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Hiroshi Ito

いとう ひろし

ito hiroshi

Pen Names: Hironobu ItoReal name

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1956-08-14 (Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan)
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Haiku poet, Political activist
Active Years
2005-
Memberships
Japan Traditional Haiku Association, Social Democratic Party

Awards

Rekishigunzou Award
2005
Work: Kiji
Organization: Rekishigunzou Editorial Department
Result: 佳作

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Keicho Shippuroku

2006 Historical novel

A historical novel focused on the Battle of Sekigahara.

HistorySengoku period

Bibliography

  • Keicho Shippuroku 1: Maeda Keiji Appears at Sekigahara
  • Shinpen Sekigahara 3: Toyotomi Unity and Tokugawa Collapse
  • Shinden Osaka Battle 2: Sanada Yukimura's Resolve

Style & Themes

Literary Style
A style that faithfully depicts historical facts
Recurring Motifs
Sengoku periodMilitary commanders

Legacy

Received the Rekishigunzou Award for historical novel excellence; known also as a haiku poet and political activist.

Academic Societies

  • Japan Traditional Haiku Association

Trivia

  • Former member of the Japanese Communist Party.
  • Permanent executive member of the Aichi Prefecture branch of the Social Democratic Party.