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Takami Ito

いとう たかみ

Itō Takami

ペンネーム: Takami ItoPen name, Manabu ItoLegal name (used for some awards)

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1971-04-05 (Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan)
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese
居住地歴
Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan → Osaka Prefecture, Japan → Mie Prefecture, Japan

経歴

職業
Novelist, Children's literature author
活動期間
1995年〜
所属団体
Selection committee member, Japan Picture Book Award (from 2012)

学歴

Mie Prefectural Ueno High School
国: Japan
Graduated high school
Waseda University
School of Political Science and Economics
卒業年: 1995
国: Japan
Won the Bungei Prize while enrolled and debuted as a novelist

受賞歴

Bungei Prize (32nd)
1995
対象作品: Dancing a Dizzy Dance in the Passenger Seat
主催: Kawade Shobo Shinsha (Bungei)
結果: winner
Ono Azusa Memorial Prize (Art Award)
1995
対象作品: Dancing a Dizzy Dance in the Passenger Seat (as Manabu Ito)
部門: 芸術賞
主催: Waseda University
結果: winner
Shogakukan Children's Publication Culture Award (49th)
2000
対象作品: Mika!
主催: Shogakukan
結果: winner
Tsubota Jōji Literature Prize (21st)
2006
対象作品: Gibson
主催: Tsubota Jōji Literature Prize Committee
結果: winner
Akutagawa Prize (135th)
2006
対象作品: Throwing Away on an August Street
主催: Japan Literary Promotion Society
結果: winner

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Dancing a Dizzy Dance in the Passenger Seat

1996年 Short stories / Fiction

A collection of short stories published while he was at university, depicting youth emotions and everyday instabilities.

YouthLonelinessFamily

Mika!

1999年 Children's literature

A children's novel about Mika, focusing on growth and friendship.

Coming-of-ageFriendshipFamily

Gibson

2005年 Children's literature / Fiction

A work blending children's literature elements with contemporary concerns. Winner of the Tsubota Jōji Literature Prize.

GrowthIdentity
映像化・舞台化
  • [Comic] Gibson (Comic) (2008)
  • [Drama CD] Gibson (Drama CD)

Throwing Away on an August Street

2006年 Short story / Fiction

A short story depicting relationships and loss among people on society's margins. Winner of the Akutagawa Prize.

LossSuburbiaFamily relations

Drive-in Gamō

2006年 Short stories / Fiction

A collection of short stories including the title piece that was later adapted into a film.

TravelPast and presentRegional landscapes
映像化・舞台化
  • [Film] Drive-in Gamō / たむらまさき (2014)

I Want to Wear a Ring

2003年 Novel

A novel about a young couple's relationship. Adapted into a film in 2011.

RomanceMarriageMaturation
映像化・舞台化
  • [Film] I Want to Wear a Ring / 岩田ユキ (2011)

全著作

  • Dancing a Dizzy Dance in the Passenger Seat
  • 17-Year-Old Hit Parade (B-side)
  • At the Graduation Ceremony, Holding a Bouquet of Marijuana
  • Lost Story
  • Mika!
  • Reset Button
  • Under My Sum
  • Mika × Mika!
  • Plagiarism
  • I Want to Wear a Ring
  • Snow Flower
  • Gibson
  • Drive-in Gamō
  • Throwing Away on an August Street
  • House of the Flamingo
  • Ferris Wheel
  • South of the Strait
  • What It Means to Live with Someone
  • Meanwhile, at Shirahata Apartment
  • After the Farewell
  • Akita-san's Egg
  • Yuzuko's Keepsake
  • Your Hollow
  • The Secret of Diva Mei
  • She Says She Wants to Be an Old Person Soon
  • Our End of the Century

翻案

  • I Want to Wear a Ring (film, 2011)
  • Drive-in Gamō (film, 2014)
  • Gibson (comic, drama CD)

作家による翻訳

  • Fabre's Book of Insects (translation of J. H. Fabre, 2016)

作風・主題

文体
Concise, clear proseNuanced emotional depictionBridge between children's and adult literature styles
頻出モチーフ
Family and relationshipsLoss and renewalRegional settings and travel

評価・遺産

Recognized for depictions of youth and contributions to children's literature. Winner of awards including the Akutagawa Prize and the Tsubota Jōji Prize; his works have been adapted into films and comics.

大衆文化への影響

  • Film adaptation of 'I Want to Wear a Ring' (2011)
  • Film adaptation of 'Drive-in Gamō' (2014)

豆知識

  • His legal name is Manabu Ito; some awards are recorded under that name.
  • He married writer Mitsuyo Kakuta (角田光代) in 2006 and divorced in 2008.
  • Singer Ken Hirai was a classmate of his in junior high and high school.