Kikuchi Kan Award
1回登壇
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第42回（1988年） award
Yoshiro Kato
かとう よしろう
Kato Yoshiro
ペンネーム:
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1925-06-25 （Yoyogahata Town, Toyotama District, Tokyo Prefecture (now Shibuya Ward, Tokyo)）
- 死没
- 2006-01-06 （Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo） 80歳
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
経歴
- 職業
- manga artist, talent
- 活動期間
- 1947年〜2001年
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kawabata Art School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Kawabata Art School
国:
Japan
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Bungeishunju Manga Award | Mappira-kun | — | Bungeishunju | winner |
| 1986 | Order of the Purple Ribbon | — | — | Japanese Government | recipient |
| 1988 | Kikuchi Kan Prize | — | — | Kikuchi Kan Prize Organization | winner |
| 1989 | NHK Broadcasting Culture Award | — | — | NHK | winner |
| 1996 | Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette | — | — | Japanese Government | recipient |
| 1999 | Japan Cartoonists Association Award, Minister of Education Award | Mappira-kun | — | Japan Cartoonists Association | winner |
| 2000 | Tokyo Metropolitan Cultural Award | — | — | Tokyo Metropolitan Government | recipient |
Bungeishunju Manga Award
1957
対象作品:
Mappira-kun
主催:
Bungeishunju
結果:
winner
Order of the Purple Ribbon
1986
主催:
Japanese Government
結果:
recipient
Kikuchi Kan Prize
1988
主催:
Kikuchi Kan Prize Organization
結果:
winner
NHK Broadcasting Culture Award
1989
主催:
NHK
結果:
winner
Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette
1996
主催:
Japanese Government
結果:
recipient
Japan Cartoonists Association Award, Minister of Education Award
1999
対象作品:
Mappira-kun
主催:
Japan Cartoonists Association
結果:
winner
Tokyo Metropolitan Cultural Award
2000
主催:
Tokyo Metropolitan Government
結果:
recipient
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Mappira-kun
1954年 4-panel mangaA 4-panel comic strip serialized in Mainichi Shimbun evening edition from 1954 to 2001. It ran for 47 years with over 13,615 episodes, an unprecedented record in national newspapers.
common people's lifenonsense
全著作
- Ahodara Manga Collection (1955, Dai Nippon Yubenkaikodansha)
- Modern Manga Vol. 1-4 - Yoshiro Kato Collection (1969, Chikuma Shobo)
- Mappira-kun (1956, Hakko)
- Mappira-kun Vol.1-10 (1988, Mainichi Shimbunsha)
- Ore wa Obake da zo Vol.1-2 (1966, Kodansha)
- Motemote Ojisan (1966, Kodansha)
- Senbiki no Ninja (1966, Kodansha)
- Senbiki no Ninja (1990, Pharaoh Planning)
- Onboro Jinsei (1966, Kodama Press)
- Ojisama Daimyo (1966, Kodama Press)
- Benben Monogatari (1966, Jitsugyo no Nihonsha Holiday Shinsho)
- Korikori Nippon (Simul Publishing)
作風・主題
- 文体
- sharp linessimple formshighly stylized character depictionsangular hand lettering
- 頻出モチーフ
- common life pathosnonsense
評価・遺産
Yoshiro Kato was known as one of the 'Postwar Trio' of manga artists, acclaimed for his unique satirical comics with lasting popularity. He also contributed to the manga community as chairman and president of the Japan Cartoonists Association.
豆知識
- Known for his distinctive messy curly hair and small neatly trimmed mustache.
- Spent up to a whole day drawing a single 4-panel comic strip.
- Served as a representative committee member of Nippon Kaigi and contributed to its official publication.
- Ran for the House of Councillors elections with many notable endorsers.