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Kaoru Funayama

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Funayama Kaoru

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1914-03-31 （Ōdōri Nishi 8-chome, Chūō-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan）
死没
1981-08-05 （Nakai, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan） 67歳
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese
居住地歴
Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan → Nakai, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan

経歴

職業
Novelist
活動期間
1939年〜1981年
所属
Hokkai Times (later merged into Hokkaido Shimbun), Four Newspaper Alliance (news agency), Sōsaku / Shin Sōsaku (literary magazine collective)
所属団体
Sōsaku (later Shin Sōsaku) literary group member, Youth Art Faction, Seikyoku (literary magazine) contributor
影響を受けた人物
Leo Tolstoy, Kōtarō Samukawa, Rinzo Shiina, Fujio Noguchi
ノミネート
1940: Recommended by literary magazine (Watashi no Ehon), 1941: Akutagawa Prize nominee ('Tales of the Northern Country'), 1942: Akutagawa Prize nominee ('Sangatsudō')

学歴

Hokkaido Sapporo Nishi High School (formerly Sapporo Second Middle School)
期間: 〜1932（詳細不明）
国: Japan
Attended a union church while in school.
Waseda University Senior High School (Middle Division)
期間: 1932（1学期で退学）
国: Japan
Left after one term.
Meiji University (Preparatory Course / Faculty of Commerce, left before completion)
Faculty of Commerce / Commerce
期間: 1934-1937（1年時に退学）
国: Japan
Left during first year of commerce faculty.

受賞歴

Noma Literary Encouragement Award
1946
対象作品: 'Fue' and 'To'
主催: Noma Literary Prize Committee
結果: Winner
Shosetsu Shinchō Prize
1967
対象作品: Ishikari Plain
主催: Shinchōsha
結果: Winner
Hokkaido Shimbun Cultural Award
1979
主催: Hokkaido Shimbun
結果: Winner
Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Prize
1980
対象作品: Akane-iro no Saka (The Crimson Slope)
主催: Yoshikawa Eiji Prize Committee
結果: Winner

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Ishikari Plain

1967年 Historical novel / historical romance

A historical romance set against the development of Hokkaido. Serialized in regional newspapers, it became a bestseller and marked Funayama's literary comeback.

Hokkaido developmentFamilyModernizationMan and nature
映像化・舞台化
  • [Television drama] Ishikari Plain (TV drama) (1968)

Otose

1969年 Historical novel / human drama

A novel set in Tokushima shortly after the Meiji Restoration, drawing on historical events such as the Kōgo Incident and the Hiraunmaru disaster. Adapted repeatedly for television and stage.

Meiji RestorationHistorical memoryFamilyRevenge and redemption
映像化・舞台化
  • [Television drama] Otose (TV drama) (1968)

Akane-iro no Saka (The Crimson Slope)

1980年 Period novel / human drama

One of his late major works, portraying individual fate in depth; it received the Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Prize.

FateFamilyRedemption
映像化・舞台化
  • [Television drama] Akaneiro no Saka (TV drama) / 恩地日出夫 (1981)

The Wandering Family

1970年 Family novel / social novel

A story of a family's wandering and eventual renewal. Serialized in newspapers and adapted for television.

FamilyWanderingRenewal
映像化・舞台化
  • [Television drama] The Wandering Family (TV drama) (1975)

The Unknown Bridge

1971年 Contemporary novel

An ensemble drama about human relationships and hidden pasts; adapted for television.

Interpersonal relationshipsSecretsPast and present
映像化・舞台化
  • [Television drama] The Unknown Bridge (TV drama) (1973)

Tales of the Northern Country

1941年 Short story / collection

A collection of short stories published before the war, depicting provincial landscapes and people.

Provincial lifeCharacter studyNostalgia

全著作

  • Clothing
  • Tales of the Northern Country
  • Loneliness of Love
  • The Flute
  • Tales of Wind and Rainbow
  • The Swan Is Not Sad
  • Season of Loss
  • The Magician
  • Rainy Season
  • In the Blizzards
  • Human Resurrection
  • Maidens of a Happy World
  • Glacier of Flame
  • Corruption (Akutoku)
  • Ambition
  • Night's Slope
  • Ishikari Plain
  • The Wandering Family
  • The Unknown Bridge
  • Spiral Staircase
  • Otose II
  • Daughter of an Assassin
  • Collected Novels of Kaoru Funayama (12 vols)
  • Owl Walks (autobiographical essays)
  • Akane-iro no Saka

翻案

  • Akutoku (film, 1958)
  • Town Without a Map (short film adaptation, 1960)
  • Otose (TV dramas/stage adaptations, from 1968)
  • Ishikari Plain (TV drama, 1968)
  • The Unknown Bridge (TV drama, 1973)
  • The Wandering Family (TV drama, 1975)
  • Akaneiro no Saka (TV drama, 1981)
  • Kita no Reinen (2005 film; credited Funayama's works as references)

作風・主題

文体
Existentialist tendencies (early)Middlebrow novel styleNational-romantic expressionHistorical-romance narration
頻出モチーフ
Hokkaido settlementFamily and kinshipLoss and redemptionFate and destinyConfrontation with nature

健康

  • Methamphetamine (Hiropon) addiction
    1948-1955（依存後、1955年に回復）
    Impaired his writing activity and caused him to be sidelined in literary circles.
  • Diabetes
    晩年
    Worsening condition led to declining health and vision, affecting his creative work.
  • Eye disease
    晩年
    Vision loss made writing and reading difficult.

評価・遺産

He began as a representative of the First Postwar School and later became widely read for his newspaper serials, middlebrow and historical novels. His struggle with addiction and subsequent comeback, along with numerous adaptations, earned him popular acclaim and the label 'master of national romance'.

記念館・博物館

  • Hokkaido Museum of Literature Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan

資料所蔵先

  • Hokkaido Shimbun Archives
  • National Diet Library (author materials)

大衆文化への影響

  • His works were cited as references in the 2005 film 'Kita no Reinen' and have influenced film and television adaptations.
  • Works such as 'Otose' and 'Ishikari Plain' were repeatedly adapted for television and became popular with the public.

豆知識

  • His wife Haruko Funayama was known as his close companion; reports say she died suddenly on the same night as his death.
  • His second son is reported to be the sculptor Shigeo Funayama, though details are scarce.
  • His 1948 methamphetamine addiction affected his career for years, but he recovered around 1955.
  • In 2014, on the centenary of his birth, memorial events related to 'Otose' were held in Sumoto City.