Editing University of Tokyo (section)

=== Literature, arts and humanities ===
<gallery mode="packed" caption="Literary figures who attended the University of Tokyo">
File:Natsume Soseki photo.jpg|[[Natsume Sōseki|Soseki Natsume]]
File:Akutagawa Ryunosuke.jpg|[[Ryūnosuke Akutagawa|Ryunosuke Akutagawa]]
File:Junichiro Tanizaki 01.jpg|[[Jun'ichirō Tanizaki|Junichiro Tanizaki]]
File:Osamu Dazai.jpg|[[Osamu Dazai]]
File:Yukio Mishima 2.jpg|[[Yukio Mishima]]
File:Kinema-Junpo-1967-January-Special-3.jpg|[[Kōbō Abe|Kobo Abe]]
File:Yasunari Kawabata 1968 cropped2.jpg|[[Yasunari Kawabata]]
File:K oe.jpg|[[Kenzaburō Ōe|Kenzaburo Oe]]
</gallery>Numerous notable literary figures have attended the University of Tokyo, two of whom received the Nobel Prize in Literature: [[Yasunari Kawabata]] (Known for ''[[The Dancing Girl of Izu]], [[Snow Country]]'' and ''[[The Old Capital]]'') and [[Kenzaburō Ōe|Kenzaburo Oe]] (''[[A Personal Matter]]'', ''[[The Silent Cry]]'' and ''[[Death by Water (novel)|Death by Water]]''). Other notable UTokyo-educated writers include: [[Natsume Sōseki|Soseki Natsume]] (''[[I Am a Cat]]'', ''[[Botchan]]'', ''[[Sanshirō (novel)|Sanshiro]]'' and ''[[Kokoro]]''), [[Mori Ōgai|Ōgai Mori]], [[Ryūnosuke Akutagawa|Ryunosuke Akutagawa]], [[Jun'ichirō Tanizaki|Junichiro Tanizaki]], [[Naoya Shiga]], [[Osamu Dazai]], [[Yukio Mishima]], [[Kōbō Abe|Kobo Abe]], [[Tsubouchi Shōyō|Shōyō Tsubouchi]], [[Shinichi Hoshi]], [[Ozaki Kōyō|Kōyō Ozaki]], [[Jun Takami]], [[Motojirō Kajii|Motojiro Kaijii]], [[Shūichi Katō (critic)|Shūichi Katō]], [[Kunio Kishida]], [[Hideo Kobayashi]], [[Shigeharu Nakano]], [[Hyakken Uchida]], [[Makoto Oda]], [[Tatsuo Hori]], [[Mari Yonehara]] and [[Atsushi Nakajima]]. [[Masaoka Shiki|Shiki Masaoka]] is known as the initiator of modern ''[[haiku]]'' poetry and one of the most celebrated poets in Japanese history.<ref>{{Cite web |title=正岡子規：俳句を革新した俳人 {{!}} September 2022 {{!}} Highlighting Japan |url=https://www.gov-online.go.jp/eng/publicity/book/hlj/html/202209/202209_12_jp.html |access-date=2024-07-23 |website=www.gov-online.go.jp}}</ref> Other notable UTokyo-educated poets include [[Mokichi Saitō|Mokichi Saito]], [[Nobutsuna Sasaki]], [[Makoto Ōoka]], [[Ozaki Hōsai|Hōsai Ozaki]], [[Saneatsu Mushanokōji]] and [[Tatsuji Miyoshi]].

[[Isao Takahata]] co-founded [[Studio Ghibli]] with [[Hayao Miyazaki]] and directed animation films including ''[[Grave of the Fireflies]]'', ''[[Pom Poko]]'', and ''[[The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (film)|The Tale of the Princess Kaguya]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Amidi |first=Amid |author-link=Amid Amidi |date=2018-05-16 |title=Watch Hayao Miyazaki's Eulogy For Isao Takahata |url=https://www.cartoonbrew.com/rip/watch-hayao-miyazakis-eulogy-for-isao-takahata-158410.html |access-date=2024-02-17 |website=Cartoon Brew |language=en-US}}</ref> Together with Miyazaki, he created animation films such as ''[[Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (film)|Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind]]'' and ''[[Laputa: Castle in the Sky]]''. [[Yoji Yamada]] directed the film series ''[[Otoko wa Tsurai yo]]'' and the Samurai Trilogy (''[[The Twilight Samurai]]'', ''[[The Hidden Blade]]'' and ''[[Love and Honor (2006 film)|Love and Honor]]''). [[Koichi Sugiyama]] is known for composing the music for ''[[Dragon Quest]]'', along with several other famous [[video game]]s, [[anime]], films, television shows, and [[pop songs]]. [[Wowaka]] is considered to be a pioneer in the [[vocaloid]] music industry, especially [[Hatsune Miku]].<ref name="kotaku_2019-04-09">{{Cite web |last=Strawhun |first=Aiden |date=9 April 2019 |title=Remembering A Vocaloid Legend Behind Some Of The Best Hatsune Miku Songs |url=https://kotaku.com/remembering-a-vocaloid-legend-behind-some-of-the-best-h-1833912736 |access-date=2019-04-10 |website=Kotaku |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Kunio Yanagita]] made significant contributions to the preservation and studies of [[Japanese folklore]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Encyclopedia of Shinto詳細 |url=https://d-museum.kokugakuin.ac.jp//eos/detail/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220611142410/https://d-museum.kokugakuin.ac.jp/eos/detail/ |archive-date=June 11, 2022 |access-date=2024-02-17 |website=國學院大學デジタルミュージアム |language=ja}}</ref> [[Yanagi Sōetsu]] initiated the ''[[mingei]]'' (folk craft) movement, and his contributions made the idea of finding beauty in everyday utilitarian crafts popular. [[Nam June Paik]], a Korean-American media artist, is considered to be the founder of [[video art]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Judkis |first=Maura |date=December 12, 2012 |title="Father of video art" Nam June Paik gets American Art Museum exhibit (Photos) |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/going-out-guide/post/father-of-video-art-nam-june-paik-gets-american-art-museum-exhibit-photos/2012/12/12/c16fa980-448b-11e2-8e70-e1993528222d_blog.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809041026/https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/going-out-guide/post/father-of-video-art-nam-june-paik-gets-american-art-museum-exhibit-photos/2012/12/12/c16fa980-448b-11e2-8e70-e1993528222d_blog.html |archive-date=August 9, 2017 |access-date=September 5, 2017 |newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref>