Kikuchi Kan Award
1 appearances
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Edition 3 (1941) award
Saisei Muroo
むろう さいせい
Muroo Saisei
Aliases:
室生 照道 / 魚眠洞 / 魚生 / 殘花 / 照文
Pen Names:
Akimoto Kenji
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1889-08-01 （Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan）
- Died
- 1962-03-26 （Toranomon, Minato, Tokyo, Japan） age 72
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- poet, novelist
- Active Years
- 1913-1962
- Affiliations
- Member of the Japan Art Academy
- Memberships
- Japan Art Academy
- Influenced By
- Sakutaro Hagiwara, Hakushu Kitahara, Bocho Yamamura
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanazawa Municipal Shoshomachi Junior High School | — | — | — | 1900-1902 | Japan |
Kanazawa Municipal Shoshomachi Junior High School
Period:
1900-1902
Country:
Japan
dropped out
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | Bungei Konwakai Prize | Ani Imouto | — | Bungei Konwakai | Winner |
| 1941 | Kikuchi Kan Prize | Senshi | — | — | Winner |
| 1957 | Yomiuri Literary Prize | Ankko | — | Yomiuri Shimbun | Winner |
| 1959 | Mainichi Publishing Culture Award | My Beloved Poet’s Biography | — | — | Winner |
| 1959 | Noma Literary Prize | Kagerofu Diary Remains | — | — | Winner |
Bungei Konwakai Prize
1935
Work:
Ani Imouto
Organization:
Bungei Konwakai
Result:
Winner
Kikuchi Kan Prize
1941
Work:
Senshi
Result:
Winner
Yomiuri Literary Prize
1957
Work:
Ankko
Organization:
Yomiuri Shimbun
Result:
Winner
Mainichi Publishing Culture Award
1959
Work:
My Beloved Poet’s Biography
Result:
Winner
Noma Literary Prize
1959
Work:
Kagerofu Diary Remains
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Yomiuri Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 9 (1957) award
Noma Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 12 (1959) award
Mainichi Publishing Culture Award
1 appearances
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Edition 13 (1959) award
Works
Major Works
Poems of Love
1918 poetry collectionLyric Petit Songs
1918 poetry collectionWhen One Awakens to Sexuality
1933 novelAni Imouto
1934 novelAnkko
1957 novelKagerofu Diary Remains
1958 novelThe Sorrow of Honey
1959 novelAdaptations
- Film 'Ani Imouto'
- Film 'Ankko'
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- modern lyrical poetryidealism
Health
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stomach ulcer1942-04Hospitalized for about 20 days
-
pneumonia1961-09Bedridden for a period
Legacy
He significantly influenced modern Japanese poetry and fiction.
Quotes
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Home is something to be thought of distantly, and something to be sung sadly
Source: Lyric Petit Songs (1923)
Trivia
- Although the hiragana spelling of his surname as 'むろう' is common, he himself used both 'むろう' and 'むろお'.