Natto Wada

Natto Wada
Natto Wada
	Wada in 1954
Born	13 September 1920; Himeji, Hyogo,Japan
Died	18 February 1983(aged 62)
Occupation(s)	Screenwriter,columnist
Spouse	Kon Ichikawa (m.1948)

Natto Wada(Hòa điền hạ thập,Wada Natto,13 September 1920 – 18 February 1983),^[1]also known asNatsuto Wada,was a Japanesescript writerand filmcolumnist.^[2]

Career

Wada graduated with an English degree from Tokyo Women's College in 1946.^[3]She started her career at the Fujimoto Cinema Production company, where she met her husband,Kon Ichikawa,a filmmaker who promoted her script work to colleagues and collaborated with her on several films.^[3]She began writing, or co-writing, scripts in 1951, and continued until 1965.^[3]

Films

Wada's scripts included the 1953 filmPuu-san,a satirical comedy based on the manga of Yokoyama Taizo; the 1956 filmShokei no Heya,based on a novel byIshihara Shintaro.^[3]That year, Wada also wroteNihonbashi,based on a novel byIzumi Kyoka,which documented the rivalry of twogeishain a male-dominated culture.Kuroi Junin no Onna(Ten Dark Women) was a 1961 film that satirized an egotistical male's reliance on his wife to stay out of trouble.^[3]Also that year, Wada wroteHakai(The Broken Commandment) a film adaptation of Shimizaki Toson's eponymous 1906 novel, which examined the life of a social outcast. Wada's adaptation was notable for strengthening the role of the female protagonist.^[3]

Other film scripts by Wada or with collaborators includeBiruma no Tategoto(Harp of Burma,1956), based on the eponymous 1946 novel by Takayama Michio;Enjō(Conflagration,1959) based onMishima Yukio's 1956 novel,The Temple of the Golden Pavilion.^[3]

Columnist

Wada was also known for her work as an advice columnist during the 1960s. Her column, "Personal Life Consultation," ran in theAsahi Shimbun.^[3]

References

^Nelmes, Jill; Selbo, Jule (29 September 2015).Women Screenwriters: An International Guide.Springer. p. 114.ISBN 978-1-137-31237-2.
^Wispelwey, compiled by Bearbeitet von Berend (2004).Japanese biographical index = Japanischer Biographischer Index.Walter de Gruyter. p. 996.ISBN 3-11-094798-6.
^^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^hMulhern, ed. by Chieko I. (1994).Japanese women writers: a bio-critical sourcebook(1. publ. ed.). Westport, Conn. u.a.: Greenwood Press. pp. 448–450.ISBN 0-313-25486-9.{{cite book}}:|first1=has generic name (help)

External links

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[Nelmes-1] Nelmes, Jill; Selbo, Jule (29 September 2015).Women Screenwriters: An International Guide.Springer. p. 114.ISBN 978-1-137-31237-2.

[Wispelwey-2] Wispelwey, compiled by Bearbeitet von Berend (2004).Japanese biographical index = Japanischer Biographischer Index.Walter de Gruyter. p. 996.ISBN 3-11-094798-6.

[Mulhern-3] ^^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^hMulhern, ed. by Chieko I. (1994).Japanese women writers: a bio-critical sourcebook(1. publ. ed.). Westport, Conn. u.a.: Greenwood Press. pp. 448–450.ISBN 0-313-25486-9.{{cite book}}:|first1=has generic name (help)

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