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Hideo Ito

いとう ひでお

Ito Hideo

Pen Names: Hideo Ito（Name used for published works (pen name)）

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1950-04-26 （Tsushima, Aichi, Japan）
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
illustrator, painter, children's book author
Active Years
1976-
Influenced By
Seiichi Tabata, Keiko Sena, Kazuo Iwamura

Education

Nagoya Municipal Technical High School
Design
Country: Japan
Nagoya Zokei Junior College of Arts and Design
Western Painting
Country: Japan
Alma mater (junior college)

Awards

Shogakukan Painting Award
1992
Work: Umi no Natsu (Sea Summer)
Organization: Shogakukan
Result: winner
Annual Japan Illustration Newcomer Award
1992
Work: Umi no Natsu (Sea Summer)
Organization: Kodansha
Result: winner
Takahashi Gozan Prize (Painting)
2001
Work: Why Put Irises in the Bath?
Organization: Takahashi Gozan Prize
Result: winner
Japan Picture Book Award (Grand Prize)
2002
Work: Feelings of Fighting
Category: 大賞
Organization: Japan Picture Book Award Committee
Result: grand prize
Kenbuchi Picture Book Village Grand Prize (Viva Karasu Award)
2002
Work: Feelings of Fighting
Organization: Kenbuchi Picture Book Village Prize
Result: winner
IBBY Honour List (Illustration)
2010
Work: Ushio
Organization: International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY)
Result: honour list
JBBY Award (Illustration)
2011
Work: Ushio
Organization: Japan IBBY (JBBY)
Result: winner
Japan Picture Book Award
2016
Work: Takenoko Gohan (Bamboo Shoot Rice)
Organization: Japan Picture Book Award Committee
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Ushio

2007 picture book

A picture book focused on childhood with emotive illustrations; recognized by IBBY and JBBY.

childrennaturegrowing up

Feelings of Fighting

2001 children's picture book

A picture book about children's emotions; text by Aiko Shibata, illustrations by Ito. Won the Japan Picture Book Award grand prize.

emotionsfamilyempathy

Takenoko Gohan

2015 picture book

Illustrated picture book for a work by Nagisa Oshima. One of the works that received the Japan Picture Book Award.

familyfoodseasons

Umi no Natsu (Sea Summer)

1991 picture book / image work

An image-rich work themed on the sea; the work that earned awards in 1992.

seasummermemory

The Shop

1983 picture book

One of his early children's works, published by Fukuinkan Shoten.

childrenplayeveryday life

Bibliography

  • The Shop
  • Umi no Natsu (Sea Summer)
  • Feelings of Fighting
  • Ushio
  • Takenoko Gohan

Style & Themes

Literary Style
soft, warm touchsimple, everyday-life rooted depictionempathic perspective toward children's viewpoint
Recurring Motifs
sea and naturechildren and familyanimals

Legacy

Hideo Ito has worked for decades as an illustrator and author of children's books, exhibiting internationally and winning multiple major picture book awards. He is praised for sensitively depicting children's emotions and everyday life.

Museums

  • Mikishi Setsuko Memorial Art Museum (hosted an exhibition) Ichinomiya, Aichi Prefecture (detailed address unknown)

Archives

  • Holdings and authority records exist at the National Diet Library and other institutions

Trivia

  • Maintains an official website (http://www.itohideo.com/).
  • Has experience teaching drawing to children.