Kikuchi Kan Award
1 appearances
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Edition 29 (1975) award
Hidezo Kondo
こんどう ひでぞう
Kondo Hidezo
Pen Names:
Kondo Shuzo（Used in early career submissions and debut）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1908-02-15 （Inariyama, Sarashina District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan (now Chikuma)）
- Died
- 1979-03-23 （Musashino Ryōen Hospital (Ekoda), Tokyo, Japan） age 71
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Inariyama (now Chikuma), Nagano Prefecture, Japan → Tokyo (Asakusa, Kamiyacho, Ekoda/Nakano, etc.), Japan → Ueda, Nagano Prefecture (evacuated during WWII)
Career
- Occupations
- manga artist, cartoonist, political cartoonist
- Active Years
- 1929-1976
- Affiliations
- Yomiuri Shimbun, New Manga Faction Group (later Manga Group), New Japan Cartoonists Association (involved in founding), Japan Cartoonists Association (first chairman), Manga-sha (publisher/enterprise)
- Memberships
- New Manga Faction Group, New Japan Cartoonists Association, Manga Group, Japan Cartoonists Association
- Influenced By
- Georg Grosz, Ippei Okamoto, Ryuichi Yokoyama (influence on technique)
- Influenced
- Tatsumi Nishikawa, Eijiro Shiota, Keiichi Makino, Yukio Sugiura, Miyotaro Sagawa
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo Bijutsu Gakkō (attempted entrance; did not matriculate) | — | — | — | 1928頃（受験を断念） | Japan |
Tokyo Bijutsu Gakkō (attempted entrance; did not matriculate)
Period:
1928頃（受験を断念）
Country:
Japan
He attempted to enter Tokyo Bijutsu Gakkō around 1928 but lacked the required qualifications and did not enroll.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Medal with Purple Ribbon (Shiju Hōshō) | — | — | Government of Japan | 受章 |
| 1975 | Third Class, Order of the Sacred Treasure | — | — | Government of Japan | 受章 |
| 1975 | Kikuchi Kan Prize (23rd) | — | — | Kikuchi Kan Prize Committee | 受賞 |
Medal with Purple Ribbon (Shiju Hōshō)
1974
Organization:
Government of Japan
Result:
受章
Third Class, Order of the Sacred Treasure
1975
Organization:
Government of Japan
Result:
受章
Kikuchi Kan Prize (23rd)
1975
Organization:
Kikuchi Kan Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Ya Konnichiwa (interview series)
1954 essay / interviewA series of interview pieces published in the Yomiuri Shimbun with caricature illustrations; showcases Kondo's light-critical style.
caricaturesocial commentarycharacter observation
What Do People's Faces Tell?
1970 criticism / portraitureAn essay book discussing faces and caricature; a study of portraiture from the viewpoint of an illustrator.
caricatureobservationfacial expression
Manga Research Materials Vol.2: Manga Drawing Theory (co-authored)
1935 technique / researchA study and guide on manga drawing techniques; an important prewar resource on manga theory.
manga techniquesdrawing
Kyosai-kai (novel)
1955 novelA novel by Kondo, published as part of his wider writing activity beyond manga.
human relationshipshumor
Bibliography
- Manga Research Materials Vol.2: Manga Drawing Theory (1935)
- Home Science Manga (Tōei, 1942)
- Nippon Portraits Vol.1 & 2 (Orion, 1964)
- Ya Konnichiwa Vol.1-2 (Yomiuri Shimbun, 1954)
- What Do People's Faces Tell? (1970)
- Kyosai-kai (Tomobunsha, 1955)
- Hidezo's Pilgrimage (1954)
- Visits to Model Industrial Warriors (co-authored, 1943)
- Understanding the Security Treaty (Manga-sha, 1969)
- Electricity is the Heart: Considering Nuclear Power Generation (Manga-sha, 1974)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- style evolved from fine, angular pen drawings to brush-and-ink with watercolor-like touchesconcise, single-panel political satirecombined cartooning with essays and reportage
- Recurring Motifs
- caricatures (political figures)political and social satirehumor from the common people's perspective
Health
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stroke (cerebrovascular disease)1976年（発症）Resulted in right-side paralysis and speech impairment; led to effective retirement
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pneumonia1979年（死去）Died in hospital following pneumonia
Legacy
Hidezo Kondo was an influential political cartoonist active from the prewar through the postwar period who mentored many younger artists. His wartime activities and later involvement in political/public-relations pamphleteering made his legacy contested, though he received honors such as the Medal with Purple Ribbon and the Kikuchi Kan Prize.
Museums
- Chikuma City Furusato Manga Museum (formerly Koshoku Furusato Manga Museum) Inariyama, Chikuma City, Nagano Prefecture, Japan
Academic Societies
- Japan Cartoonists Association
Archives
- Holdings at Chikuma City Furusato Manga Museum
In Popular Culture
- The Yomiuri International Manga Award included a subsidiary 'Kondo Hidezo Prize' in his name
Quotes
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Manga is a pure art that combines painting and literature.
Source: Interview/essay (based on collected remarks) -
A writer who went with the tide; if the tide was wrong, then by writing to it one is culpable.
Source: Autobiographical draft (found posthumously)
Trivia
- Wore round fashion spectacles (pare of glasses) in his younger years
- Nicknamed 'Getazo-ojisan' by Ryuichi Yokoyama's children
- Became the first chairman of the Japan Cartoonists Association in 1964
- Suffered a stroke in 1976 and effectively retired thereafter