Hirabayashi Taiko Literary Award
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Edition 9 (1981) award
Michiko Ikeda
いけだ みちこ
Ikeda Michiko
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1914-04-10 （Kyoto Prefecture, Japan）
- Died
- 2008-01-07 age 93
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Writer
- Active Years
- 1940-2008
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nihon University | College of Art | — | — | — | Japan |
Nihon University
College of Art
Country:
Japan
After graduating she worked at the Japan Photograph Company while beginning to write fiction.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | Akutagawa Prize | Shanghai | — | — | 候補 |
| 1981 | Hirabayashi Taiko Literary Prize | Muenbutsu | — | — | 受賞 |
Akutagawa Prize
1940
Work:
Shanghai
Result:
候補
Hirabayashi Taiko Literary Prize
1981
Work:
Muenbutsu
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Shu-fu-den (A Story of an 'Ugly Woman')
1950 Fiction (mid-length novel)A mid-length novel noted for its frank depiction of female sexuality, which drew attention in postwar Japan.
womensexualitysocial customs
Schoolgirl
1950 FictionA story depicting the lives and inner world of young female students.
youthwomen
Muenbutsu
1979 FictionA work that addresses loneliness, death, and social alienation.
lonelinessdeathsociety
To Live
1982 FictionA novel about human life and conflicts. It was adapted for television by NHK.
lifeconflicthuman drama
Adaptations
- [Television] NHK 'Drama: Ningen Moyou' (Drama: Human Patterns) (1983)
Cain and His Companions
1983 FictionAn ensemble work incorporating biblical motifs.
biblical motifsensemble cast
At the Bottom of the Flow of Years
1988 FictionA late-career work exploring the flow of life and memory.
timememorylife
Bibliography
- Schoolgirl (Joseigakusei)
- Adulterous Wife (Kantō Fujin)
- Remnants of a Mother (Haha no Omokage)
- The Married Woman's Crisis (Hitozuma no Kiki)
- Dangerous Liaisons (Kiken na Kankei)
- Chastity in Tokyo (Tōkyō no Teisō)
- Blossoming Maidens (Hana Hiraku Otomedachi)
- Pink Alley (Momoiro Yokocho)
- A Woman's Debauchery (Onna no Hōtō)
- Twilight Female Body (Tasogare no Nyotai)
- Chastity of the Era (Jidai no Teisō)
- Defiled Adolescence (Kegasareta Shishunki)
- Woman in the Quagmire (Doronuma no Onna)
- Old Maiden Club (Rōjō Club)
- Wife's Room (Tsuma no Heya)
- Hill of Hope (Kibō no Oka)
- The Forgotten Woman (Wasurerareta Onna)
- Pack of Panther Women (Jahyō no Mure)
- Lamp of Affection (Jōtō)
- Flowing Female Body (Nagareru Nyotai)
- Sprout of Calamity (Saika no Me)
- Women and Men (Onna to Otoko to)
- The Black Hand (Kuroi Te)
- Between Devil and Angel (Akuma to Tenshi no Aida)
- The Stateless (Musekisha)
- Women of Sanya (Sanya no Onnatachi)
- Muenbutsu
- To Live (Ikiru)
- Cain and His Companions
- Marital Relations (Fūfu no Kankei)
- Ikeda Michiko's Tōkaidōchū Hizakurige (My Classics)
- At the Bottom of the Flow of Years
Adaptations
- NHK television adaptation of 'To Live' (Drama: Ningen Moyō)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- frank depiction of female sexualityphysical/realist depictions of social customsmid-length fiction narrative style
- Recurring Motifs
- female bodyurban social customslove and everyday lifeloneliness and aging
Legacy
In postwar Japanese literature she is known as a writer who frankly depicted female sexuality, often called a 'physical-style writer of social customs.' She was recognized as an Akutagawa Prize nominee and won the Hirabayashi Taiko Literary Prize; several works were adapted for screen.
In Popular Culture
- The novel 'To Live' was adapted for NHK's 'Drama: Ningen Moyō' series.
Trivia
- Not to be confused with Michiko Ikeda (池田美千子).
- Graduated from Nihon University College of Art.
- Nominated for the Akutagawa Prize in 1940 for 'Shanghai'.
- Won the Hirabayashi Taiko Literary Prize in 1981 for 'Muenbutsu'.
- 'To Live' was adapted for television by NHK.