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Shizuka Ijuin

いじゅういん しずか

Ijuin Shizuka

別名: 西山 忠来 / 趙 忠來
ペンネーム: Ayumi DatePen name used as a lyricist

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1950-02-09 (Hofu, Yamaguchi, Japan)
死没
2023-11-24 (Japan) 73歳
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese
居住地歴
Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan (resident since 1996) → Tokyo (long-term stays at hotels such as the Yamanoue Hotel)

経歴

職業
Writer, Lyricist
活動期間
1970年〜2023年

学歴

Yamaguchi Prefectural Hofu High School
期間: 〜1968
卒業年: 1968
国: Japan
Rikkyo University
Faculty of Letters / Department of Japanese Literature
学位: 文学士
期間: 1968-1972
卒業年: 1972
国: Japan
Member of the Rikkyo University baseball team during studies

受賞歴

Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Newcomer Award
1991
対象作品: Breasts
主催: Yoshikawa Eiji Award Selection Committee
結果: 受賞
Naoki Prize
1992
対象作品: Ukezuki
主催: Naoki Prize Selection Committee
結果: 受賞
Shibata Renzaburo Award
1994
対象作品: The Locomotive Teacher
主催: Shibata Renzaburo Award Committee
結果: 受賞
Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Award
2002
対象作品: Gorogoro
主催: Yoshikawa Eiji Award Selection Committee
結果: 受賞
Shiba Ryotaro Award
2014
対象作品: Nobo-san: A Novel of Masaoka Shiki and Natsume Soseki
主催: Shiba Ryotaro Award Committee
結果: 受賞
Medal with Purple Ribbon
2016
主催: Cabinet Office (Japan)
結果: 受章
Best Dresser Award (Academic & Culture)
2021
主催: Best Dresser Award Committee
結果: 受賞
Japan Record Awards — Special Achievement Award
2023
主催: Japan Record Awards Committee
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Breasts

1990年 Novel

A work that treats family, the body and loss with a quiet, contemplative tone; known as a central piece of a collection containing autobiographical elements.

familylossthe body
映像化・舞台化
  • [Film] Breasts (1993)

Ukezuki

1992年 Novel

A novel set in a provincial community depicting the protagonist's life and interpersonal relationships. Winner of the Naoki Prize.

rural lifehuman relationshipslife

The Locomotive Teacher

1994年 Novel

A largely autobiographical story set around his native Hofu in Yamaguchi Prefecture, depicting the delicate relations between a teacher and his pupils. A representative work that was adapted into animation and live-action films.

hometowneducationcoming of age
映像化・舞台化
  • [Animated film] The Locomotive Teacher (1997)
  • [Live-action film] The Locomotive Teacher (2004)

Gorogoro

2001年 Novel

A work weaving everyday life and nostalgia to portray human relationships. One of the works that earned the Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Award.

everyday lifenostalgiafamily

Nobo-san: A Novel of Masaoka Shiki and Natsume Soseki

2013年 Historical novel

A literary-historical novel focused on the relationship between Masaoka Shiki and Natsume Soseki. Winner of the Shiba Ryotaro Award.

literary historymentor-student relationsmodern Japanese literature

全著作

  • Satsuki
  • That Child's Carnation
  • Sannenzaka (Three-Year Slope)
  • God is a Vagabond
  • Breasts
  • Take Off the Watch
  • The Strait
  • Ukezuki
  • The Locomotive Teacher
  • Gorogoro
  • Inemuri Sensei
  • Nobo-san: A Novel of Masaoka Shiki and Natsume Soseki
  • Oh Fool, I'm Lonely Without You
  • Hakushu
  • Tide
  • If I Walk With You
  • Dreams of Withered Fields (Keirin Mania Travel)
  • What I Learned from Hideki-kun
  • The Way of Adults
  • A Writer's Excessively Luxurious Time

翻案

  • Breasts (film, 1993)
  • Crepe (film, 1993)
  • The Locomotive Teacher (animated film 1997, live-action film 2004)
  • Tell Me the Way to the Station (film, 2019)
  • Inemuri Sensei (TV drama, 2013)

作家による翻訳

  • Robinson Crusoe (translated; original by Daniel Defoe, 1999)

作風・主題

文体
autobiographical and reflective narrationconcise, lyrical proseessay-like depictions of everyday life
頻出モチーフ
flowersbaseballalcohol and gamblingdeath and lossfamily

健康

  • subarachnoid hemorrhage
    2020年1月21日 - 2020年3月(入院・手術・リハビリ)
    Emergency hospitalization and surgery followed by rehabilitation; temporarily suspended writing but later returned to work.
  • intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma
    2023年10月 - 2023年11月(診断~死去)
    Diagnosed in October 2023; halted writing activities and passed away in November 2023.

評価・遺産

A prolific novelist and lyricist who impacted contemporary Japanese literature and popular culture through autobiographical works, numerous song lyrics and multiple adaptations. Recognized with major literary awards and the Medal with Purple Ribbon.

大衆文化への影響

  • Many works adapted into films and TV dramas; produced numerous hit songs as a lyricist
  • Widely known in pop music through long collaboration with artists such as Masahiko Kondo

引用

  • To me, living people matter more than Masako.
    出典: Interview / press report (2007年)
  • You must accept this (the Medal with Purple Ribbon). If your father were alive, he would surely scold you.
    出典: Family anecdote (regarding the award) (2016年)

豆知識

  • Used the pen name 'Ayumi Date' as a lyricist; provided lyrics for many artists including Masahiko Kondo.
  • Born Cho Chung-rae (趙 忠來); a second-generation Zainichi Korean who later naturalized and became Nishiyama Tadaki.
  • Married actress Masako Natsume; she died suddenly in 1985.
  • Suffered a subarachnoid hemorrhage in 2020, underwent surgery and rehabilitation, and later returned to work.
  • Diagnosed with intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma in 2023 and died in November 2023.