Tanka Research Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 33 (1990) award
Ryuichiro Fujiwara
ふじわら りゅういちろう
Fujiwara Ryuichiro
Pen Names:
Fujiwara Tsukihiko（Pen name used for haiku）,
Bian（Haiku pseudonym）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1952-01-18 （Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japanese
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- tanka poet, haiku poet, radio director, lyricist, editor
- Active Years
- 1970-
- Affiliations
- Tankajin (tanka magazine), Dakudaku-kai (haiku group), Nippon Broadcasting System (former employer), Fuji Television (former employer), Fusosha (former employer)
- Memberships
- Japan Tanka Poets Club (Honorary Chair)
- Influenced By
- Hideo Nakai, Kunio Tsukamoto, Tate Kasugai, Shuji Terayama
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osaka Prefectural Ikeda High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Waseda University, Faculty of Letters, Department of Literature | Faculty of Letters | Department of Literature | — | — | Japan |
Osaka Prefectural Ikeda High School
Country:
Japan
Waseda University, Faculty of Letters, Department of Literature
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Literature
Country:
Japan
Entered Keio University initially, then re-examined and enrolled at Waseda University
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Tanka Kenkyu Newcomer Award | Radio Days | — | Tanka Kenkyu Society | 受賞 |
Tanka Kenkyu Newcomer Award
1990
Work:
Radio Days
Organization:
Tanka Kenkyu Society
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Chōkū Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 55 (2021) nominee
Works
Major Works
Divine Right of Kings
1975 haiku collectionAn early haiku collection exhibiting nascent aesthetic and avant-garde tendencies.
decadencepower
Even After the Dreaming Days
1989 tanka collectionA collection of tanka from his early to middle periods, notable for weaving contemporary proper nouns into the poems.
surface of the eraproper nouns
Garden of Lament
1997 tanka collectionA tanka collection with a strong aesthetic sensibility; often employs pop-culture and celebrity proper names.
decadencepop culture
Severance
1998 tanka collectionA late-1990s collection that foregrounds fragmentation and images of severance.
fragmentationisolation
Jada
2009 tanka collectionOne of his notable 2000s collections; characterized by the use of proper nouns and capturing temporal surfaces.
temporalitymemory
Tanka Collection 202X
2020 tanka collectionA recent collection consciously aiming to preserve moments of the era.
moments of the eraproper nouns
Bibliography
- Divine Right of Kings (haiku collection), Shinya Sosho, 1975
- Kifu (haiku collection), Shinya Sosho, 1981
- Even After the Dreaming Days (tanka collection), Yūshorin, 1989
- Garden of Lament (tanka collection), Jatec Publishing, 1997
- Severance (tanka collection), Foucault, 1998
- The Pull of Tanka: Ryuichiro Fujiwara's Statements on Tanka, Hiiragi Shobo, 2000
- Tokyo Style 99-00 (tanka collection), Hokutosha, 2001
- Hit with a Bouquet (tanka collection), Hiiragi Shobo, 2002
- Ryuichiro Fujiwara Collected Tanka, Sunagoya Shobo, 2004
- Paradise (tanka collection), Kadokawa, 2006
- Ryuichiro Fujiwara Collection, Yūshorin, 2008
- Jada (tanka collection), Tanka Kenkyu-sha, 2009
- Ryuichiro Fujiwara Collected Tanka, Continued, Sunagoya Shobo, 2012
- Complete Haiku of Fujiwara Tsukihiko, Rokkashorin, 2019
- Tanka Collection 202X, Rokkashorin, 2020
Adaptations
- Theme song for the Crusher Joe theatrical film (lyrics)
- Appearances on NHK programs (Kadan, Haiku-related programs)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Avant-garde/modernist tanka that actively incorporates proper nounsDecadent/aesthetic expression
- Recurring Motifs
- proper nounssurface of the eradecadence/aesthetic motifs
Legacy
Known for boldly incorporating pop-culture and celebrity proper names into tanka to capture the surface of the era. Also worked as an editor and radio director, contributing to the administration and dissemination of tanka poetry.
Academic Societies
- Japan Tanka Poets Club
In Popular Culture
- His style of embedding pop-culture and celebrity proper names attracted attention; he has connections to music (writing lyrics for a film theme song) and magazine serials (JUNE).
Quotes
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We should preserve the surface of the era — the 'now' of this moment. Even proper nouns can be used if they are the heaviest or brightest names at that moment.
Source: Tokyo Shimbun article (quotation of Fujiwara) (2020)
Trivia
- Haiku pseudonym is '媚庵' (Bian).
- Has published haiku under the name Fujiwara Tsukihiko.
- Worked in broadcasting and publishing at Nippon Broadcasting, Fuji TV, and Fusosha.
- Wrote lyrics for the Crusher Joe theatrical film theme song 'Hishou (NEVER END)'.