Akutagawa Prize
1回登壇
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第38回（1957年 第2回開催） award
Takeshi Kaikō
かいこう たけし
Kaikō Ken
別名:
かいこう けん
ペンネーム:
Takeshi Kaikō（Public pen name; alternative readings of his name exist.）
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1930-12-30 （Tennoji, Osaka, Japan）
- 死没
- 1989-12-09 （Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan (Tokyo Saiseikai Central Hospital)） 58歳
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
- 居住地歴
- Tennoji, Osaka (birthplace) → Kitatanabe, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka (childhood) → Suginami, Tokyo (residence) → Chigasaki, Kanagawa (later life / memorial house)
経歴
- 職業
- Novelist, Essayist, Non-fiction writer, Copywriter
- 活動期間
- 1957年〜1989年
- 影響を受けた人物
- Rainer Maria Rilke, Anton Chekhov, Jean-Paul Sartre, Atsushi Nakajima, Motojiro Kajii, Masuji Ibuse, The Old Testament
- 影響を与えた人物
- Eiichi Tanizawa, Satoshi Mukai
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Osaka High School (pre-reform) | — | Literature course, English | — | 1943-1944 | Japan |
| Osaka City University | Faculty of Law and Literature | Department of Law | 学士 | 1950-1953 | Japan |
Old Osaka High School (pre-reform)
Literature course, English
期間:
1943-1944
国:
Japan
Completed under the postwar education reform after one year
Osaka City University
Faculty of Law and Literature
/ Department of Law
学位:
学士
期間:
1950-1953
卒業年:
1953
国:
Japan
Participated in the literary circle 'Enpitsu' while a student
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Akutagawa Prize | The Naked King | — | — | Winner |
| 1968 | Mainichi Publishing Culture Award | Kagayakeru Yami | — | — | Winner |
| 1979 | Kawabata Yasunari Literary Prize | — | — | — | Winner |
| 1981 | Kikuchi Kan Prize | Reporting works from 'Vietnam War Record' onward | — | — | Winner |
| 1987 | Japan Literature Grand Prize | Mimi no Monogatari | — | — | Winner |
Akutagawa Prize
1958
対象作品:
The Naked King
結果:
Winner
Mainichi Publishing Culture Award
1968
対象作品:
Kagayakeru Yami
結果:
Winner
Kawabata Yasunari Literary Prize
1979
結果:
Winner
Kikuchi Kan Prize
1981
対象作品:
Reporting works from 'Vietnam War Record' onward
結果:
Winner
Japan Literature Grand Prize
1987
対象作品:
Mimi no Monogatari
結果:
Winner
受賞・候補エディション
Noma Literary Award
1回登壇
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第21回（1968年） nominee
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第22回（1968年） award
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第6回（1979年） award
Kikuchi Kan Award
1回登壇
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第35回（1981年） award
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第19回（1987年） award
作品
代表作
The Naked King
1958年 Fiction (short stories)A collection treating the mechanisms of organizations and individuals' struggles in an often allegorical mode.
organizations and individualspowerallegory
映像化・舞台化
- [Film] Giant and Toys / 増村保造 (1958)
翻訳
- The Naked King (English translation available)
Panic
1957年 Fiction (allegory)A story inspired by a rodent outbreak; an early example of his situational/allegorical approach and his commercial debut.
forces of natureallegoryvitality
Kagayakeru Yami
1968年 Novel with reportage elementsA long novel drawing on Vietnam War reporting; vivid depictions of battlefield scenes made it notable both domestically and abroad.
warviolencehuman darkness
翻訳
- Kagayakeru Yami (English translations exist)
Summer Darkness
1971年 FictionOne of the works forming a trilogy with 'Kagayakeru Yami', notable for interior exploration and atmospheric description.
interior lifedarknessmemory
Fish-on
1971年 Essays (fishing, travel)Essays chronicling fishing experiences worldwide; influential in popularizing catch-and-release thinking in Japan.
fishingnaturetravel
Opa!
1978年 Essays (fishing travelogue)Reportage-style essays on fishing trips, including the Amazon; very popular and widely read.
adventurefood and drinknature
A Maze in the Corner
1962年 Fiction (social)A serialized novel based on a real murder case in Tokushima; depicts social darkness and human psychology.
crimejusticehuman psychology
映像化・舞台化
- [Film] The Witness's Chair / 山本薩夫 (1965)
全著作
- Akademia Melancholia (private edition)
- The Naked King
- Panic
- Japan's Threepenny Opera
- A Maze in the Corner
- Kagayakeru Yami
- Summer Darkness
- Fish-on
- Opa!
- Torn Cocoon
- Night and Heat Haze
- Jewels
翻案
- Giant and Toys (film, dir. Yuzo Masumura, 1958)
- The Witness's Chair (film, dir. Satsuo Yamamoto, 1965)
作家による翻訳
- Roald Dahl, 'Kiss Kiss' (translator; Hayakawa Publishing, 1965)
- George Orwell, 'Animal Farm' (translation included in his essay volume)
作品の翻訳
- Kagayakeru Yami (English translation available)
- Summer Darkness (examples of English translation exist)
作風・主題
- 文体
- reportage-influenced proseallegorical and symbolic expressiondetailed depiction of food and fishing
- 頻出モチーフ
- darkness (human darkness)organization vs individualwar and reportingfishing, nature, and foodtravel and adventure
健康
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Esophageal cancer1989Underwent surgery; was re-hospitalized and developed pneumonia following an esophageal tumor, resulting in his death.
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Pneumonia (complication)1989A fatal complication following esophageal cancer surgery.
評価・遺産
Takeshi Kaikō was a prominent postwar Japanese novelist and essayist. Known for works on organizations and individuals, his Vietnam War reportage, and essays on fishing and food, he inspired prizes and a memorial museum after his death and left a significant legacy in nonfiction.
記念館・博物館
- Kaiko Ken Memorial Museum Higashikaigan Minami, Chigasaki, Kanagawa, Japan 2001年開館
資料所蔵先
- Kaiko Ken Memorial Museum archives
- National Diet Library (materials related to Takeshi Kaikō)
大衆文化への影響
- Kaiko Ken Prize (TBS Britannica, 1992–2001)
- Kaiko Ken Nonfiction Prize (Shueisha, established 2003)
引用
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I like my name because it contains no nouns — an unusual name.
出典: Comments published in the 'Ask the Wind' column in Weekly Playboy (1984年) -
The criticism that 'going to the site and reporting before writing is not that great' sparked debate (commenting on reportage and imagination).
出典: Criticism and interviews (1968年)
豆知識
- Credited with popularizing the catch-and-release idea in fishing through his essays.
- Worked as a copywriter at Suntory and contributed to the catchphrase for Torys whisky ('I want to be human' style line).
- Known for being a slow writer and once fell out with a publisher (Kōdansha) over deadlines.