . ja.
  3. World Food Programme . World Food Programme . WFP . 332386403956695040 . Japanese journalist, Akira Ikegami, donates his entire Juzo Itami Award prize of US$10,500 to WFP. ありがとうございます!.
  4. Web site: July 24, 2024 . 伊丹十三記念館 伊丹十三賞 第16回受賞者(2024年) . July 24, 2024 . ja.
  5. Web site: Nanafuku's my-heart-stealer . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240117015734/https://tokyo-festival.jp/2020/en/program/nanafuku/ . January 17, 2024 . January 17, 2024 . Tokyo Festival.
  6. Web site: March 28, 2017 . 星野源は「第9回伊丹十三賞」を受賞! 過去の受賞者はタモリ、池上彰、リリー・フランキーなど . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240117020107/https://spincoaster.com/news/gen-hoshino-win-itami-juzo-award . January 17, 2024 . January 17, 2024 . Spincoaster . ja.
  7. Web site: Spring 2022 Entrance Ceremonies . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220410065125/https://www.waseda.jp/top/en/news/75572 . April 10, 2022 . January 17, 2024 . Waseda University.
  8. Web site: The Importance of What Happens Before Ideas Are Born . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160806171046/https://www.sunmark.co.jp/eng/04/01/self-help_66.html . August 6, 2016 . January 17, 2024 . Sunmark Publishing.
  9. Web site: BRANDED SHORTS 2018 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230924082110/https://www.shortshorts.org/2018/en/branded/ . September 24, 2023 . January 17, 2024 . Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia.
  10. Web site: MORIMOTO Chie . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230926125002/https://jptca.org/en/morimoto_chie/ . September 26, 2023 . January 17, 2024 . Japan Traffic Culture Association.
  11. Web site: IBYE 2021 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221204194251/https://www.jyba.ne.jp/archive/ibye/ibye2021/en/ . December 4, 2022 . January 17, 2024 . All Japan Young Buddhist Association.