Takenami Akira
         Writer/Haikupoet/Movie creator/Photographer/
           A part-time lecturer of movie of Tokyo Zokei University


Born in Tokyo Japan in 1960

Graduated Kunitatsi municipal high school in 1979

Graduated Tokyo Zokei University majored visual image in 1984


Received

 “Orchid prize” for Haiku annual on “Concept for Music” in 1993

 “Hirama Itaru photograph excellent prize” for “Shining Island Sri Lanka” in 2003

 “Hirama Itaru photograph humming-bird prize” for “Flower cradre” in 2004

 “President of Bungeisha Visual Art prize” for “Beside the Smile 〜 Cambodia〜” in 2006


Published

 An anthology of haiku “Concept for Music” (Kashinsha) in 1996

 An anthology of photo & haiku “Flower cradle” (Shinpusha) in 2005

 An anthology of haiku × photo “Dinosaur × Venus = 17characters” (Bungeisha Visual Art) in 2006

 Photograph collections

 Shining Island Sri Lanka” (Shinpusha) in 2003

 “Message from Floatring” (Shinpusha) in 2004

 NOLA, the kittens which never let you touch it” (Shinpusha) in 2006

 The Golden Lizard −Bali &Java−” (Shinpusha 2006) in 2006

 Beside the Smile 〜Cambodia〜 ” (Bungeisha Visual Art) in 2007


Director/Script/Camera/Product

 “
YURI・19pills of star” in 2003

 “0n the Hill in the Water Palace
in 2003

 An Autumn Floatring in 2003

 The Next room in 2005・6

 Moon dolphin in 2006・7


Stage Director

 “Dream of Everyone” by Ookinaki MUSIC SPACE (Yomiuri Culture Center) in 2003・4

 “Baton on Parade” by BATON association of universities in Tokyo
                (KAMEARI LIRIO HALL) in 2005
                (Big Plaza hall of the inhabitants of Ohta ward) in 2006

 “MILKYTAINMENT2” by MAKUHARI MILKY TWIRLERS (Cultural hall of Urayasu city) in 2007

 “HAVE A ROSY TIME” by Rosy Twirlers (National Olympics Memorial Youth Center) in 2008

Deliver” from “Flower cradle

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