Tanizaki Junichiro Award
1 appearances
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Edition 17 (1981) award
Shichiro Fukazawa
ふかざわ しちろう
Fukazawa Shichiro
Pen Names:
Momohara Seiji（Stage name used for a 1954 New Year performance）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1914-01-29 （Isawa, Higashi-Yatsushiro District, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan (now Fuefuki)）
- Died
- 1987-08-18 （Shobu, Minami-Saitama District, Saitama Prefecture, Japan (now Kuki)） age 73
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Isawa, Yamanashi Prefecture (now Fuefuki) → Zoshigaya, Tokyo (resided) → Shobu, Minami-Saitama District (lived at 'Love Me Farm') → Saku, Nagano Prefecture (hospitalized for treatment)
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Guitarist, Essayist, Farmer, Shop owner
- Active Years
- 1956-1987
- Memberships
- New Writers' Collective
- Influenced By
- Maruo Chōken, Masamune Hakuchō, Manyoshu
- Influenced
- Kōzaburō Arashiyama, Genpei Akasegawa, Katsuyuki Shinohara
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Former Hikawa Middle School (now Yamanashi Prefectural Hikawa High School) | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Former Hikawa Middle School (now Yamanashi Prefectural Hikawa High School)
Country:
Japan
Graduated from a prewar middle school (former system)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Chūōkōron New Writers' Prize | The Ballad of Narayama | — | Chuokoron-sha | winner |
| 1980 | Kawabata Yasunari Literary Prize | Dolls of Michinoku | — | — | declined |
| 1981 | Tanizaki Jun'ichirō Prize | Dolls of Michinoku | — | Chuokoron-Shinsha | winner |
Chūōkōron New Writers' Prize
1956
Work:
The Ballad of Narayama
Organization:
Chuokoron-sha
Result:
winner
Kawabata Yasunari Literary Prize
1980
Work:
Dolls of Michinoku
Result:
declined
Tanizaki Jun'ichirō Prize
1981
Work:
Dolls of Michinoku
Organization:
Chuokoron-Shinsha
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Ballad of Narayama
1956 NovelA novel centered on the ubasute (abandoning the elderly) custom, portraying village life, human relationships and the earthy energy of common people.
agingrural communitycustomscommon people's life
Adaptations
- [Film] The Ballad of Narayama / 木下惠介 (Keisuke Kinoshita) (1958)
- [Film] The Ballad of Narayama / 今村昌平 (Shōhei Imamura) (1983)
The Fuefuki River
1958 NovelDepicts farmers of Kai province during the Sengoku period, exploring relationships between land and people.
peasantryhistoricalland
Adaptations
- [Film] The Fuefuki River / 木下惠介 (Keisuke Kinoshita) (1960)
The Princes of Tokyo
1959 NovelPortrays urban youth and popular culture; includes many references to Western popular music such as Elvis Presley.
city lifeyouthmusic and popular culture
Tales of the Common People
1970 Fiction / EssaysA collection focusing on experiences and histories of ordinary people; includes recollections such as the Great Kanto Earthquake.
common peoplereminiscencehistory
Dolls of Michinoku
1979 NovelSet in the Tohoku region, this work depicts folk sentiments and people living on the land.
Tohokufolklorecommon people
Bibliography
- The Ballad of Narayama
- The Gods of Tohoku
- Three Etudes
- I Wish I Hadn't Said It — Diary
- The Fuefuki River
- The Princes of Tokyo
- Notes of a Vagabond
- The Final Curtain
- Koshu Lullaby
- Song of Human Destruction
- Shichiro Fukazawa Selected Works (3 vols.)
- Tales of the Common People
- Dolls of Michinoku
- Dream Dictionary
- Fukazawa Guitar School: You Too Can Play 'Forbidden Games'
Adaptations
- Tōhoku no Kamutachi (1957, Toho)
- The Ballad of Narayama (1958, Shochiku)
- The Fuefuki River (1960, dir. Keisuke Kinoshita)
- The Ballad of Narayama (1983, dir. Shōhei Imamura)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Earthy, colloquial narrative voiceConcise, forceful prose from the perspective of common people
- Recurring Motifs
- agingrural village lifepopular energy of common peoplemusic and popular culture
Health
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Myocardial infarction (self-reported) / valvular disease (physician's assessment)1968-1987After an attack in 1968 he underwent long-term illness, which affected his creative activities.
Legacy
He is regarded for his powerful depictions of earthy common people. 'The Ballad of Narayama' became a bestseller and was widely known through film adaptations. His distinctive voice and rebellious episodes continued to influence later writers.
Museums
- Yamanashi Prefectural Literature Museum (holds collections) Yamanashi Prefecture (holds collections)
Archives
- Yamanashi Prefectural Literature Museum (archives)
In Popular Culture
- Film adaptations of 'The Ballad of Narayama' (1958, 1983)
- His devotion to Elvis Presley and Western popular music reflected in his works
Quotes
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The reason I can only write short stories is that I wanted to write novels like mambo, rockabilly, or westerns.
Source: Interview (source details unknown)
Trivia
- He was an avid fan of Elvis Presley.
- Won the Chūōkōron New Writers' Prize for 'The Ballad of Narayama' (award year 1956; ceremony in 1957).
- Selected for the Kawabata Prize in 1980 but declined; won the Tanizaki Prize in 1981.
- Performed as a guitarist at the Nichigeki Music Hall (Nichigeki).
- Opened an imagawayaki (sweet) shop 'Yumeya' in 1971; its wrapping paper was designed by Tadanori Yokoo.
- At his funeral tapes of Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody, Elvis, and the Rolling Stones were played.