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Hiroshi Kawasaki

かわさき ひろし

Kawasaki Hiroshi

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1930-01-26 (Tokyo, Japan)
死没
2004-10-21 74歳
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese
居住地歴
Tokyo → Yokosuka, Kanagawa (postwar workplaces) → Yame, Fukuoka (evacuation during war)

経歴

職業
poet, radio/broadcast writer, lyricist, children's author, essayist
活動期間
1948年〜2004年
影響を受けた人物
Noriko Ibaragi, Shuntaro Tanikawa, Makoto Ooka
影響を与えた人物

学歴

Seinan Gakuin College (now Seinan Gakuin University)
English department (did not graduate) / English
期間: 1949-1951
国: Japan
Left school in 1951
Fukuoka Prefectural Yame Junior High School (now Yame High School)
国: Japan

受賞歴

Arts Encouragement Prize by the Minister of Education (broadcasting)
1970
対象作品: Jumbo Africa (radio drama, script)
部門: 放送部門
主催: Agency for Cultural Affairs (awarding body)
結果: 受賞
Medal with Purple Ribbon
1997
主催: Japanese government
結果: 受章
Agency for Cultural Affairs Arts Festival Award (Encouragement Prize)
1957
対象作品: When Fish Run (poetic drama)
主催: Agency for Cultural Affairs
結果: 受賞(奨励賞)
Agency for Cultural Affairs Arts Festival Award (Encouragement Prize)
1966
対象作品: When Fish Run, etc.
主催: Agency for Cultural Affairs
結果: 受賞(奨励賞)
Obunsha Children's Literature Prize
1979
対象作品: The Little Demon Wearing a Hat
主催: Obunsha Publishing
結果: 受賞
Mugen Prize
1980
対象作品: Food Shack
主催: Mugen Prize (organizer unknown)
結果: 受賞
Takami Jun Prize
1987
対象作品: Empty Biscuit Tin
主催: Takami Jun Prize Committee
結果: 受賞
Fujimura Memorial Rekitei Prize
1998
主催: Fujimura Memorial Rekitei Prize Committee
結果: 受賞
Kanagawa Culture Award
2000
主催: Kanagawa Prefecture
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Swan

1955年 poetry collection

Early poetry collection characterized by lyrical sensibility and a bright presence.

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When Fish Run

1958年 poetic drama / radio drama

A poetic drama that became well known as a radio script; one of his representative works.

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映像化・舞台化
  • [radio drama] When Fish Run (1956)

Empty Biscuit Tin

1985年 poetry collection

A collection of poems that gently observe children and everyday life.

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Food Shack

1980年 poetry collection

A collection reflecting his interest in dialect collection and regional language.

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全著作

  • Swan (1955)
  • On the Way Trees Think (1964)
  • Collected Poems of Hiroshi Kawasaki (1968)
  • When Fish Run (1958, poetic drama)
  • Food Shack (1980)
  • Empty Biscuit Tin (1985)

翻案

  • Komet-san (set to music, 1967)
  • When Fish Run (adapted as radio drama)

作風・主題

文体
bright, accessible lyrical styleuse of Japanese phonetics and dialectal expressions
頻出モチーフ
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評価・遺産

A poet who brought a distinctive lyricism to postwar Japanese poetry and celebrated the beauty of the Japanese language. Widely known for radio scripts, children's literature, and lyrics set to music.

大衆文化への影響

  • Several poems were set to music and used in school music programs and choral repertoires
  • Wrote lyrics for pieces used in the NHK National School Music Contest (multiple times)

豆知識

  • Co-founded the poetry magazine 'Kai' with Noriko Ibaragi.
  • Served as lyricist for the NHK National School Music Contest four times.
  • Actively collected dialects from across Japan.