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Masamoto Nasu

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Nasu Masamoto

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1942-06-06 （Koi, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan）
死没
2021-07-22 （Hōfu, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan） 79歳
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese
居住地歴
Koi, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan → Hōfu, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan (resident from 1978 until later life)

経歴

職業
Writer, Children's author, Novelist
活動期間
1972年〜2021年
所属
Yamaguchi Prefectural University (formerly Yamaguchi Women's University) — part-time lecturer (children's literature)
所属団体
Japan Association of Children's Literature Authors (President, 15th), Akukan (co-founder of the children's literature collective 'Akukan')
影響を受けた人物
Kenji Miyazawa, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

学歴

Shimane Agricultural College (now Shimane University)
Faculty of Bioresource Sciences (Department of Forestry) / Department of Forestry
学位: 学士（農学）
国: Japan
Graduation thesis on natural enemies of the pine shoot borer; specialized in forest entomology.

受賞歴

Gakken Children's Literature Award (Honorable Mention)
1972
対象作品: Treasure of the Headless Jizo
主催: Gakken
結果: winner
Ehon Nippon Award
1989
主催: Ehon Nippon Award Committee
結果: winner
Rohbo no Ishi Literary Award
1994
対象作品: The Sky of the Con Artists
主催: Rohbo no Ishi Award Committee
結果: winner
Japan Association of Children's Literature Authors Award
1995
主催: Japan Association of Children's Literature Authors
結果: winner
Sankei Children's Publishing Culture Award
1996
主催: Sankei Shimbun
結果: winner
Iwaya Sazanami Literary Award
1999
主催: Iwaya Sazanami Award Committee
結果: winner
Noma Children's Literature Award
2000
対象作品: Zukkoke Trio: Back to the Future
主催: Noma Cultural Foundation
結果: winner
Sankei Children's Publishing Culture Award
2004
主催: Sankei Shimbun
結果: winner
Japan Association of Children's Literature Authors Award (Special Prize)
2005
主催: Japan Association of Children's Literature Authors
結果: winner
Japan Association of Children's Literature Authors Award
2012
主催: Japan Association of Children's Literature Authors
結果: winner
JXTG Children's Culture Award
2019
主催: JXTG
結果: winner

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Go! The Zukkoke Trio

1978年 Children's literature (series)

A children's adventure series started in 1978 about a trio of elementary-school friends who get involved in mysteries and adventures; the series enjoyed long-running popularity.

friendshipadventurecoming-of-age
映像化・舞台化
  • [TV drama] Zukkoke Trio (TV drama) (1985)
  • [TV anime] Zukkoke Trio (anime) (2004)

A Distant Journey in the Attic

1975年 Children's literature (parallel world / alternate history)

A challenging work that sends children into a parallel world where Japan won the Pacific War; intended to provoke thought about war as an ongoing potential reality.

warethicsre-examining history

We Head to the Sea

1980年 Children's literature

A story of boys' summer adventures and friendships; regarded as one of Nasu's ambitious works.

adventurefriendshipgrowth

The Sky of the Con Artists

1994年 Children's literature

A socially conscious children's book that won the Rohbo no Ishi Literary Award in 1994.

social issueshuman relationships

全著作

  • Treasure of the Headless Jizo (1972)
  • A Distant Journey in the Attic (1975)
  • Go! The Zukkoke Trio (1978–2004, series)
  • We Head to the Sea (1980)
  • The Sky of the Con Artists (1994)

翻案

  • TV drama adaptation (Kansai TV etc., 1985)
  • TV anime adaptation (2004)
  • NHK-E TV drama adaptation (1999)

作風・主題

文体
lively narrationhumor and entertainmentoccasionally incorporates social themes
頻出モチーフ
friendship and camaraderieadventure and detective storiesmemories of the atomic bombing and war (treated seriously in some works)

健康

  • Emphysema
    2021
    Collapsed at home and was transported to hospital; died due to emphysema in 2021.

評価・遺産

Bestknown for the long-running 'Zukkoke Trio' series, Nasu was one of Japan's most popular children's authors, with millions of copies sold for the series; he contributed to diversification of children's literature and influenced later writers.

関連学会

  • Japan Association of Children's Literature Authors

資料所蔵先

  • Japan Association of Children's Literature Authors (recipient of Nasu's copyrights)

大衆文化への影響

  • Numerous media adaptations of the 'Zukkoke Trio' series, including TV dramas and an anime

引用

  • After all, a writer must persistently keep writing. It is precisely because I kept writing that I have reached today.
    出典: Acceptance comment / interview

豆知識

  • Reportedly exposed to the Hiroshima atomic bombing at age 3 (based on his accounts)
  • Bequeathed copyrights of his works to the Japan Association of Children's Literature Authors
  • Once called himself the 'king without a crown' referring to long period without awards