Kō Machida

Kō Machida studied at Imamiya High School. The recorded working language is Japanese. The field of work recorded is Japanese literature, rock music and acting. Distinctions recorded are Noma Literary New Face Prize, Bunkamura Les Deux Magots Literature Award, Akutagawa Prize and Hagiwara Sakutarō Award.

• Name — Machida Kō • Native Name — 町田 • Pen Name — Machida Machizō • Birth Name — Machida Yasushi • Born — 15 January 1962 • Birthplace — Sakai, Osaka Prefecture • Occupation — Author, punk rock singer, poet, actor • Notable Works — Kūge Gussun Daikoku Kiregire • Awards — Bunkamura Deux Magots Literary Award, Akutagawa Prize, Tanizaki Prize

Machida formed a punk rock band called INU (meaning "dog" in Japanese) in 1978, for which he used the stage name Machida Machizō (町田町蔵). Inu released their first album, Meshi Kuuna! (literally "Don't eat!") in 1981. The band split shortly after the album release.[1] He went on to form a number of bands and released several albums. His albums received moderate critical acclaim limited commercial success. His first literary work, Kūge, was published in 1992, and included a selection of his poems. His first novel, Gussun Daikoku, was published in 1996. It earned him the Bunkamura Deux Magots Literary Award. His unique style of story-telling marked by nonsense, irreverence, and slapstick is influenced by Kamigata (Kansai) Rakugo and Jidaigeki (samurai dramas). Some critics link him to self-destructive 'I Novel' writers of the pre-World War II era such as Kamura Isota and Chikamatsu Shūkō. Oda Sakunosuke is also cited as one of his influences. He won the 123rd Akutagawa Prize with Kiregire ("Shreds") in 2000 and the Tanizaki Prize with Kokuhaku ("Confession") in 2005. On June 14, 2007, Machida got into an argument with his friend and rock musician Tomoyasu Hotei about a band they planned on forming together.[2] There was a physical altercation and after learning that his injuries would take two weeks to heal, Machida filed a police report on June 18. Hotei was ordered to pay a fine of 300,000 yen on October 1.[3]

He played major roles in the following films. • Burst City directed by Gakuryū Ishii (1982) • Endless Waltz directed by Kōji Wakamatsu (1995) • H Story directed by Nobuhiro Suwa (2001) • Goldfish directed by Shin'ichi Fujinuma (2023)[4]

• Kūge (供花) - His debut poem selection 1992 • Kussun Daikoku (くっすん大黒) - Bunkamura Deux Magots Literary Award 1996 • Ore, Nanshin Shite (俺、南進して) 1999 co-authored with Nobuyoshi Araki • Shreds (切れ切れ) - Akutagawa Prize 2000 • Gonge no Odoriko (権現の踊り子) - Kawabata Yasunari Literary Award 2003 • Confession (告白) - Tanizaki Prize 2005

Kō Machida is recorded as actor, novelist, poet, writer and singer. Recognition and collections. Machida received Noma Literary New Face Prize, Bunkamura Les Deux Magots Literature Award, Akutagawa Prize, Hagiwara Sakutarō Award, Kawabata award and Tanizaki Prize.