Women’s Creative Contributions to the Shôchiku Kamata Studio: Matsui Chieko’s Activities as an Actress and a Screenwriter

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  • Irikura Yuki
    Graduate School of Letters, Arts and Sciences, Waseda University JSPS Research Fellow (DC1)

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  • 松竹蒲田撮影所における女性の映画製作への参画――女優兼脚本家、松井千枝子の活動を通して

Abstract

<p>Matsui Chieko, a star actress in Shôchiku during the late 1920’s, had a career both as an actress and a screenwriter. After she joined Shôchiku in 1925, she soon became one of the stars in the company and she also wrote two screenplays for her own films. This paper focusses on three aspects of her career: how her unique career was possible in Shôchiku Kamata, how she developed her own star persona there, and how she created her career as a screenwriter by using her own star image.</p><p>In the first part, I focus on the Shôchiku Kamata studio. Kido Shirô became Head of the studio in 1924 and developed a scenario department, which encouraged young generations to discuss films freely. While he also aimed to produce new types of modern drama, shinpa films also kept being produced. This is where Matsui found her stage as an actress and a screenwriter. In the second part, I discuss Matsui’s star persona as a tragic actress who always still displayed an air of educational sophistication. In the third part, I focus on two films written by Matsui, analyzing her scripts to illustrate her characteristics as a screenwriter.</p>

Journal

  • eizogaku

    eizogaku 108 (0), 144-163, 2022-08-25

    Japan Society of Image Arts and Sciences

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  • CRID
    1390012081165496320
  • DOI
    10.18917/eizogaku.108.0_144
  • ISSN
    21896542
    02860279
  • Text Lang
    ja
  • Data Source
    • JaLC
    • KAKEN
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