Bungei Award
1 appearances
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Edition 32 (1995) award
Takami Ito
いとう たかみ
Itō Takami
Pen Names:
Takami Ito（Pen name）,
Manabu Ito（Legal name (used for some awards)）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1971-04-05 （Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan → Osaka Prefecture, Japan → Mie Prefecture, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Children's literature author
- Active Years
- 1995-
- Memberships
- Selection committee member, Japan Picture Book Award (from 2012)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mie Prefectural Ueno High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Waseda University | School of Political Science and Economics | — | — | — | Japan |
Mie Prefectural Ueno High School
Country:
Japan
Graduated high school
Waseda University
School of Political Science and Economics
Year of Graduation:
1995
Country:
Japan
Won the Bungei Prize while enrolled and debuted as a novelist
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Bungei Prize (32nd) | Dancing a Dizzy Dance in the Passenger Seat | — | Kawade Shobo Shinsha (Bungei) | winner |
| 1995 | Ono Azusa Memorial Prize (Art Award) | Dancing a Dizzy Dance in the Passenger Seat (as Manabu Ito) | 芸術賞 | Waseda University | winner |
| 2000 | Shogakukan Children's Publication Culture Award (49th) | Mika! | — | Shogakukan | winner |
| 2006 | Tsubota Jōji Literature Prize (21st) | Gibson | — | Tsubota Jōji Literature Prize Committee | winner |
| 2006 | Akutagawa Prize (135th) | Throwing Away on an August Street | — | Japan Literary Promotion Society | winner |
Bungei Prize (32nd)
1995
Work:
Dancing a Dizzy Dance in the Passenger Seat
Organization:
Kawade Shobo Shinsha (Bungei)
Result:
winner
Ono Azusa Memorial Prize (Art Award)
1995
Work:
Dancing a Dizzy Dance in the Passenger Seat (as Manabu Ito)
Category:
芸術賞
Organization:
Waseda University
Result:
winner
Shogakukan Children's Publication Culture Award (49th)
2000
Work:
Mika!
Organization:
Shogakukan
Result:
winner
Tsubota Jōji Literature Prize (21st)
2006
Work:
Gibson
Organization:
Tsubota Jōji Literature Prize Committee
Result:
winner
Akutagawa Prize (135th)
2006
Work:
Throwing Away on an August Street
Organization:
Japan Literary Promotion Society
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Shogakukan Children Publishing Culture Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 49 (2000) award
Tsubota Joji Literary Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 21 (2005) award
Akutagawa Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 135 (2006) award
Shimasei Romance Literary Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 16 (2009) nominee
Works
Major Works
Dancing a Dizzy Dance in the Passenger Seat
1996 Short stories / FictionA collection of short stories published while he was at university, depicting youth emotions and everyday instabilities.
YouthLonelinessFamily
Mika!
1999 Children's literatureA children's novel about Mika, focusing on growth and friendship.
Coming-of-ageFriendshipFamily
Gibson
2005 Children's literature / FictionA work blending children's literature elements with contemporary concerns. Winner of the Tsubota Jōji Literature Prize.
GrowthIdentity
Adaptations
- [Comic] Gibson (Comic) (2008)
- [Drama CD] Gibson (Drama CD)
Throwing Away on an August Street
2006 Short story / FictionA short story depicting relationships and loss among people on society's margins. Winner of the Akutagawa Prize.
LossSuburbiaFamily relations
Drive-in Gamō
2006 Short stories / FictionA collection of short stories including the title piece that was later adapted into a film.
TravelPast and presentRegional landscapes
Adaptations
- [Film] Drive-in Gamō / たむらまさき (2014)
I Want to Wear a Ring
2003 NovelA novel about a young couple's relationship. Adapted into a film in 2011.
RomanceMarriageMaturation
Adaptations
- [Film] I Want to Wear a Ring / 岩田ユキ (2011)
Bibliography
- 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
Adaptations
- I Want to Wear a Ring (film, 2011)
- Drive-in Gamō (film, 2014)
- Gibson (comic, drama CD)
Translations by Author
- Fabre's Book of Insects (translation of J. H. Fabre, 2016)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Concise, clear proseNuanced emotional depictionBridge between children's and adult literature styles
- Recurring Motifs
- Family and relationshipsLoss and renewalRegional settings and travel
Legacy
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.
In Popular Culture
- Film adaptation of 'I Want to Wear a Ring' (2011)
- Film adaptation of 'Drive-in Gamō' (2014)
Trivia
- 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.