Ono Tozaburo Award
1 appearances
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Edition 5 (2003) special award
Heiichi Sugiyama
すぎやま へいいち
Sugiyama Heiichi
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1914-11-02 （Fukushima Prefecture, Japan）
- Died
- 2012-05-19 age 97
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Fukushima Prefecture, Japan → Tokyo, Japan → Osaka Prefecture / Kansai region, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- poet, film critic, university professor
- Active Years
- 1935-2012
- Affiliations
- Tezukayama Gakuin University (Professor Emeritus), Kansai Poets Association (chairman etc.), Shikipa Society (chairman), Modern Poets Association (chairman)
- Memberships
- Kansai Poets Association, Shikipa Society, Modern Poets Association
- Influenced By
- Tatsuji Miyoshi
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo Imperial University, Faculty of Letters | Department of Aesthetics and Art History | Department of Aesthetics and Art History | — | — | Japan |
Tokyo Imperial University, Faculty of Letters
Department of Aesthetics and Art History
/ Department of Aesthetics and Art History
Country:
Japan
Participated in the poetry magazine 'Shiki' while a student and was recognized by Tatsuji Miyoshi
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | Nakahara Chuya Prize (2nd) | — | — | — | Winner |
| 1943 | Bungei Hanron Poetry Collection Prize | Night Students | — | — | Winner |
| 1985 | Osaka Citizen Cultural Award | — | — | Osaka City | Winner |
| 1987 | Osaka Arts Award | — | — | — | Winner |
| 1989 | Hyogo Prefecture Cultural Award | — | — | Hyogo Prefecture | Winner |
| 1998 | Kobe City Cultural Award | — | — | Kobe City | Winner |
| 2001 | Regional Cultural Merit | — | — | — | Awarded |
| 2003 | Ono Jusaburo Prize (Special Award) | Postwar Kansai Poetry Recollections | — | — | Winner (Special Prize) |
| 2012 | Contemporary Poets Prize | Hope | — | — | Winner |
Nakahara Chuya Prize (2nd)
1941
Result:
Winner
Bungei Hanron Poetry Collection Prize
1943
Work:
Night Students
Result:
Winner
Osaka Citizen Cultural Award
1985
Organization:
Osaka City
Result:
Winner
Osaka Arts Award
1987
Result:
Winner
Hyogo Prefecture Cultural Award
1989
Organization:
Hyogo Prefecture
Result:
Winner
Kobe City Cultural Award
1998
Organization:
Kobe City
Result:
Winner
Regional Cultural Merit
2001
Result:
Awarded
Ono Jusaburo Prize (Special Award)
2003
Work:
Postwar Kansai Poetry Recollections
Result:
Winner (Special Prize)
Contemporary Poets Prize
2012
Work:
Hope
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Contemporary Poet Award
1 appearances
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Edition 30 (2012) award
Works
Major Works
Night Students
1942 poetry collectionAn early poetry collection including poems depicting life under wartime conditions and the quotidian experiences of young people.
waryoutheveryday life
Invitation to Film Art
1975 film criticismA critical work discussing film works and filmmakers, addressing cinematic language and auteur criticism.
filmtheory of expressionauteur studies
Postwar Kansai Poetry Recollections
2003 memoir / criticismA recollection of the postwar Kansai poetry scene, including memories of poets in Kansai and observations on the history of the poetry community.
recollectionKansai poetry scenepoetics
Hope
2011 poetry collectionA late-career poetry collection containing works that reflect hope and summative perspectives on life.
hopeliferetrospection
Bibliography
- Collected Film Criticism
- Film and Theater
- Night Students
- Takada Club: Heiichi Sugiyama Children's Stories
- Mirabeau Bridge: Heiichi Sugiyama Short Stories
- With All My Voice: A Poetry Collection by Heiichi Sugiyama
- Invitation to Film Art
- Approaches to Poetry
- The Heart of Poetry, the Shape of Beauty
- Collected Poems of Heiichi Sugiyama (various editions)
- Postwar Kansai Poetry Recollections
- Film Style: Transmission of Technique
- Hope
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyrical yet critical and theoretical styletendency to incorporate cinematic visual expression into poetry
- Recurring Motifs
- memoryfilmurban (Kansai)war and everyday life
Health
-
pneumonia2012年5月Died of pneumonia in May 2012
Legacy
Active for decades in both poetry and film criticism, he was a central figure in the Kansai poetry community, contributed to nurturing poets and recording poetry history, and taught successive generations at institutions such as Tezukayama Gakuin University.
Academic Societies
- Kansai Poets Association
- Shikipa Society
- Modern Poets Association
Archives
- National Diet Library (authority record)
- Publisher archives (Henshu Kobo Noa, Shichosha, etc.)
Trivia
- Served as a professor and later professor emeritus at Tezukayama Gakuin University.
- Worked extensively as a film critic in addition to being a poet.
- Was active until age 97.
- Involved in founding the literary journal 'Osaka Bungaku' with Sakunosuke Oda and others.