Akira Miyazaki

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Akira Miyazaki
Screenwriter
"Akira Miyazaki"
Miyazaki in 2014
Family name
(in kanji)		宮崎 (Miyazaki)
Given name
(in kanji)		晃 (Akira)
BornOctober 27, 1934
DiedNovember 25, 2018 (aged 84)
BirthplaceArakawa, Tokyo, Japan
OccupationScreenwriter
Film director
Years active1961–2018

Akira Miyazaki (October 27, 1934 - November 25, 2018) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. Born in Arakawa, Tokyo. He was the screenwriter for all 52 episodes of Alfred J. Kwak.[1][2]

History

After graduating from the Tokyo Metropolitan Kitazono High School he worked at a publishing company while aspiring to beome a director in the Shingeki movement. After four years of working, he enrolled in the Russian language department at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies.[2][3]

After graduating he started working at the Ofuna studio of film production company [[wikipedia:Shochiku Studio|Shōchiku]. He made his first directorial debu with the movie 泣いてたまるか (Naite tamaruka, lit: As if I'd Cry) in 1971. He began writing for animation scripts after an acquantaince introduced him to director Masaharu Endou, who led production on Rascal the Raccoon or あらいぐまラスカル (Araiguma Rascal, lit: Raccoon Rascal) where he also met Hiroshi Saitō. During this production Saitō and his co-director Seiji Endo would get into an argument related to Miyazaki's screenplays, resulting in Saitō stepping down from the position. During early stages of the production of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer or トム・ソーヤーの冒険 (Tomu Sōyā no Bōken, lit: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer) Miyazaki fell ill and had to be hospitalized. Saitō, under the pseudonym Takeshi Kiyo, would take over his screenwriting duties. Later on they would work together again in 1989 on Alfred J. Kwak. [2][4][3]

On November 25, 2018, he passed away from bile duct cancer at a hospital in Saitama Prefecture. He was 84 years old.[2][5][3]

Alfred J. Kwak anime

During his time as screenwriter for Alfred J. Kwak he wrote for all 52 episodes, based on stories[note 1] written originally by Herman van Veen and Harald Siepermann. Harald Siepermann would later comment that he enjoyed working with Miyazaki.[6]

Works

This list is incomplete.

Film (director)

  • 泣いてたまるか (Naite tamaruka, lit: As if I'd Cry) (1971, Shōchiku)
  • 想い出のかたすみに (Omoide no katasumi ni, lit: In a Corner of Remembrance) (1975, Shōchiku)
  • 想い出のかたすみに (Yūjō, lit: Friendship) (1975, Shōchiku)

Film (screenplay)

  • Kyu-chan no Dekkai Yume (lit: Kyū-chan's Big Dream) or 九ちゃんのでっかい夢 (1967, Shōchiku)
  • 喜劇 一発勝負 (Kyū-chan no Dekkai Yume, lit: Kyū-chan's Big Dream) (1967, Shōchiku)
  • ハナ肇の一発大冒険 (Hajime Hana no Ippatsu Daibōken, lit: Hajime Hana's Big Adventure) (1968, Shōchiku)
  • 続・男はつらいよ (Zoku Otoko wa Tsurai yo, lit: Tora-san's Cherished Mother) (1969 Shōchiku)
  • 男はつらいよ フーテンの寅 (Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Fūten no Tora, lit: Tora-san's Runaway) (1970 Shōchiku)
  • 新・男はつらいよ (Shin Otoko wa Tsurai yo, lit: Tora-san's Grand Scheme) (1970 Shōchiku)
  • 男はつらいよ 望郷篇 (Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Bōkyō-hen, lit: Tora-san's Homecoming) (1970 Shōchiku)
  • 家族 (Kazoku, lit: Family) (1970 Shōchiku)
  • 男はつらいよ 純情篇 (Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Junjō-hen, lit: Tora-san's Love Call) (1970 Shōchiku)
  • 望郷 (Bōkyō, lit: Nostalgia) (1971 Shōchiku)
  • 故郷 (Kokyō, lit: Home) (1972 Shōchiku)
  • 男はつらいよ 寅次郎忘れな草 (Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Torajirō Wasurenagusa, lit: Tora-san's Forget-Me-Not) (1973 Shōchiku)
  • 流れの譜 (Nagare no Uta, lit: Song of the Stream) (1974 Shōchiku)
  • ガキ大将行進曲 (Gaki Taishō Kōshinkyoku, lit: March of the Boss Kid) (1978 Eizō Kikaku)
  • ぼくは蒸気機関車に乗った (Boku wa Jōkikikansha ni Notta, lit: I Rode a Steam Locomotive) (1982 Tōei)
  • 結婚 (Kekkon, lit: Marriage) (1982)
  • わが愛の譜 滝廉太郎物語 (Waga Ai no Fū: Taki Rentarō Monogatari, lit: The Ballad of My Love: The Story of Rentarō Taki) (1993 Tōei)

TV-film (director/screenplay)

  • 泣くな源太郎 恋のトラック特急 (Nakuna Gentarō: Koi no Truck Tokkyū, lit: Don’t Cry, Gentarō: The Love Truck Express) (1978 TV Asahi)
  • 花くれないに (Hana Kurenai ni, lit: To the Crimson Flower) (1969 Fuji TV)
  • 坊っちゃん (Botchan, lit: Botchan) (1970 Nippon TV)
  • 青春の挽歌 (Seishun no Banka, lit: Requiem for Youth) (1971 Fuji TV)
  • ボクのしあわせ (Boku no Shiawase, lit: My Happiness) (1973 Fuji TV)
  • 青葉繁れる (Aoba Shigereru, lit: The Green Leaves Flourish) (1974 TBS)
  • 悪妻行進曲 (Akusai Kōshinkyoku, lit: March of the Bad Wife) (1977 Kinoshita Pro, TBS)
  • 華やかな孤独 (Hanayaka na Kodoku, lit: Brilliant Solitude) (1978 Kinoshita Pro, TBS)
  • アヒル大合唱 (Ahiru Daigasshō, lit: Duck Chorus) (1978 Kinoshita Pro, TBS)
  • オレンジ色の愛たち (Orenji Iro no Aitachi, lit: Orange-Colored Loves) (1979 TBS)
  • 海辺の家族 (Umibe no Kazoku, lit: Family by the Sea) (1980 NHK)
  • 必殺仕事人V・激闘編 (Hissatsu Shigotonin V: Gekitō-hen, lit: The Assassin V: Fierce Battle Edition) (1985 Asahi Broadcasting)
  • 遊びの時間は終らない (Asobi no Jikan wa Owaranai, lit: Playtime Never Ends) (1985 TBS)

TV anime (screenplay)

  • Rascal the Raccoon or あらいぐまラスカル (Araiguma Rasukaru, lit: Rascal the Raccoon) (1977 Nippon Animation, Fuji TV)
  • ペリーヌ物語 (Perīnu Monogatari, lit: The Story of Perrine) (1978 Nippon Animation, Fuji TV)
  • The Adventures of Tom Sawyer or トム・ソーヤーの冒険 (Tomu Sōyā no Bōken, lit: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer) (1980 Nippon Animation, Fuji TV)
  • Lucy-May of the Southern Rainbow or 南の虹のルーシー (Minami no Niji no Rūshī, lit: Lucy of the Southern Rainbow) (1982 Nippon Animation, Fuji TV)
  • Katri, Girl of the Meadows or 牧場の少女カトリ (Makiba no Shōjo Katori, lit: Katri, the Farm Girl) (1984 Nippon Animation, Fuji TV)
  • 青春アニメ全集 (Seishun Anime Zenshū, lit: Youth Anime Anthology) (1986 Nippon Animation, Nippon TV)
  • The Wonderful Wizard of Oz or オズの魔法使い (Ozu no Mahōtsukai, lit: The Wizard of Oz) (1986 Panmedia, TV Tokyo)
  • Tales of Little Women or 愛の若草物語 (Ai no Wakakusa Monogatari, lit: Tales of Little Women) (1987 Nippon Animation, Fuji TV)
  • Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics or 新グリム名作劇場 (Shin Gurimu Meisaku Gekijō, lit: New Grimm Masterpiece Theater) (1988–1989 Nippon Animation, TV Asahi)
  • Alfred J. Kwak or 小さなアヒルの大きな愛の物語 あひるのクワック (Chiisana Ahiru no Ōkina Ai no Monogatari Ahiru no Kwak, lit: The Little Duck's Big Love Story: Quack the Duck) (1989 Telescreen, TV Tokyo)
  • Moomin or 楽しいムーミン一家 (Tanoshii Mūmin Ikka, lit: The Wonderful Adventures of Moomin Family) (1990 Telescreen, TV Tokyo)
  • 大草原の小さな天使 ブッシュベイビー (Daisōgen no Chiisana Tenshi: Busshu Beibī, lit: Bush Baby: Little Angel of the Grasslands) (1992 Nippon Animation, Fuji TV)

TV anime specials (screenplay)

  • 怪盗ルパン 813の謎 (Kaitō Rupan 813 no Nazo, lit: The Mystery of Arsène Lupin 813) (1979 Tatsunoko Production, Fuji TV; later released theatrically)
  • まえがみ太郎 (Maegami Tarō, lit: Forelock Tarō) (1979 Nippon Animation, Fuji TV)
  • あしながおじさん (Ashinaga Ojisan, lit: Daddy-Long-Legs) (1980 Tatsunoko Production, Fuji TV)
  • 雲のように風のように (Kumo no Yō ni Kaze no Yō ni, lit: Like the Clouds, Like the Wind) (1991 Studio Pierrot, Nippon TV)
  • 世界名作劇場・完結版 ペリーヌ物語 (Sekai Meisaku Gekijō: Kanketsuban Perīnu Monogatari, lit: World Masterpiece Theater: Complete Edition - The Story of Perrine) (2001 Nippon Animation, BS Fuji)

Anime films (screenplay)

  • あらいぐまラスカル (Araiguma Rasukaru, lit: Rascal the Raccoon) (1977 Nippon Animation, Tōei)
  • ゆき (Yuki, lit: Yuki) (1981 Nikkatsu Children's Films, Mushi Production, Nikkatsu)
  • 世界名作童話 アラジンと魔法のランプ (Sekai Meisaku Dōwa: Aradin to Mahō no Ranpu, lit: World Masterpiece Fairy Tale: Aladdin and the Magic Lamp) (1982 Tōei Dōga, Tōei)
  • ペリーヌ物語 (Perīnu Monogatari, lit: The Story of Perrine) (1990 Nippon Animation, Tōhō Tōwa)
  • 楽しいムーミン一家 ムーミン谷の彗星 (Tanoshii Mūmin Ikka: Mūmindani no Suisei, lit: The Wonderful Adventures of Moomin Family: Comet in Moominland) (1992 Telescreen, Shōchiku)
  • 邦ちゃんの一家ランラン (Kunichan no Ikka Ranran, lit: Kunichan's Family Ranran) (1994 Nippon Animation, Hagimoto Kikaku, Tōhō)

Notes

  1. ↑ Translated from Dutch to Japanese

References

  1. ↑ "Akira Miyazaki profile page on Anime News Network". animenewsnetwork.com.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Akira Miyazaki profile page on Wikipedia". ja.wikipedia.org (in 日本語).
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Akira Miyazaki profile page on My Anime List". myanimelist.net.
  4. ↑ "Hiroshi Saitō profile page on Wikipedia". ja.wikipedia.org (in 日本語).
  5. ↑ Rafael Antonio Pineda (27 November 2018). "Scriptwriter Director Akira Miyazaki Passes Away at 84". animenewsnetwork.com.
  6. ↑ Harald Siepermann (16 October 2005). "The original treatment of the first TV-episode". alfredjkwak.blogspot.com.


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