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Mantaro Kubota

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Kubota Mantaro

ペンネーム: Chino Kikujirō（Pen name used for some plays and early submissions）, （Haiku pseudonym (early)）, （Haiku pseudonym (later)）

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1889-11-07 （Asakusa (Tawaramachi), Tokyo, Japan (now Taito-ku, Tokyo)）
死没
1963-05-06 （Ichigaya Kagacho, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan (at the residence of Ryūzaburō Umehara)） 73歳
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese
宗教
Buddhism (Soto Zen)
居住地歴
Asakusa (birthplace, childhood) → Komagata (Komagata area, Tokyo) → Tabata (Takinogawa area, Tokyo)

経歴

職業
Novelist, Playwright, Haiku poet
活動期間
1912年〜1963年
所属
Japan Art Academy, Japan Theatre Association (served as president), NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) (advisor/board member)
所属団体
Member, Japan Art Academy, President, Japan Theatre Association, Honorary member, Japan Writers' Association
影響を受けた人物
Mori Ōgai, Nagai Kafū, Izumi Kyōka, Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
影響を与えた人物
Matsutarō Kawaguchi (protégé), Postwar theatre practitioners, directors in Shinpa and Shingeki

学歴

Keio University, Faculty of Letters
Faculty of Letters / Department of Literature
学位: 学士 (Bachelor of Arts)
期間: 1911-1914
卒業年: 1914
国: Japan
Gained attention for his plays while still a student

受賞歴

Kikuchi Kan Prize
1942
主催: Japan Literary Promotion Society
結果: 受賞
NHK Broadcasting Culture Award
1951
主催: NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation)
結果: 受章
Yomiuri Literary Prize
1957
対象作品: San no Tori
主催: Yomiuri Shimbun
結果: 受賞
Order of Culture
1957
主催: Government of Japan
結果: 受章
Junior Third Rank (posthumous)
1963
主催: Government of Japan
結果: 叙位
Order of the Sacred Treasure, First Class
1963
主催: Government of Japan
結果: 受章

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Asakusa

1912年 Short fiction / Novel

Debut work. A short piece set in Asakusa portraying downtown Tokyo life.

Downtown lifeEveryday sentimental narratives

Suegare (Suegare)

1924年 Fiction / Short story collection

Collection of short stories depicting people and scenes around Asakusa. Later reprinted.

Edo atmosphereUrban common people's life

Michi Shiba (haiku collection)

1927年 Haiku

First haiku collection; includes a preface by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa.

Seasonal imageryDowntown life

Hanabie

1938年 Novel / Fiction

A prewar work exploring human relationships and moods; a collection of mid-length pieces and short stories.

Human relationshipsNostalgia

Shiseijin

1950年 Novel

A postwar long-form work depicting the lives of ordinary citizens.

Postwar societyCommon people

San no Tori

1956年 Novel

One of his notable late works; its publication led to the Yomiuri Literary Prize.

Downtown lifeHuman sentiment

全著作

  • Asagao
  • Asakusa
  • Yuki
  • Wakaruru Toki
  • Shitamachi Johwa
  • Asakusa Monogatari
  • From Komagata
  • Tokyo Yawa
  • Days of Love: New Tokyo Yawa
  • Mantaro Plays Collection
  • Fukuro and Children
  • Aosagi
  • Amazora
  • From Mitsugimachi
  • Roshiba
  • Suegare
  • Saishi
  • The Toy Shop Trial
  • Kuregata / Tsukiyo
  • If Lonely
  • Modern Plays Collection: Winter
  • Kokorogokoro
  • Haiku Collection: Michi Shiba
  • Yogara
  • Ugo
  • Shundoro
  • Umisuzume
  • Kataru
  • Kadode (play collection)
  • Tsukiakari / Machinaka
  • Haiku Collection: Momochidori
  • Mozuya Shunkin (play)
  • Yakochū
  • Wakarejimo
  • Poor Girl / About Moving / Hagi
  • Haiku Collection: Yukigegawa
  • Sanutei Yawa
  • At the Fish Pond
  • Kokikushō
  • Yae Hitoe (essays)
  • Kubota Mantaro Haiku Collection
  • Water's Scent
  • Hagi Susuki
  • Theatrical Training
  • Sounds of Town
  • Under the Moon
  • This Is It
  • Once Upon a Time (essays)
  • Aburaderi
  • Without Saying to Anyone
  • Akikusa Banashi
  • September (Kaya)
  • Tablecloth Given by the North Wind
  • Shiseijin / Ushirokage
  • Shadow of Trees
  • Oslo
  • Zankiku Cho
  • Sound of Snow
  • San no Tori
  • Kaji Musuko
  • Asakusa Fudoki
  • Record of Regrets
  • Haiku Collection: Rūgushō
  • Yoshiya Wazakure: Kubota Mantaro Short Pieces
  • Old Companions
  • After 'Rūgushō' Haiku Collection

翻案

  • Mozuya Shunkin (stage play adaptation of Tanizaki Jun'ichirō's Shunkinshō by Kubota)
  • Stage performances of various plays (performed by Shinpa, Shingeki, Bungakuza, etc.)

作風・主題

文体
Plain, everyday diction rooted in common lifeSentimental narratives incorporating Edo-era atmosphereConcise haiku style with lingering implication
頻出モチーフ
Downtown lifeEdo atmosphereSeasonal imagery (haiku)Everyday lives of common people

健康

  • Aspiration choking (accidental death)
    1963-05-06
    Sudden death ended ongoing literary and public activities

評価・遺産

Through works focusing on Asakusa and downtown culture, and long activity in plays and haiku, he left a significant imprint on modern Japanese literature and theatre. He donated his copyrights to Keio University; memorial lectures and haiku stones remain around Japan.

関連学会

  • Japan Art Academy
  • Japan Theatre Association

資料所蔵先

  • Keio University Library (donation of works and collections)

大衆文化への影響

  • Haiku monuments in various locations (Kuwana, Asakusa Shrine, Keio University, etc.)
  • Featured in stage productions and literary studies focused on Asakusa

引用

  • Takeuma ya iroha ni hohe to chirijiri ni
    出典: Representative haiku (inscribed on haiku monuments)
  • Yudōfu ya inochi no hate no usuakari
    出典: Late-period haiku (collected in haiku collections)

豆知識

  • Used the pen name Chino Kikujirō; haiku pen-names included '暮雨' and '傘雨'.
  • Donated copyrights to Keio University (which holds a memorial lecture series).
  • Awarded the Order of Culture in 1957 and won the Yomiuri Literary Prize in 1957 (for 'San no Tori').
  • Died suddenly in 1963 after accidentally choking on shellfish at a banquet.
  • Founded and edited the haiku magazine 'Shuntō' (Shuntō/Harutō).