Naoki Sanjugo Award
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Tadao Oike
おおいけ ただお
Oike Tadao
Aliases:
小池 忠雄 / Koike Tadao
Pen Names:
Tadao Oike（Pen name used as a novelist (real name: Koike Tadao)）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1908-10-30 （Funaoka, Shibata District, Miyagi Prefecture (now Shibata Town), Japan）
- Died
- 1970-05-27 （Shibata, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan） age 61
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 1930-1970
- Influenced By
- Moto Furusawa, Jirō Osaragi, Shūgorō Yamamoto
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Second High School (Kyu-sei Daini Kōtō Gakkō) | — | Humanities (Bunka kōrui) | — | — | Japan |
| Tohoku Imperial University (now Tohoku University) | Faculty of Letters | — | — | — | Japan |
Old Second High School (Kyu-sei Daini Kōtō Gakkō)
Humanities (Bunka kōrui)
Country:
Japan
Graduated in the humanities stream (Bunka kōrui)
Tohoku Imperial University (now Tohoku University)
Faculty of Letters
Country:
Japan
Dropped out
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | Naoki Sanjugo Prize (8th) | Kabuto-kubi; Akitaguchi no Kyodai | — | — | Winner |
Naoki Sanjugo Prize (8th)
1939
Work:
Kabuto-kubi; Akitaguchi no Kyodai
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Kabuto-kubi
1938 Historical fiction (short story)A short historical story set in the Bakumatsu period focusing on the fate and loyalty of samurai. One of the works that contributed to his Naoki Prize win.
BakumatsuSamuraiLoyalty
Akitaguchi no Kyodai
1938 Historical fiction (short story)A short story set against the turmoil of the Meiji Restoration, portraying the conflict and relationships between brothers. Also contributed to his Naoki Prize.
Meiji RestorationFamilyConflict
Oranda Gakubei
Historical fictionA historical short/medium-length story; exact publication year is not specified in the available source.
Local historyHistorical events
Inochi no Kagiri (Part 1)
1944 FictionPart 1 of a work published in 1944. Released during wartime as part of a longer or serial work.
People under wartimeLife and death
Aru Shishi no Shōgai (The Life of a Certain Patriot)
1945 Historical / biographicalPublished under his real name Koike Tadao, a historical work depicting the life of a patriotic figure.
PatriotsBiographyBakumatsu
Ai no Sanga (Mountains and Rivers of Love)
1949 Girls' novel (juvenile fiction)A girls' novel published by Poplar Publishing; a fiction focusing on youth, growth and love.
YouthComing of ageLove
Shidan: The Japanese of St. Helena
1967 Historical essay / non-fictionA historical-essay style work compiling accounts about Japanese associated with St. Helena.
Historical accountsJapanese overseas history
Flames of the Era: People of the Meiji Boshin War
1970 Historical fiction / biographical historyA collection focusing on people of the Meiji Boshin War era, published in 1970.
Boshin WarMeiji RestorationBiographical history
Travels in Tohoku (co-authored)
1961 Travelogue / co-authoredA co-authored travelogue introducing the Tohoku region's culture and places, produced with other writers.
TravelogueRegional culture
Bibliography
- Oranda Gakubei
- Kabuto-kubi
- Akitaguchi no Kyodai
- Yoshiwara Tsutsumi no Adauchi
- Inochi no Kagiri (Part 1)
- Aru Shishi no Shōgai (as Koike Tadao)
- Ai no Sanga (girls' novel)
- Shidan: The Japanese of St. Helena
- Flames of the Era: People of the Meiji Boshin War
- Travels in Tohoku (co-authored)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Realistic historical fictionConcise prose often in short-story formEmphasis on local history and character depiction
- Recurring Motifs
- Bakumatsu and Meiji RestorationWays of the samuraiBrotherhood and family bondsLocal/regional pride
Legacy
A historical-fiction writer from Tohoku who was an early Naoki Prize recipient. Known for short historical stories about the Bakumatsu and Meiji Restoration and active in local social education.
Museums
- Sendai Literature Museum (may hold related materials) Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
Archives
- National Diet Library (holds records)
- Sendai Literature Museum (reference materials)
Trivia
- Real name: Koike Tadao.
- Won the 8th Naoki Sanjugo Prize for 'Kabuto-kubi' and 'Akitaguchi no Kyodai' in 1939.
- His eldest son is the poet Hikaru Koike.
- Attended Sendai Second Junior High (now Miyagi Prefectural Sendai Second High School) and graduated from the old Second High School; dropped out of Tohoku Imperial University (Faculty of Letters).
- Active in local social education; served as director of community centers in the Shibata area and wrote the school song for Funaoka Junior High School.