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Shinta Chō

ちょう しんた

Chō Shinta

ペンネーム: Shinta Chō(Pen name assigned (without his consent) by the newspaper when his serial began)

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1927-09-24 (Haneda, Ebara District, Tokyo Prefecture (now Ota-ku, Tokyo, Japan))
死没
2005-06-25 (Hospital in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan) 78歳
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese
居住地歴
Raised in Kamata (Tokyo) → Moved to Yokohama (postwar) → Shibuya (treatment and death)

経歴

職業
manga artist, picture book author, essayist, illustrator
活動期間
1948年〜2005年
影響を受けた人物
Ryuichi Yokoyama, Isao Kojima
影響を与えた人物
Contemporary picture book authors influenced by his nonsense style

学歴

Tokyo Municipal Kamata Technical School (predecessor of Tokyo Metropolitan Hitotsubashi High School)
国: Japan
Graduated from Kamata Technical School

受賞歴

Bungei Shunjū Manga Award
1959
対象作品: Oshaberi na Tamagoyaki (illustrations)
主催: Bungei Shunjū
結果: winner
International Comics Salon (Italy) — International Cartoon Award
1960
主催: International Comics Salon (Italy)
結果: winner
Tokyo Illustrators Club Award
1969
対象作品: Yoru Watashi no Otomodachi
主催: Tokyo Illustrators Club
結果: winner
Hans Christian Andersen Award — Commended Book
1974
対象作品: Oshaberi na Tamagoyaki
部門: 優良作品
主催: Hans Christian Andersen Award
結果: commended
Kodansha Publication Culture Award — Picture Book Prize
1977
対象作品: Haru Desu yo Fukuro Obasan
部門: 絵本賞
主催: Kodansha
結果: winner
Ministry of Health and Welfare — Children's Welfare Culture Encouragement Award
1978
対象作品: Boku no Crayon
主催: Ministry of Health and Welfare (Japan)
結果: winner
Ehon Nippon Grand Prize
1981
対象作品: Cabbage-kun
主催: Ehon Nippon
結果: winner
Shogakukan Art Award (Picture Book)
1984
対象作品: Zou no Tamago no Tamagoyaki
主催: Shogakukan
結果: winner
Ehon Nippon Grand Prize
1986
対象作品: Sakasama Lion (illustrations)
主催: Ehon Nippon
結果: winner
Iwatai Konami Literary Prize
1987
主催: Iwatai Konami Literary Prize
結果: winner
Robo no Ishi Juvenile Literature Award
1990
対象作品: Tori to Boku / Henteko Doubutsu Nikki
主催: Robo no Ishi Juvenile Literature Award
結果: winner
Sankei Children's Publishing Culture Award — Art Prize
1994
対象作品: Ohanashi Hiroba: Konna Koto tte Arukashira
部門: 美術賞
主催: Sankei Shimbun
結果: winner
Medal with Purple Ribbon
1994
主催: Government of Japan
結果: honor
Japan Picture Book Award
1999
対象作品: Gomu Atama Pontarou
主催: Japan Picture Book Award
結果: winner
Japan Picture Book Award — Grand Prize
2005
対象作品: Naita (illustrations)
部門: 大賞
主催: Japan Picture Book Award
結果: winner

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Boku no Crayon

picture book

A simple, humorous picture book for young children that expands imagination through color and narrative.

imaginationplay

Oshaberi na Tamagoyaki

children's book (illustrations)

A story by Teramura Teruo with illustrations by Chō, characterized by humor and nonsense elements.

humornonsense

Gomu Atama Pontarou

picture book

One of Chō's representative works, beloved for its whimsical ideas and soft illustrations.

whimsyanimals

全著作

  • Boku no Crayon (picture book)
  • Oshaberi na Tamagoyaki (illustrations)
  • Gomu Atama Pontarou (picture book)
  • Buriki no Omaru ni Matagarite (essays)

翻案

  • Some picture books adapted for TV/visual media (details unknown)

作品の翻訳

  • Works translated and held overseas (see national library records)

作風・主題

文体
humorous, nonsense-driven stylesimple line work and soft use of color
頻出モチーフ
animalseveryday incongruities and paradoxwordplay

健康

  • oropharyngeal cancer
    2000年頃から入退院を繰り返し、2005年に死去
    Repeated hospitalizations from around 2000 affected his creative activity in later years

評価・遺産

Known for a distinctive blend of humor and nonsense in picture books and manga, nicknamed 'the god of nonsense.' He had a major influence on children's literature and picture books.

資料所蔵先

  • Holdings in the National Diet Library and other domestic and international libraries

大衆文化への影響

  • Motifs from his picture books and illustrations are referenced by many authors and works

引用

  • Humorous developments and absurd (nonsense) plotting
    出典: Wikipedia article (description)

豆知識

  • Birth name was Shuji Suzuki (鈴木揫治).
  • Known as a collector of 'omaru'; authored 'Buriki no Omaru ni Matagarite'.