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Hama Mitsuo

はま みつお

Hama Mitsuo

ペンネーム: Hama Mitsuo(Pen name used for literary works. Real name is Ham(a) Mitsuo (浜 光雄).)

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1933-09-20 (Shiojiri, Nagano, Japan)
死没
2011-02-22 (Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan) 77歳
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese
居住地歴
Shiojiri, Nagano, Japan → Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan

経歴

職業
Children's literature author, Writer, Teacher
活動期間
1970年〜2011年
所属
Shinshu Children's Literature Association (served as chair)

学歴

Shinshu University
Faculty of Education
国: Japan
Completed studies at the Faculty of Education, Shinshu University (exact graduation year unknown).

受賞歴

Akai Tori (Red Bird) Literary Award
1979
対象作品: Haru Yokoi
主催: Akai Tori editorial/related organization
結果: winner
Tsukahara Kenjiro Literary Prize
1983
対象作品: Renge no Kisetsu
主催: Tsukahara Kenjiro Prize Committee
結果: winner
Sankei Children's Publishing Culture Award
1989
対象作品: The Stationmaster in the Red Anorak
主催: Sankei Shimbun
結果: winner

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Portrait of My Mother

1970年 Children's literature

Debut work focusing on the emotions surrounding a mother and family, written for young readers.

familycoming of age

Haru Yokoi

1979年 Children's literature

A work featuring stories about the arrival of spring and interactions among children.

seasonsfriendshiplocal community

Renge no Kisetsu

1982年 Children's literature (short stories)

A short-story collection containing tales set in rural landscapes seen from children's perspectives.

naturelocal folklore

The Stationmaster in the Red Anorak

1989年 Children's story

A children's story featuring a stationmaster as the protagonist, notable for its warm character portrayals.

human relationshipscommunity

全著作

  • Portrait of My Mother (1970)
  • Saita Saita (1972)
  • Somewhere's Summer (1973)
  • Song of the Defenders (1974)
  • Komori Jizo (1974)
  • Fortress of Soil (1975)
  • The Teacher's Baby (1979)
  • Haru Yokoi (1979)
  • First Star, Shine Again (1979)
  • Pumpkin War (1980)
  • Renge no Kisetsu (1982)
  • They Say Laughing Is Homework (1983)
  • The Soba-making Granny (1984)
  • The White Birch Legend: Teachers of Love (1989)
  • The Stationmaster in the Red Anorak (1989)
  • Selected Shinshu Folktales (1989)
  • Duck, Fly to the Sky! (1989)
  • Excursion Souvenir (1992)
  • Raiden Tameemon (1993)
  • Dawn of the Northern Alps (1994)
  • Beyond the Fog (1996)
  • Tales of Demons (2003)
  • The Fox of Kikyogahara (2005)
  • These People, These Words (2005)
  • Collected Shinshu Folktales: Chushin Volume (2006)
  • King of the Forest: Hachimen Daiou (2008)
  • Pompon Boat (2008)
  • Kasuké the Loyal (2009)
  • White Birch Teacher: Nakaya Isao (2010)

作風・主題

文体
approachable narrative voicesimple and warm expressionchild-friendly descriptions
頻出モチーフ
nature (mountains, seasons)local folklorefamily and community

健康

  • Pneumonia
    2011年2月(発症・死去)
    Contracted pneumonia in February 2011 and died on February 22, 2011.

評価・遺産

Hama Mitsuo was a children's literature author based in Nagano Prefecture, known for works rich in local color and nature imagery. He served as chair of the Shinshu Children's Literature Association and contributed to the preservation and popularization of regional folktales and children's stories.

関連学会

  • Shinshu Children's Literature Association

資料所蔵先

  • National Diet Library (holds works and materials)

豆知識

  • Real name Ham(a) Mitsuo (浜 光雄).
  • Worked as a teacher at a junior high school in Shiojiri; one of his students was Hiroyoshi Usui.
  • Served as chair of the Shinshu Children's Literature Association.