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Nobuhiko Kobayashi

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Kobayashi Nobuhiko

ペンネーム: Yumihiko Nakahara（Pen name）, William C. Flanagan（Pen name under the persona of an American who misunderstands Japan）, Hiroshi Miki（Alias used for original work adapted to TV and film）, Haruo Arima（Pen name）, Ruijūbei（Pen name）, Scott Kaiya（Pen name）

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1932-12-12 （Higashi Nihonbashi 2-18-5, Nihonbashi-ku, Tokyo (now Chuo-ku, Tokyo), Japan）
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese

経歴

職業
novelist, critic, columnist
活動期間
1963年〜
ノミネート
52nd Naoki Prize nominee for 'Suibōki', 74th Akutagawa Prize nominee for 'Oka no Ichizoku', 76th Akutagawa Prize nominee for 'Ie no Hata', 77th Akutagawa Prize nominee for 'Hachigatsu no Shiya', 79th Naoki Prize nominee for 'Tōjishi Kabushiki-gaisha', 80th Naoki Prize nominee for 'Mizusumashi no Machi', 8th Izumi Kyōka Prize for Literature nominee for Yume no Machi Sonota no Machi, 34th Mystery Writers of Japan Award nominee (long work division) for Shinshi Dōmei, 22nd Tanizaki Jun'ichirō Prize nominee for Bokutachi no Sukina Sensō, 14th Izumi Kyōka Prize for Literature nominee for Bokutachi no Sukina Sensō

学歴

Waseda University, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences / Department of English Literature
期間: 1951-1955
卒業年: 1955
国: Japan
Graduated from Department of English Literature. Thesis focused on William Makepeace Thackeray and the picaresque novel.

受賞歴

Newcomer Award of the Japan Art Academy
1973
対象作品: Nihon no Kigeki-jin
主催: Japan Art Academy
結果: 受賞
Kinema Junpo Readers' Award
1978
対象作品: Kobayashi Nobuhiko's column
主催: Kinema Junpo
結果: 受賞
Kinema Junpo Readers' Award
1981
対象作品: Kobayashi Nobuhiko's column
主催: Kinema Junpo
結果: 受賞
Kikuchi Kan Prize
2006
対象作品: Uranari
主催: Kikuchi Kan Prize
結果: 受賞
Kinema Junpo Special Award
2023
部門: 映画文化の発展に大きな功績
主催: Kinema Junpo
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

City of Vanity

1964年 Novel

Debut full-length novel under the pen name Yumihiko Nakahara. A comic novel including humor, initially difficult to establish in literary circles.

ComedyLiterary fictionWar experience

Adventure on Oyoyo Island

1970年 Children's literature

A work from the Oyoyo President series. A lighthearted parody.

ParodyHumor

Tang Lion Corporation

1978年 Novel

An entertainment work rich in parody.

ParodyComedyCorporate
映像化・舞台化
  • [Film] Tang Lion Corporation / 曽根中生 (1983)

作風・主題

文体
humor sketchescomic novelShitamachi Modernism
頻出モチーフ
comedianshumorTokyo's Shitamachi

健康

  • stroke
    2017年4月以降
    Left hemiplegia leading to rehabilitation and repeated hospitalizations.
  • left leg fractures
    2017年以降
    Repeated fractures necessitated rehospitalization.

評価・遺産

Made significant contributions to Japanese comedy and film criticism, established a unique humor literature style, and influenced many younger writers and critics.

大衆文化への影響

  • Known for activities as a multi-talent in media and television.
  • Famous as the founding editor of 'Hitchcock Magazine'.

引用

  • There is criticism of Prime Minister Koizumi as a bundle of narcissism and sadism. That is true, but essentially it is a manifestation of infantilism.
    出典: Weekly Bunshun, Nov 3, 2005, Nobuhiko Kobayashi 'Hon'ne wo Mosaeba' (2005年)

豆知識

  • Use of multiple pen names and their specific contexts.
  • Early childhood exposure to rakugo and comedy influenced his literature.
  • Editor-in-chief position at 'Hitchcock Magazine' marked literary debut.
  • Controversy over unauthorized use of 'Oyoyo' series gag.
  • Maintained detailed diaries used as source material for writings.