Shogakukan Children Publishing Culture Award
1 appearances
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Edition 20 (1971) award
Yoko Hiraoka
ひらおか ようこ
Hiraoka Yōko
Aliases:
三島瑤子
Pen Names:
Yoko Mishima（Used as a byline for editing and certain publications related to her husband Yukio Mishima）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1937-02-13 （Mejirodai, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan）
- Died
- 1995-07-31 （Kawada-cho, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan (Tokyo Women's Medical University Hospital)） age 58
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese, English
- Religion
- Shinto
- Residence History
- Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo (birth) → Minamimagome, Ota-ku, Tokyo → Meguro, Tokyo (residence at Mishima household) → Chiyoda, Tokyo (one of later bases)
Career
- Occupations
- housewife, translator, editor, book designer / craftworker, literary executor / archivist
- Active Years
- 1958-1995
- Influenced By
- Yasushi Sugiyama (father, nihonga painter)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nihon Joshi Daigaku Fuzoku Tomei Elementary School | — | — | — | 1940s-1950s (primary) | Japan |
| Nihon Joshi Daigaku Attached Junior & Senior High School | — | — | — | 1950s (secondary) | Japan |
| Japan Women's University, Faculty of Literature, Department of English Literature | Faculty of Letters | English Literature | — | 1957-1958（在学後、2年で中退） | Japan |
Nihon Joshi Daigaku Fuzoku Tomei Elementary School
Period:
1940s-1950s (primary)
Country:
Japan
Primary education; exact graduation year not specified.
Nihon Joshi Daigaku Attached Junior & Senior High School
Period:
1950s (secondary)
Country:
Japan
Completed secondary education; specific years not recorded here.
Japan Women's University, Faculty of Literature, Department of English Literature
Faculty of Letters
/ English Literature
Period:
1957-1958（在学後、2年で中退）
Country:
Japan
Left university after two years due to marriage; did not obtain a degree.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Shogakukan Children's Publishing Culture Award | Les petites filles modèles (co-translation, Japanese edition) | — | Shogakukan | winner |
Shogakukan Children's Publishing Culture Award
1970
Work:
Les petites filles modèles (co-translation, Japanese edition)
Organization:
Shogakukan
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Les petites filles modèles (Co-translation published in Japanese)
1970 Children's literature / translationJapanese translation of a French children's book (co-translated with Fumiko Matsubara). The edition included a preface and supervision by Yukio Mishima and won the Shogakukan Children's Publishing Culture Award.
children's friendshipfamily and growth
Translations
- Original: Countess de Ségur (French)
Teibon Mishima Yukio-sho (Definitive Mishima Yukio bibliography / co-editor)
1972 Editorial / bibliographyDefinitive compilation of Yukio Mishima's works, chronology and performance lists (co-edited with Hiroshi Shimazaki). Part of her efforts to organize and preserve Mishima's legacy.
bibliographic compilationpreservation of literary legacy
Photobook: Yukio Mishima '25–'70 (co-editor)
1990 Photobook / editorialA photobook centered on Mishima's photographs; she participated in editing and compiled material documenting Mishima's life and work.
portraituredocumentary archival material
Bibliography
- Les petites filles modèles (co-translation, 1970)
- Teibon Mishima Yukio-sho (co-editor, 1972)
- Photobook: Yukio Mishima '25–'70 (co-editor, 1990)
Translations by Author
- Les petites filles modèles (Japanese translation, co-translator)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Primarily engaged in editorial, translation and preservation activities rather than original literary composition; stylistically noted for practical, service-oriented editorial approachCraft-based book design and handwork
- Recurring Motifs
- devotion to Yukio Mishima and protection of his legacyhospitality and home-cooked entertaining as social practice
Health
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pulmonary mycosis / fungal lung infection1995（初夏頃から悪化）Condition worsened in 1995 leading to hospitalization and acute heart failure, resulting in death.
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asthma不明（生涯の一時期）Suffered from attacks at times; reported recovery after acupuncture treatment on one occasion.
Legacy
Yoko Hiraoka is known chiefly as the wife and literary custodian of Yukio Mishima; she worked diligently on editing, organizing, and protecting her husband's writings, significantly influencing Mishima-related publishing and archival preservation and participating in events such as the Mishima Yukio Prize ceremonies.
Museums
- Yukio Mishima Literary Museum (related contributions / cooperation) Japan (see institutional records for specifics)
Academic Societies
- (No specific academic society memberships recorded)
Archives
- Mishima residence (management of personal effects, library and manuscripts)
- Materials deposited or related to the Yukio Mishima Literary Museum
In Popular Culture
- Frequently mentioned in media as the custodian of Yukio Mishima's legacy
- Regular attendee at the Mishima Yukio Prize ceremonies
Quotes
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"Fourteen years after Mishima's death, our house—the furniture, ornaments, even the Apollo statue in the garden—remains exactly as it was. Yet the sense of vulnerability without a guardian is painfully felt. One could say we are left naked and abandoned to the world."
Source: Magazine interview (1985), "Fourteen Years of the Mishima Household" (1985)
Trivia
- After marriage she acted as a housewife supporting Yukio Mishima's literary activities from behind the scenes.
- Co-translator of a children's book that won the Shogakukan Children's Publishing Culture Award in 1970.
- Attended international events such as a film premiere related to her husband's work in 1976.
- Reportedly witnessed a UFO with her husband in 1960.
- In 1977 she played a role in persuading participants during the Keidanren hostage incident.