Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Yō Takeyama

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The result was keep. Nomination withdraewn DGG ( talk ) 02:46, 14 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yō Takeyama[edit]

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~~no stated notability~~ Chris (クリス • フィッチュ) (talk) 03:45, 9 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Speedy Delete. Does not even assert notability. --DAJF (talk) 23:44, 10 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Notability now seems to have been established thanks to efforts of user Schmidt. --DAJF (talk) 04:20, 13 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I agree. A7 tagged. Pcap ping 05:39, 11 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
detagged plenty of ghits for this writer. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 10:44, 11 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- So what? Can you find some significant coverage, so he passes WP:AUTHOR? Can you even name a significant work of his? This seems to be his IMDB profile. Pcap ping 10:54, 11 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  - Yes... it is the same person. Look to WP:ANYBIO where his award nominations show notability. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 04:11, 13 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Film-related deletion discussions. -- Pcap ping 11:02, 11 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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Comment. I've added to the article the screenplays of Hiroshi Takeyama, (assuming it's the same author), which were nominated but did not win the Award of the Japanese Academy for best screenplay. I still don't think is enough for WP:AUTHOR. Pcap ping 11:05, 11 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Look to WP:ANYBIO and consider his nominations for notable awards. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 04:11, 13 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I'm willing to wp:agf that Agency for Cultural Affairs prizes are notable, although they don't even have IMDB pages; Weak keep. Pcap ping 02:45, 14 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Keep and expand the article, which does now assert notability per WP:ANYBIO in that the subject "has received a notable award or honor, or has been nominated for one several times". The Award of the Japanese Academy is quite notable in Japan, and even a nomination is an honor for a screenwriter. Notable in Japan is notable enough for en.Wikipedia. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 02:15, 13 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Note I've begun expansion and cleanup and have sourced one of the award nominations, but I need lots of help from Japanese-reading Wikipedians to translate these news, book, and general search results. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 04:04, 13 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Comment At first glance, appears to have written some fairly major film scripts, as the award nominations indicate. I'll try to do some work on the article tomorrow before giving my !vote. Dekkappai (talk) 04:42, 13 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Note Japanese Wiki indicates he has won a few prizes, including the Hashida Prize for an NHK series (Seizaemon Zanjitsuroku/清左衛門残日録, 1994)[1] and a Geijutsusenjou (芸術選奨) in 2007. As usual with Ja-Wiki, this is not sourced. But I've found Ja-wiki to be usually accurate, and sourceable. Will do what I can tomorrow. Dekkappai (talk) 05:00, 13 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- ... and he wrote one of Kon Ichikawa's screenplay's. One of Ichikawa's minor works, but still, Ichikawa is a major, world-class director... Dekkappai (talk) 18:01, 13 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- I'm finding bits in the news such as this one from Yomiuri Shimbun-- It has a photo and brief profile/interview with Takeyama including: "脚本の竹山は、ＮＨＫ大河ドラマ「秀吉」や「利家とまつ」などを担当した人気脚本家。戦争をテーマにした作品も数多く、高倉健主演の映画「ホタル」や、テレビ東京系で放送されたドラマ「赤い月」なども手がけている。" (rough translation: Screenwriter Takeyama is the popular author in charge of such NHK period dramas as Hideyoshi and Toshiie and Matsu. Besides Hotaru starring Ken Takakura, and works broadcast on Tokyo Television, such as "Red Moon", he has written many war-themed works...")[2]... I'm surprised we don't have an article on Hideyoshi[3]-- one of the bigger NHK Taiga dramas, I think. And these are all pretty big events in TV-land in Japan... Anyway, works for major directors, major stars, major studios, interviewed in major paper which calls him a "popular writer"... are we getting "notable" yet? Dekkappai (talk) 20:38, 13 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- 21 pages/207 entries of writing credits at TV-Drama Database?[4].... Dekkappai (talk) 21:18, 13 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- At the Writers Guild of Japan site: here[5], a search on "竹山洋" shows that his teleplays have been printed in their "Best of TV" annuals for 1983, 1987, 1994, 2000, 2003, and 2008. The two awards I mentioned above are also confirmed here. Dekkappai (talk) 23:29, 13 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- As I make it out: This says the Agency for Cultural Affairs gave Takeyama an award for Sabu, and the Grand Prize for Ten to Sen (「点と線」（芸術祭大賞）竹山洋 / 「SABU～さぶ～」（芸術祭優秀賞）竹山洋). Dekkappai (talk) 23:49, 13 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Withdraw nom, article is thousandfold improved and shows definite notability. Congratulations to all! --Chris (クリス • フィッチュ) (talk) 02:38, 14 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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