Naoki Sanjugo Award
1回登壇
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第36回（1956年 第2回開催） award
Kon Tōkō
こん とうこう
Kon Tōkō
別名:
今春聽 / 春聽
ペンネーム:
Shunchō（Dharma name used after ordination; also used as legal name after becoming a monk）
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1898-03-26 （Isecho, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan）
- 死没
- 1977-09-19 （Yotsukaido, Chiba, Japan (National Hospital)） 79歳
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
- 宗教
- Tendai Buddhism
- 居住地歴
- Isecho, Yokohama → Mikage, Kobe → Tokyo (Hongo, Asakusa, Negishi) → Yao, Osaka (as head priest of Tendaiin) → Hiraizumi (as chief priest of Chuson-ji)
経歴
- 職業
- Buddhist monk, Novelist, Politician
- 活動期間
- 1917年〜1977年
- 所属
- Japan Proletarian Writers' League (participant), Japan PEN Club (supported/associated), Nora Inu-kai (writer group; founder & chair)
- 所属団体
- Japan PEN Club, Japan Proletarian Writers' League
- 影響を受けた人物
- Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Yasunari Kawabata, Nagai Kafū
- 影響を与えた人物
- Jakuchō Setouchi, Filmmakers and theatre practitioners (through many adaptations)
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kwansei Gakuin Junior/High School (attended; expelled) | — | — | — | 1910年代 | Japan |
| Hyogo Prefectural Toyooka Middle School (now Toyooka High School) | — | — | — | 1910年代 | Japan |
| Hieizan Senshu-in (Eizan Gakuin seminary) | Monastic training | Esoteric Buddhism / Tendai studies | 准教師資格取得 | 1930–1934 | Japan |
Kwansei Gakuin Junior/High School (attended; expelled)
期間:
1910年代
国:
Japan
Expelled/left for disciplinary reasons related to relationships
Hyogo Prefectural Toyooka Middle School (now Toyooka High School)
期間:
1910年代
国:
Japan
Left school due to disciplinary action
Hieizan Senshu-in (Eizan Gakuin seminary)
Monastic training
/ Esoteric Buddhism / Tendai studies
学位:
准教師資格取得
期間:
1930–1934
卒業年:
1934
国:
Japan
Completed three-year training and passed certification to become a quasi-teacher
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Naoki Prize | Ogin-sama | — | Naoki Prize Selection Committee | Winner |
Naoki Prize
1957
対象作品:
Ogin-sama
主催:
Naoki Prize Selection Committee
結果:
Winner
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Ogin-sama
1957年 Historical fictionA historical novel set in the Momoyama period, telling the life and love of Ogin (connected to Sen no Rikyu and Takayama Ukon) through the voice of a Kawachi-born narrator. It won the Naoki Prize and brought wide popular acclaim.
Momoyama culturereligion and loveregional (Kawachi) local color
映像化・舞台化
- [Film] Ogin-sama / 田中絹代 (1962)
- [Film (later adaptation)] Ogin-sama / 熊井啓 (1978)
Tōkei (Cockfighting)
1957年 Short story / Regional fictionA short story centered on cockfighting in Kawachi, portraying local customs and human relations. Published in Chūōkōron, it helped mark his return to the literary scene.
Kawachi local colorcustoms and folklorehuman foibles
Akumyo (Infamy)
1961年 Popular fiction / NovelA popular-fiction novel set in Kawachi. Its film adaptation starring Shintarō Katsu was a major hit and became a series, increasing the author's mass popularity.
regional societychivalry/underworld ethoshuman passion and vice
映像化・舞台化
- [Film] Akumyo / 田中徳三 (1961)
Chigo (The Novice Boy)
1947年 Fiction (religious / historical themes)A novel drawing on the Chigo ritual of Hieizan, portraying relationships between novice boys and high priests; noted for its use of esoteric ritual material as source.
religious ritualtaboo and desirehistorical source material
全著作
- The Thin Bride (short stories)
- Aikyō
- Chigo
- Tōkei (Cockfighting)
- Ogin-sama
- Akudō (Part I)
- Shundein-shō
- Akumyo
- Tōkō Taikeiki (6 vols.)
- The Blue Blood of the Ezo (4 vols., unfinished)
翻案
- Ogin-sama (1962 film, dir. Kinuyo Tanaka)
- Akumyo (1961 film; series starring Shintarō Katsu)
- Shundein (1958 film)
作家による翻訳
- Mystic Man (translation of C. W. Leadbeater)
- The Peach Blossom Fan (translation)
作風・主題
- 文体
- popular-fiction narrative voiceearthy regional description with dialectacerbic wit and caustic commentary
- 頻出モチーフ
- Kawachi regional lifemonastics and religious themeschivalry/underworld characterslocal customs such as cockfighting
健康
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Cardiomegaly (enlarged heart)1930年代中頃Serious health crisis requiring rest and affecting creative activity (hospitalization/recuperation)
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Sigmoid colon cancer (colon cancer)1973–1977Underwent surgeries in 1973 and 1974 and thereafter fought illness; final decline and acute pneumonia during hospitalization led to death in 1977
評価・遺産
Beginning as a Shin-Kankaku author, later ordaining as a Tendai monk and returning to the literary world, he became widely read for his Kawachi-themed popular fiction. Known as the 'acid-tongued monk' in media, many works were adapted for film and stage. He was also notable as abbot of Chuson-ji and as a member of the House of Councillors.
記念館・博物館
- Imato Kō Archive / Museum Osaka Prefecture (holds archival materials)
関連学会
- Japan PEN Club
- Japan Proletarian Writers' League (historical association)
資料所蔵先
- National Diet Library (Imato Kō holdings)
- Held in various local archives and libraries
大衆文化への影響
- Akumyo film series (starring Shintarō Katsu)
- Media persona as the 'acid-tongued monk' (TV commentator, life-advice columns)
引用
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A writer's true fate is to be killed by journalism — that would be my wish.
出典: Interview / public remark (circa 1970s) (1975年) -
Oi. Today is a good day. A good day indeed.
出典: A habitual phrase attributed to him (recollections of family and associates)
豆知識
- His father, Imato Buhei, worked in the shipping industry and had links to the Theosophical Society; he was nicknamed the 'Walnut Captain'.
- After ordination he used the Dharma name 'Shunchō' (also as legal name), and used 'Kon Tōkō' as pen name.
- Elected to Japan's House of Councillors in 1968 (national constituency) and served one term (1968–1974).
- Several works were turned into films; the movie adaptation of Akumyo became a hit series starring Shintarō Katsu.
- He battled sigmoid colon cancer in the 1970s and died in 1977.