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Shin Hasegawa

はせがわ しん

Hasegawa Shin

別名: 長谷川伸二郎
ペンネーム: Yamano Imosaku（One of the pen names used during his newspaper years）, Hasegawa Imoo（Pen name used in early fiction publications）, Shunpuro（One of the art-names (gō) he used）, Hama no Satobito（A byname used in newspapers and magazines）, Manmantei（Used as a whimsical byname）, Reireitei / Reireitei Shujin（Used to conceal identity during side-jobs as a newspaper writer）

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1884-03-15 （Hinodecho, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan）
死没
1963-06-11 （Akashicho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan (St. Luke's International Hospital)） 79歳
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese
居住地歴
Yokohama (birthplace) → Tokyo (residence / main base of activity)

経歴

職業
Novelist, Playwright, Scriptwriter, Journalist
活動期間
1914年〜1963年
所属
Miyako Shimbun / To Shimbun (entertainment reporter), Kodan Club, Tankisha (popular literature circle), 26th-Meeting (literary group), Shinyokai (founder / foundation established per his will)
所属団体
26th-Meeting (participant), Tankisha (co-founder/member), Shinyokai (chair/founder)
影響を受けた人物
Kikuchi Kan, Ihara Seien (theatre critic)
影響を与えた人物
Shotaro Ikenami, Sōhachi Yamaoka, Juichiro Yamate, Yumie Hiraiwa, Genzō Murakami, Kyotaro Nishimura

受賞歴

Kikuchi Kan Prize
1956
対象作品: Nihon Horyu-shi (Accounts of Japanese POWs)
主催: Kikuchi Kan Prize Committee
結果: winner
Asahi Culture Prize
1962
主催: Asahi Shimbun
結果: winner

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Seki no Yatappe

1930年 Period novel / popular fiction (matarimono)

One of his representative 'matarimono' works, depicting duty, loyalty and human sentiment among itinerant heroes and chivalrous rogues.

duty and human sentimentjourneychivalrous outlawry
映像化・舞台化
  • [Film / TV (adapted)] Seki no Yatappe (adaptation)
翻訳
  • Seki no Yatappe

Mabuta no Haha (The Mother)

1936年 Play / Novel

A human drama centered on upbringing and reunion with the mother; elements of Hasegawa's own life experiences are reflected.

parent-child reunionhuman sentimentforgiveness
映像化・舞台化
  • [Kabuki / Film / Television] Mabuta no Haha (stage & screen adaptations)
翻訳
  • Mabuta no Haha

Araki Mataemon

1951年 Historical novel

A historical novel about the real-life swordsman Araki Mataemon, incorporating elements of chivalrous tales.

loyaltyswordsmanshiprevenge and reconciliation
映像化・舞台化
  • [Film / TV drama adaptations] Araki Mataemon (adaptation)
翻訳
  • Araki Mataemon

Nihon Horyu-shi (Accounts of Japanese POWs)

1955年 Non-fiction / reportage (serial)

A record/reportage on Japanese prisoners (POWs) during and after the war, compiled from extended reporting.

war and humanityreality of prisonerspostwar history
翻訳
  • Nihon Horyu-shi

Kurayami no Ushimatsu

1931年 Kabuki (play)

A kabuki play first staged with Kikugorō VI in the title role; it has also been adapted for film and television.

duty and chivalryhuman sentimenttragic elements
映像化・舞台化
  • [Kabuki / Film / Television] Kurayami no Ushimatsu (stage & screen adaptations) (1931)
翻訳
  • Kurayami no Ushimatsu

全著作

  • Jigoku Emaki (1924)
  • Yomosugara Kengyo (1924)
  • Seki no Yatappe (1930)
  • Ippon Tō Dohyōiri (1931)
  • Mabuta no Haha (1936)
  • Kurayami no Ushimatsu (1931)
  • Araki Mataemon (1951)
  • Nihon Horyu-shi (1955)
  • Autobiographical Essays (1956)

翻案

  • Kurayami no Ushimatsu (kabuki, film & TV adaptations)
  • Seki no Yatappe (film & TV adaptations)
  • Mabuta no Haha (stage & screen adaptations)

作風・主題

文体
popular-literature narrative styleconcise and vigorous descriptionsan emphasis on human sentiment and duty
頻出モチーフ
duty and human sentimentjourney and wanderingstories of chivalrous rogues and swordsmen

健康

  • Pneumonia (complication)
    1963年（晩年・最終疾患）
    Hospitalized at St. Luke's International Hospital and died on 1963-06-11

評価・遺産

Contributed to the development of popular literature and the 'matarimono' period drama; influenced numerous disciples and later writers. The Shin Hasegawa Prize and the Shinyokai foundation were established per his will, and his works have been repeatedly adapted for kabuki, film, TV and manga.

記念館・博物館

  • Monument to the Birthplace of Shin Hasegawa Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

関連学会

  • Shinyokai

資料所蔵先

  • National Diet Library (works / authority records)
  • Asahi Shimbun archives (materials)
  • Shinyokai archives (preserved per his will)

大衆文化への影響

  • Strong influence on period dramas in film and television
  • Manga adaptations by artists such as Makoto Kobayashi

引用

  • “Being a writer is a fairly rewarding male pursuit. If one doubts this path, it's because they condition it on success; if enjoying a job but not succeeding means it's not a life's work, then what work would qualify? That's how it is. Come, let's study together.”
    出典: Shotaro Ikenami, essay 'Shin Hasegawa' (source: Ikenami's essays)

豆知識

  • The Shin Hasegawa Prize was established in 1966 per his will
  • Burial site: Kōfuku-in (Shinagawa, Tokyo)
  • Published under multiple pen names during his newspaper years