Japan Art Academy Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 20 (1964) award
Katsuichiro Kamei
かめい かついちろう
Kamei Katsuichiro
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1907-02-06 （Motomachi, Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan）
- Died
- 1966-11-14 （Tsukiji, Chuo, Tokyo, Japan） age 59
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Religion
- Buddhism
- Residence History
- Motomachi, Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan → Tsukiji, Chuo, Tokyo, Japan → Kichijoji, Musashino, Tokyo, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Literary critic, Cultural/Thought critic
- Active Years
- 1934-1966
- Affiliations
- Japan Art Academy
- Memberships
- Member of Japan Art Academy
- Influenced By
- Karl Marx, Vladimir Lenin, Prince Shōtoku, Shinran, Mushakoji Saneatsu
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo Imperial University (now University of Tokyo) | Faculty of Letters, Department of Aesthetics | Department of Aesthetics | — | 1926-1928（中退） | Japan |
| Yamagata Higher School (old system; now Yamagata University) | — | — | — | 〜1926 | Japan |
| Hakodate Middle School (old system; now Hokkaido Hakodate Chubu High School) | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Tokyo Imperial University (now University of Tokyo)
Faculty of Letters, Department of Aesthetics
/ Department of Aesthetics
Period:
1926-1928（中退）
Country:
Japan
Withdrew in 1928
Yamagata Higher School (old system; now Yamagata University)
Period:
〜1926
Year of Graduation:
1926
Country:
Japan
Attended pre-war Yamagata Higher School (old system)
Hakodate Middle School (old system; now Hokkaido Hakodate Chubu High School)
Country:
Japan
Raised in Hakodate. Contemporaries included Tanaka Seigen and Ohno Kazuo.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | Iketani Prize | Ningen Kyoiku (An Attempt Toward Goethe) | — | Iketani Prize Selection Committee | 受賞 |
| 1964 | Japan Art Academy Prize | Research on the Spiritual History of the Japanese People | — | Japan Art Academy | 受賞 |
| 1965 | Kikuchi Kan Prize | 'Research on the Spiritual History of the Japanese People' and related works | — | Kikuchi Kan Prize Selection Committee | 受賞 |
Iketani Prize
1938
Work:
Ningen Kyoiku (An Attempt Toward Goethe)
Organization:
Iketani Prize Selection Committee
Result:
受賞
Japan Art Academy Prize
1964
Work:
Research on the Spiritual History of the Japanese People
Organization:
Japan Art Academy
Result:
受賞
Kikuchi Kan Prize
1965
Work:
'Research on the Spiritual History of the Japanese People' and related works
Organization:
Kikuchi Kan Prize Selection Committee
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Kikuchi Kan Award
1 appearances
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Edition 19 (1965) award
Works
Major Works
Literature in a Period of Transformation
1934 Literary criticismKamei's first collection of criticism, addressing shifts and meanings in prewar Japanese literary trends.
proletarian literatureliterary transitionmodernization and culture
Human Education (An Attempt Toward Goethe)
1937 Essay / CriticismAn essay collection discussing human education with reference to Goethe; awarded the Iketani Prize.
education theoryindividual and societyreception of Western thought
Notes on Ancient Temples of Yamato
1943 Travelogue / EssaysTravel essays on the Yamato region, using ancient temples and Buddhist art to reflect on Japanese culture.
BuddhismJapanese arthistory and culture
Research on the Spiritual History of the Japanese People
1960 Intellectual / Cultural historyA life-work series serialized in Bungakukai; planned in six volumes but left incomplete, it traces aspects of the Japanese spiritual tradition.
spiritual historyJapanese culturereligion and thought
Bibliography
- Literature in a Period of Transformation
- Human Education (An Attempt Toward Goethe)
- Notes on Ancient Temples of Yamato
- Problems of Contemporary History
- Research on the Spiritual History of the Japanese People (vol.1〜)
- On Love
- Salvation of the Modern Man
- The Fate of the Beauty-Goddess (early writings)
- Collected Essays on Life
- Collected Works of Kamei Katsuichiro (Kodansha)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- essayistic yet critical prosecultural criticism informed by Buddhist/religious perspectivesclear rhetoric with illustrative metaphors
- Recurring Motifs
- Buddhism and salvationspiritual history of Japanlove and theories of lifeancient temples and Japanese art
Health
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Esophageal cancer1966年（晩年）Metastasized to stomach and liver; he died at the cancer center in Tsukiji, Tokyo.
Legacy
Kamei Katsuichiro was a major literary and cultural critic active from the prewar to postwar periods, known for cultural criticism rooted in Buddhism and studies of Japan's spiritual history. He received the Japan Art Academy Prize (1964) and the Kikuchi Kan Prize (1965). The Kamei Katsuichiro Prize was established in his name in 1969.
Academic Societies
- Japan Art Academy
Archives
- Kodansha (materials related to collected works)
- National Diet Library (Japan) — holdings of works and related materials
- Hakodate City Culture and Sports Promotion Foundation — local archival materials
In Popular Culture
- Kamei Katsuichiro Prize (established 1969; suspended after 14 editions)
- Birthplace monument in Motomachi, Hakodate
Trivia
- A monument marking his birthplace stands in Motomachi, Hakodate.
- He is credited with naming the 'Harmonica Yokocho' shopping alley at Kichijoji Station north exit.
- He received the Japan Art Academy Prize in 1964 and the Kikuchi Kan Prize in 1965.