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Sukeyuki Imanishi

いまにし すけゆき

Imanishi Sukeyuki

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1923-10-28 （Nawate Village, Nakakawachi District, Osaka Prefecture, Japan (now Rokumanji-cho, Higashiōsaka)）
死没
2004-12-21 （Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan (died in hospital)） 81歳
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese
宗教
United Church of Christ in Japan (Protestant) 1941年受洗
居住地歴
Raised in Ikoma, Nara Prefecture → Lived in Nishi-Ogikubo, Tokyo → Fujino, Tsukui District, Kanagawa Prefecture

経歴

職業
Children's literature author, Editor
活動期間
1942年〜2004年
所属
Waseda University Children's Story Society, Biwano-mi School (editorial member)
影響を受けた人物
Jōji Tsubota

学歴

Waseda University
Faculty of Letters / Department of French Literature
学位: 学士
期間: 1942-1947
卒業年: 1947
国: Japan
Took a leave of absence during studies due to illness

受賞歴

Japan Association of Children's Literature Newcomer Award
1956
対象作品: The Sky Shepherd
主催: Japan Association of Children's Literature
結果: 受賞
Japan Association of Children's Literature Award
1965
対象作品: The Stonecutters of Higo
主催: Japan Association of Children's Literature
結果: 受賞
Hans Christian Andersen Award (national section award)
1965
対象作品: The Stonecutters of Higo
主催: International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) Japan Committee
結果: 受賞
NHK Children's Literature Encouragement Award
1965
対象作品: The Stonecutters of Higo
主催: NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation)
結果: 受賞
Noma Children's Literature Award
1969
対象作品: Travellers of Urakami
主催: Noma Cultural Foundation
結果: 受賞
Shogakukan Literature Prize
1981
対象作品: Light, Wind, Clouds, and Trees
主催: Shogakukan Inc.
結果: 受賞
Japan Association of Children's Literary Artists Award
1981
対象作品: Light, Wind, Clouds, and Trees
主催: Japan Association of Children's Literary Artists
結果: 受賞
Robō no Ishi Literary Award
1986
対象作品: Matarupeshupe Stories (two-part series)
主催: Robō no Ishi Award Committee
結果: 受賞
Art Encouragement Prize (Minister of Education Prize)
1991
対象作品: Collected Works of Sukeyuki Imanishi
主催: Agency for Cultural Affairs, Japan
結果: 受賞
Akai Tori Literary Award (Special Prize)
1991
対象作品: Collected Works of Sukeyuki Imanishi
主催: Akai Tori Award Committee
結果: 受賞（特別賞）
Medal with Purple Ribbon
1992
主催: Government of Japan
結果: 受章

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

The Stonecutters of Higo

1965年 Children's literature

A novel portraying the daily lives and human relationships of stonecutters in Higo (modern-day Kumamoto), examining craftsmanship, community and human dignity.

laborcraftsmanshiplocal culturepostwar experience
映像化・舞台化
  • [Stage play] The Stonecutters of Higo / 小沼一郎 (1969)

One Flower

1975年 Children's literature

A collection of short children's stories tenderly depicting love and parting from a child's perspective; one of his representative works included in school textbooks.

growing upfamilynature

Hako-chan

1942年 Children's literature

An early children's story modeled on a young Korean child known as 'Hako-chan.' Part of the work was censored during wartime.

discriminationwarcompassion

Song of Hiroshima

1970年 Children's literature

Works based on experiences of the Hiroshima atomic bombing that advocate for peace and convey the memory of the bombing to younger generations.

war and peaceatomic bombing experiencememory

Light, Wind, Clouds, and Trees

1980年 Children's literature

Delicate portrayals of nature and human life; awarded the Shogakukan Literature Prize in 1981.

naturedaily lifetime

Matarupeshupe Stories (two-part series)

1985年 Children's literature

A two-volume series themed on local life and people's endeavors, carefully depicting regional traditions and daily life.

localitytraditioncommunity

全著作

  • Sora no Hitsujikai (1956)
  • Hako-chan (1942)
  • The Cat and the Organ (1962)
  • The Stonecutters of Higo (1965)
  • Travellers of Urakami (1969)
  • Song of Hiroshima (1970)
  • One Flower (1975)
  • Light, Wind, Clouds, and Trees (1980)
  • Nagurikawa Boy's Chronicle (Matarupeshupe Story Vol.1) (1985)
  • Spring in Rubeshibe (Matarupeshupe Story Vol.2) (1985)
  • Collected Works of Sukeyuki Imanishi (15 vols., 1987–1990)
  • Soil Is Warm (1994)

翻案

  • Stage adaptation of 'The Stonecutters of Higo' (Zenshinza, Shinbashi Enbujo, 1969)

作風・主題

文体
gentle narrative voicelyrical, life-rooted descriptionsfocus on a child's perspective
頻出モチーフ
natureagriculture and laboranimalswar and peacelocal life

健康

  • Illness (hospitalization)
    1940年頃（中学時の入院）
    Deepened his engagement with literature and helped spur his writing career
  • Heart failure
    2004年12月（死因）
    Died of heart failure in 2004

評価・遺産

Sukeyuki Imanishi was a leading postwar Japanese children's literature author whose warm portrayals of nature, labor, and community influenced generations. His representative works were included in school textbooks and he received numerous literary awards. He also contributed to education and local culture, including founding a private agricultural elementary school.

関連学会

  • Japan Society for Children's Literature
  • Japan Association of Children's Literature

大衆文化への影響

  • Works included in elementary school Japanese language textbooks and widely used in education
  • 'The Stonecutters of Higo' was adapted and staged

引用

  • Not only for farmers, but isn't the true work of humans not to create or unearth something, but to wait for nature's true fruits and cultivate?
    出典: Tsuchi tte Attakai ne (Soil Is Warm) (1994年)
  • I compiled the collection of children's stories as an answer to the question whether writing children's stories can be a lifelong vocation.
    出典: 'Tanoshii Nakama' (afterword) (1943年)

豆知識

  • His debut 'Hako-chan' was partially censored during wartime.
  • In 1987 he opened a private agricultural elementary school, Sugai Agricultural Elementary School, in Fujino, Kanagawa.
  • Several of his representative works were included in elementary school textbooks.
  • His nephew is literary scholar Yuichiro Imanishi.