Dojin Magazine Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 2 (1955) award
Tetsuo Miura
みうら てつお
Miura Tetsuro
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1931-03-16 （Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, Japan）
- Died
- 2010-08-29 （Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan） age 79
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, essayist, junior high school teacher
- Active Years
- 1955-2010
- Affiliations
- Japan Art Academy
- Influenced By
- Masuji Ibuse, Tan Onuma
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University Faculty of Letters, First Department | Faculty of Letters | French Literature | 文学士 | 1953-1955 | Japan |
Waseda University Faculty of Letters, First Department
Faculty of Letters
/ French Literature
Degree:
文学士
Period:
1953-1955
Country:
Japan
Re-enrolled after withdrawal
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Dōjin Magazine Award | Around Fifteen | — | Shinchōsha | won |
| 1961 | Akutagawa Prize | Shinobu River | — | Bungeishunjū | won |
| 1976 | Noma Literary Prize | Handgun and Fifteen Short Stories | — | Noma Cultural Foundation | won |
| 1983 | Japan Literature Grand Prize | Ode to Youth | — | The Asahi Shimbun Company | won |
| 1985 | Osaragi Jiro Prize | People Traveling the White Night | — | Yomiuri Shimbun | won |
| 1990 | Kawabata Yasunari Literary Prize | Jinenjo | — | Bungeishunjū | won |
| 1991 | Ito Sei Literary Prize | Fellow Traveler | 小説部門 | Tokyo Sogensha | won |
| 1995 | Kawabata Yasunari Literary Prize | Bagworm | — | Bungeishunjū | won |
| 2007 | Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays | — | — | Government of Japan | received |
Dōjin Magazine Award
1955
Work:
Around Fifteen
Organization:
Shinchōsha
Result:
won
Akutagawa Prize
1961
Work:
Shinobu River
Organization:
Bungeishunjū
Result:
won
Noma Literary Prize
1976
Work:
Handgun and Fifteen Short Stories
Organization:
Noma Cultural Foundation
Result:
won
Japan Literature Grand Prize
1983
Work:
Ode to Youth
Organization:
The Asahi Shimbun Company
Result:
won
Osaragi Jiro Prize
1985
Work:
People Traveling the White Night
Organization:
Yomiuri Shimbun
Result:
won
Kawabata Yasunari Literary Prize
1990
Work:
Jinenjo
Organization:
Bungeishunjū
Result:
won
Ito Sei Literary Prize
1991
Work:
Fellow Traveler
Category:
小説部門
Organization:
Tokyo Sogensha
Result:
won
Kawabata Yasunari Literary Prize
1995
Work:
Bagworm
Organization:
Bungeishunjū
Result:
won
Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays
2007
Organization:
Government of Japan
Result:
received
Awards & Nominations
Akutagawa Prize
1 appearances
Noma Literary Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 29 (1976) award
Japan Literary Grand Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 15 (1983) award
Osaragi Jiro Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 12 (1985) award
Kawabata Yasunari Literary Award
2 appearances
-
Edition 17 (1990) award
-
Edition 22 (1995) award
Ito Sei Literary Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 2 (1991) award
Works
Major Works
Shinobu River
1961 Pure Love NovelA pure love novel set in Aomori.
familyTohokupoverty
Adaptations
- [Film] Shinobu River (1972)
Mayuko Alone
1963 NovelThe original work for NHK Asadora.
family
Adaptations
- [TV drama] Mayuko Alone (1963)
Yuta and the Mysterious Friends
1971 Children's LiteratureA children's book adapted into NHK's Youth Drama Series.
friendshipadventure
Adaptations
- [TV drama] Yuta and the Mysterious Friends (1971)
Orooro Note
1982 NovellaA novella depicting a famine in Edo period Tohoku.
historypoverty
Ode to Youth
1982 NovelA historical novel depicting the Tenshō embassy to Europe.
history
People Traveling the White Night
1984 NovelA requiem for a family.
familyrequiem
Bibliography
- Shinobu River
- Mayuko Alone
- Yuta and the Mysterious Friends
- Orooro Note
- Ode to Youth
- People Traveling the White Night
Adaptations
- Shinobu River
- Night Sorrow
- Bungo: Modest Desire
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyricalI-novel
- Recurring Motifs
- familyTohoku landscapespoverty
Health
-
congestive heart failure2010年8月cause of death
Legacy
He is regarded as a representative writer in the tradition of the Japanese I-novel.
Museums
- Aomori Museum of Modern Literature Aomori, Aomori Prefecture, Japan Opened in 1994
- Kanagawa Museum of Modern Literature Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Academic Societies
- Japan Art Academy
Archives
- Tetsuo Miura Collection (Kanagawa Museum of Modern Literature)
- Aomori Museum of Modern Literature archives
In Popular Culture
- NHK Asadora 'Mayuko Alone'
- Shiki Theatre Company musical 'Yuta and the Mysterious Friends'
Trivia
- In high school basketball club, he was nicknamed 'Hayabusa no Tetsu'