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| aliases            = Zyuniti Miyasita (宮下 潤一)
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== Biography ==
 
== Biography ==
Miyashita graduated from Yokohama Broadcasting Technical School (横浜放送映画専門学院)<ref name="interview"/>, presently known as [[Wikipedia: Japan Institute of the Moving Image|Japan Institute of the Moving Image]]. He used to be classmates with [[wikipedia:ja:岸間信明|Nobuaki Kishima]] and [[wikipedia:ja:平野靖士|Yasushi Hirano]], who are also screenwriters. Miyashita's first intention was to be a director, therefore, he worked as an assistant director for TV movies, but after writing scripts for Ishihara Promotion (石原プロモーション), he took this opportunity and studied under the Japanese screenwriter, [[wikipedia:ja:永原秀一|Shuichi Nagahara]]. After that, he debuted in the 7th episode of the Japanese TV series ''[[Wikipedia: Seibu Keisatsu|Seibu Keisatsu]]'' (西部警察) in 1979<ref name="interview"/><ref name="BTS">{{cite journal|title=「スーパー戦隊制作の裏舞台 宮下隼一」|journal=『スーパー戦隊 Official Mook 21世紀 vol.2 忍風戦隊ハリケンジャー』講談社〈講談社シリーズMOOK〉|date=June 9, 2017|isbn=978-4-06-509513-3}}</ref><ref name="interview-2">{{cite journal|title=「特別対談 堀長文×野中剛」|journal=『宇宙船』Vol.147(WINTER 2015.冬)|date=December 29, 2014|isbn=978-4-7986-0942-3}}</ref>. Not long afterwards, under the recommendation of the producer from the [[Wikipedia: TV Asahi|TV Asahi]], he participated in the screenplay writing of some of the episodes of the second part of the TV series, ''[[Wikipedia: Tokusō Saizensen|Tokusō Saizensen]]'' (特捜最前線)<ref name="BTS"/>. Later on, the producer of ''Tokusō Saizensen'', [[wikipedia:ja:阿部征司|Seiji Abe]] introduced Miyashita to [[wikipedia:ja:堀長文|Nagafumi Hori]], who was one of the producers of the series ''[[Wikipedia: Kamen Rider Black|Kamen Rider Black]]'' (仮面ライダーBLACK)<ref name="BTS"/>, as a result, Miyashita became the screenwriter for a [[Wikipedia: Tokusatsu|Tokusatsu]] for the first time. From 1990 onwards, he began to serve as the screenwriter for the "Metal Hero series". For example, he was the main screenwriter for ''[[Wikipedia: Special Rescue Police Winspector|Special Rescue Police Winspector]]'' (特警ウインスペクター), ''[[Wikipedia: Special Rescue Exceedraft|Special Rescue Exceedraft]]'' (特捜エクシードラフト), and ''[[Wikipedia: B-Fighter Kabuto|B-Fighter Kabuto]]'' (ビーファイターカブト). He held this position for entirely five years<ref name="interview"/>, until the last work ''[[Wikipedia: Tetsuwan Tantei Robotack|Tetsuwan Tantei Robotack]]'' (テツワン探偵ロボタック) in 1999<ref name="interview-2"/>.
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Miyashita graduated from Yokohama Broadcasting Technical School <small>({{lang|ja|横浜放送映画専門学院}})</small><ref name="interview"/>, presently known as [[Wikipedia: Japan Institute of the Moving Image|Japan Institute of the Moving Image]]. He used to be classmates with [[wikipedia:ja:岸間信明|Nobuaki Kishima]] and [[wikipedia:ja:平野靖士|Yasushi Hirano]], who are also screenwriters. Miyashita's first intention was to be a director, therefore, he worked as an assistant director for TV movies, but after writing scripts for Ishihara Promotion <small>({{lang|ja|石原プロモーション}})</small>, he took this opportunity and studied under the Japanese screenwriter, [[wikipedia:ja:永原秀一|Shuichi Nagahara]]. After that, he debuted in the 7th episode of the Japanese TV series ''[[Wikipedia: Seibu Keisatsu|Seibu Keisatsu]]'' <small>({{lang|ja|西部警察}})</small> in 1979<ref name="interview"/><ref name="BTS">{{cite journal|title=「スーパー戦隊制作の裏舞台 宮下隼一」|journal=『スーパー戦隊 Official Mook 21世紀 vol.2 忍風戦隊ハリケンジャー』講談社〈講談社シリーズMOOK〉|date=June 9, 2017|isbn=978-4-06-509513-3}}</ref><ref name="interview-2">{{cite journal|title=「特別対談 堀長文×野中剛」|journal=『宇宙船』Vol.147(WINTER 2015.冬)|date=December 29, 2014|isbn=978-4-7986-0942-3}}</ref>. Not long afterwards, under the recommendation of the producer from the [[Wikipedia: TV Asahi|TV Asahi]], he participated in the screenplay writing of some of the episodes of the second part of the TV series, ''[[Wikipedia: Tokusō Saizensen|Tokusō Saizensen]]'' <small>({{lang|ja|特捜最前線}})</small><ref name="BTS"/>. Later on, the producer of ''Tokusō Saizensen'', [[wikipedia:ja:阿部征司|Seiji Abe]] introduced Miyashita to [[wikipedia:ja:堀長文|Nagafumi Hori]], who was one of the producers of the series ''[[Wikipedia: Kamen Rider Black|Kamen Rider Black]]'' <small>({{lang|ja|仮面ライダーBLACK}})</small><ref name="BTS"/>, as a result, Miyashita became the screenwriter for a [[Wikipedia: Tokusatsu|Tokusatsu]] for the first time. From 1990 onwards, he began to serve as the screenwriter for the "Metal Hero series". For example, he was the main screenwriter for ''[[Wikipedia: Special Rescue Police Winspector|Special Rescue Police Winspector]]'' <small>({{lang|ja|特警ウインスペクター}})</small>, ''[[Wikipedia: Special Rescue Exceedraft|Special Rescue Exceedraft]]'' <small>({{lang|ja|特捜エクシードラフト}})</small>, and ''[[Wikipedia: B-Fighter Kabuto|B-Fighter Kabuto]]'' <small>({{lang|ja|ビーファイターカブト}}</small>. He held this position for entirely five years<ref name="interview"/>, until the last work ''[[Wikipedia: Tetsuwan Tantei Robotack|Tetsuwan Tantei Robotack]]'' <small>({{lang|ja|テツワン探偵ロボタック}})</small> in 1999<ref name="interview-2"/>.
  
In 1984, Miyashita served as the screenwriter of the second season of the anime series ''[[Wikipedia: List of Cat's Eye episodes|Cat's Eye]]'' (キャッツ・アイ). Because of this anime, he later on participated frequently in those works that were produced by [[TMS Entertainment]]. This brought him to become one of the veteran screenwriters in ''[[Detective Conan]]'' [[anime]]. Meanwhile, Miyashita also participated in the flagship company established by [[Wikipedia: Noboru Sugimura|Noboru Sugimura]] and others, in which he attempted to create some game scenarios as well<ref name="interview-2"/>. Miyashita got married in 2002<ref>{{cite web|title=忍風戦隊ハリケンジャー 第13話|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019051311/http://tvarc.toei.co.jp/tv/user/program/browse3.asp?Command=Old&StrNum=13&SID=160|website=東映|date=2002|access-date=2023-09-20}}</ref>, and started teaching screenwriting at Tokyo Artist University (東京作家大学), which was established in 2015<ref name="interview"/>. He also created several webinars, such as ''Try to create reasoning techniques''<ref>[https://www.tokyo-writer.jp/online/miyashita 宮下隼一『ミステリーの手法で書いてみよう』]</ref>. In 2018, he published his first novel, named ''Where the Starving Heart Goes.'' (餓える心臓の往くところ。), by Shinnami Publishing<ref>[https://www.tokyo-writer.jp/blog/%E5%AE%AE%E4%B8%8B%E5%85%88%E7%94%9F-%E4%BD%9C%E3%83%BB%E3%80%8C%E9%A4%93%E3%81%88%E3%82%8B%E5%BF%83%E8%87%93%E3%81%AE%E5%BE%80%E3%81%8F%E3%81%A8%E3%81%93%E3%82%8D%E3%80%8D.html 宮下先生 作・「餓える心臓の往くところ」]</ref><ref>[https://niihama.mypl.net/shop/00000354628/news?d=1498948 鷺山京子、宮下隼一、扇澤延男の短編小説を連続配信します!]</ref>.
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In 1984, Miyashita served as the screenwriter of the second season of the anime series ''[[Wikipedia: List of Cat's Eye episodes|Cat's Eye]]'' <small>({{lang|ja|キャッツ・アイ}})</small>. Because of this anime, he later on participated frequently in those works that were produced by [[TMS Entertainment]]. This brought him to become one of the veteran screenwriters in ''[[Detective Conan]]'' [[anime]]. Meanwhile, Miyashita also participated in the flagship company established by [[Wikipedia: Noboru Sugimura|Noboru Sugimura]] and others, in which he attempted to create some game scenarios as well<ref name="interview-2"/>. Miyashita got married in 2002<ref>{{cite web|title=忍風戦隊ハリケンジャー 第13話|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019051311/http://tvarc.toei.co.jp/tv/user/program/browse3.asp?Command=Old&StrNum=13&SID=160|website=東映|date=2002|access-date=2023-09-20}}</ref>, and started teaching screenwriting at Tokyo Artist University <small>({{lang|ja|東京作家大学}})</small>, which was established in 2015<ref name="interview"/>. He also created several webinars, such as ''Try to create reasoning techniques''<ref>[https://www.tokyo-writer.jp/online/miyashita 宮下隼一『ミステリーの手法で書いてみよう』]</ref>. In 2018, he published his first novel, named ''Where the Starving Heart Goes.'' <small>({{lang|ja|餓える心臓の往くところ。}})</small>, by Shinnami Publishing<ref>[https://www.tokyo-writer.jp/blog/%E5%AE%AE%E4%B8%8B%E5%85%88%E7%94%9F-%E4%BD%9C%E3%83%BB%E3%80%8C%E9%A4%93%E3%81%88%E3%82%8B%E5%BF%83%E8%87%93%E3%81%AE%E5%BE%80%E3%81%8F%E3%81%A8%E3%81%93%E3%82%8D%E3%80%8D.html 宮下先生 作・「餓える心臓の往くところ」]</ref><ref>[https://niihama.mypl.net/shop/00000354628/news?d=1498948 鷺山京子、宮下隼一、扇澤延男の短編小説を連続配信します!]</ref>.
  
 
== Style analysis ==
 
== Style analysis ==
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Despite the numerous peculiar styles he wrote within his works, his compositions can still be divided into three parts:
 
Despite the numerous peculiar styles he wrote within his works, his compositions can still be divided into three parts:
  
* The first part is from 1996 to 2001, when he was still trying out different styles. His first TV original script, written in ''Detective Conan'', [[Hijacked Department Store Case]], was already featuring elements pertaining to "abduction" and "blackmailing". Moreover, [[Alibi Testimony Murder Case]] was an attempt at traditional alibi-breaking. Furthermore, [[General Hospital Murder Case]] and [[Scoop Picture Murder Case]] contained some science tricks. In addition, he even paid tribute to the novel ''[[Wikipedia: And Then There Were None|And Then There Were None]]'' by [[Agatha Christie]] in his work [[The Disappearing Detective Boys Case]]. Besides, he also wrote a case with Social Detective Fiction (社会派推理), being [[The Tenth Passenger]]. This already indicates the variety of styles Miyashita wrote during this early period.
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* The first part is from 1996 to 2001, when he was still trying out different styles. His first TV original script, written in ''Detective Conan'', [[Hijacked Department Store Case]], was already featuring elements pertaining to "abduction" and "blackmailing". Moreover, [[Alibi Testimony Murder Case]] was an attempt at traditional alibi-breaking. Furthermore, [[General Hospital Murder Case]] and [[Scoop Picture Murder Case]] contained some science tricks. In addition, he even paid tribute to the novel ''[[Wikipedia: And Then There Were None|And Then There Were None]]'' by [[Agatha Christie]] in his work [[The Disappearing Detective Boys Case]]. Besides, he also wrote a case with Social Detective Fiction <small>({{lang|ja|社会派推理}})</small>, being [[The Tenth Passenger]]. This already indicates the variety of styles Miyashita wrote during this early period.
  
 
* The second part is from 2002 to 2013, when he had been responsible for several [[Mystery Tour (series)|mystery tour]] cases, such as [[Momotarou Mystery Solving Tour]], [[Stork Mystery Tour]], [[The Seven Wonders of the Hiroshima Miyajima Tour]], and [[Nagasaki Mystery Theatre]]. Most of them were of cyphers and abductions. In 2005 and 2006, he decided to continue the "Travelling Drama Troupe" series and wrote two sequels to it: [[The Simultaneous Stage Advance and Kidnapping]] and [[The Phantom of the Konpira]] (1 Hour Special).
 
* The second part is from 2002 to 2013, when he had been responsible for several [[Mystery Tour (series)|mystery tour]] cases, such as [[Momotarou Mystery Solving Tour]], [[Stork Mystery Tour]], [[The Seven Wonders of the Hiroshima Miyajima Tour]], and [[Nagasaki Mystery Theatre]]. Most of them were of cyphers and abductions. In 2005 and 2006, he decided to continue the "Travelling Drama Troupe" series and wrote two sequels to it: [[The Simultaneous Stage Advance and Kidnapping]] and [[The Phantom of the Konpira]] (1 Hour Special).

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Junichi Miyashita

Junichi Miyashita.jpg

Profile
Gender: Male
Date of birth: August 12, 1956
Place of birth: Nagano Prefecture, Japan
Location: Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
Position: Screenplay
Organizer
Years active: 1979-present
Aliases: Zyuniti Miyasita (宮下 潤一)

Junichi Miyashita (宮下 隼一 Miyashita Junichi?), born August 12, 1956[1], is a Japanese screenplay writer from Tokyo. He has worked on tokusatsu dramas in the past but now focuses on detective dramas.

Biography

Miyashita graduated from Yokohama Broadcasting Technical School (横浜放送映画専門学院)[1], presently known as Japan Institute of the Moving Image. He used to be classmates with Nobuaki Kishima and Yasushi Hirano, who are also screenwriters. Miyashita's first intention was to be a director, therefore, he worked as an assistant director for TV movies, but after writing scripts for Ishihara Promotion (石原プロモーション), he took this opportunity and studied under the Japanese screenwriter, Shuichi Nagahara. After that, he debuted in the 7th episode of the Japanese TV series Seibu Keisatsu (西部警察) in 1979[1][2][3]. Not long afterwards, under the recommendation of the producer from the TV Asahi, he participated in the screenplay writing of some of the episodes of the second part of the TV series, Tokusō Saizensen (特捜最前線)[2]. Later on, the producer of Tokusō Saizensen, Seiji Abe introduced Miyashita to Nagafumi Hori, who was one of the producers of the series Kamen Rider Black (仮面ライダーBLACK)[2], as a result, Miyashita became the screenwriter for a Tokusatsu for the first time. From 1990 onwards, he began to serve as the screenwriter for the "Metal Hero series". For example, he was the main screenwriter for Special Rescue Police Winspector (特警ウインスペクター), Special Rescue Exceedraft (特捜エクシードラフト), and B-Fighter Kabuto (ビーファイターカブト. He held this position for entirely five years[1], until the last work Tetsuwan Tantei Robotack (テツワン探偵ロボタック) in 1999[3].

In 1984, Miyashita served as the screenwriter of the second season of the anime series Cat's Eye (キャッツ・アイ). Because of this anime, he later on participated frequently in those works that were produced by TMS Entertainment. This brought him to become one of the veteran screenwriters in Detective Conan anime. Meanwhile, Miyashita also participated in the flagship company established by Noboru Sugimura and others, in which he attempted to create some game scenarios as well[3]. Miyashita got married in 2002[4], and started teaching screenwriting at Tokyo Artist University (東京作家大学), which was established in 2015[1]. He also created several webinars, such as Try to create reasoning techniques[5]. In 2018, he published his first novel, named Where the Starving Heart Goes. (餓える心臓の往くところ。), by Shinnami Publishing[6][7].

Style analysis

Tamanosuke Ito.

As a veteran staff in Detective Conan who has joined the production ever since 1996, Miyashita's styles within his scripts do vary a lot. One can find orthodox Honkaku Detective Fiction, adventure deductions, Social Detective Fiction etc. Additionally, Miyashita loves writing abduction cases, which is influenced by his early work as a screenwriter for criminal TV dramas. All his works are more inclined towards the traditional style and do not contain complicated tricks, but instead mostly contain character enrichment and story devising. Another aspect of his intense personal style of writing is that he tends to mingle adventure elements into a deduction story. An example would be The Traveling Drama Troupe Murder Case in terms of the complexity of different theme elements. Due to his main focus being the plot and adventure, tricks and deductions are usually a neglection in his scripts. Incidentally, Miyashita sometimes also fancies making a certain character the centre and extending them to make character-centreed stories; he had done this with the Detective Boys, Ran Mouri, Kogoro Mouri, and Conan Edogawa already. Also, a character created by him, named Tamanosuke Ito, is very memorable and popular among the Detective Conan fandom as well.

Despite the numerous peculiar styles he wrote within his works, his compositions can still be divided into three parts:

Scenarios written

Number of case scenarios written: 56 (76 episodes)

Scenarios adapted from the manga

Number of cases adapted from the manga: 6 (7 episodes)

Magic Kaito: Kid the Phantom Thief TV Specials adapted

Number of cases adapted: 7 (7 episodes)

Note: Also credited as series organizer

Games and Specials

Number of Game scripts written: 1

Number of Specials written: 4

Detective Conan movies

Other notable works

Anime

  • Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Irohanihoheto: Screenplay
  • Kinkyuu Hasshin Saver Kids: Screenplay
  • Mankatsu: Screenplay
  • Project ARMS: Concept Supervisor
  • Puppet Princess: Screenplay
  • Reporter Blues: Screenplay
  • Soreike! Anpanman: Screenplay

See also

References

  1. 宮下隼一 - Wikipedia (Japanese)
  2. Anime News Network
  1. ^ a b c d e "「特別対談 宮下隼一×野中剛」". 『宇宙船』vol.152(SPRING 2016.春). April 1, 2016. ISBN 978-4-7986-1218-8. 
  2. ^ a b c "「スーパー戦隊制作の裏舞台 宮下隼一」". 『スーパー戦隊 Official Mook 21世紀 vol.2 忍風戦隊ハリケンジャー』講談社〈講談社シリーズMOOK〉. June 9, 2017. ISBN 978-4-06-509513-3. 
  3. ^ a b c "「特別対談 堀長文×野中剛」". 『宇宙船』Vol.147(WINTER 2015.冬). December 29, 2014. ISBN 978-4-7986-0942-3. 
  4. ^ "忍風戦隊ハリケンジャー 第13話". 2002. https://web.archive.org/web/20121019051311/http://tvarc.toei.co.jp/tv/user/program/browse3.asp?Command=Old&StrNum=13&SID=160. 
  5. ^ 宮下隼一『ミステリーの手法で書いてみよう』
  6. ^ 宮下先生 作・「餓える心臓の往くところ」
  7. ^ 鷺山京子、宮下隼一、扇澤延男の短編小説を連続配信します!