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Jun Okada

オカダ ジュン

Okada Jun

ペンネーム: Neberyon（Joint pen name used in collaboration with Ryōji Urakawa）

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1947-01-16 （Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan）
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese
居住地歴
Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan → Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan

経歴

職業
Children's literature author, Translator, Illustrator, Essayist, Elementary school teacher
活動期間
1975年〜
影響を受けた人物
The Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen, Miekichi Suzuki, Mimei Ogawa

学歴

Kobe University
Faculty of Education / Art Department
国: Japan
Graduated from Kobe University (Faculty of Education, Art); later became an elementary school teacher

受賞歴

Japan Children's Literature Association Newcomer Award
1981
対象作品: After-School Timetable
主催: Japan Children's Literature Association
結果: 受賞
Sankei Children's Publishing Culture Award
1984
対象作品: Sheltering from the Rain Under the Slide
主催: Sankei Shimbun
結果: 受賞
Utsunomiya Children's Award
1986
対象作品: Two-Minute Adventure
主催: Utsunomiya City
結果: 受賞
Japan Children's Literature Association Award
1987
対象作品: Catch the School Rabbit
主催: Japan Children's Literature Association
結果: 受賞
Akai Tori (Red Bird) Literary Prize
1988
対象作品: Stories Beyond the Door
主催: Akai Tori Prize Committee
結果: 受賞
Rohou no Ishi Children's Literature Award
1993
主催: Rohou no Ishi Prize Committee
結果: 受賞
Noma Children's Literature Prize
1995
対象作品: Tales of the Kosoado Forest (series)
主催: Noma Cultural Foundation
結果: 受賞
Sankei Children's Publishing Culture Award (Fuji TV Prize)
2013
対象作品: The Corner Where Wishes Come True
主催: Sankei Shimbun / Fuji TV
結果: 受賞
Sankei Children's Publishing Culture Award Grand Prize
2022
主催: Sankei Shimbun
結果: 受賞
Hyōgo Prefectural Cultural Award
2016
主催: Hyōgo Prefecture
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Tales of the Kosoado Forest

1994年 Children's literature

A series set in a mysterious forest where everyday life and another world overlap; children experience adventures, discoveries and subtle moral questions.

adventurecoming-of-agemysteryforest
映像化・舞台化
  • [Exhibition / Original art exhibition] Tales of the Kosoado Forest: Original Art Exhibition (2017)
翻訳
  • Published in Korean (selected volumes)

Two-Minute Adventure

1985年 Children's literature

An adventure about mysterious events occurring in a brief span of time; became a long-selling title and has been used in school materials and selected lists.

timeadventuremystery
映像化・舞台化
  • [Audio drama] Two-Minute Adventure (NHK-FM Youth Adventure) (2015)

Sheltering from the Rain Under the Slide

1984年 Children's literature

A short-story collection portraying children's everyday lives with sensitivity; stories such as "Sky Heights Orchestra" have been adopted for textbooks and teaching materials.

schoolfriendshipeveryday life

全著作

  • Munjakunju Is Not a Caterpillar (1979)
  • After-School Timetable (1981)
  • Sheltering from the Rain Under the Slide (1984)
  • Two-Minute Adventure (1985)
  • Tales of the Kosoado Forest (1994–2017)
  • From the Art Room Preparation Window (2012)

翻案

  • Birikkasu no Kamisama - NHK-FM Youth Adventure (2014; rebroadcast 2017)
  • Two-Minute Adventure - NHK-FM Youth Adventure (2015)

作品の翻訳

  • Professor P's Laboratory Again (Korean edition)
  • Humanity Do-Over Device (Korean edition)

作風・主題

文体
Narrative that mixes humor and the uncannyStructures that cleverly overlay reality and an alternate world
頻出モチーフ
doorsforestschoolmagic

評価・遺産

A highly regarded figure in children's literature for decades. Widely read for works such as the Kosoado Forest series; his works have been adapted for radio and translated overseas.

関連学会

  • Japan Children's Literature Association

大衆文化への影響

  • Audio drama adaptations on NHK-FM (Birikkasu no Kamisama; Two-Minute Adventure)

引用

  • There is a wonderful children's story writer named Jun Okada.
    出典: Masaaki Matsuoka (commentary in Sankei Shimbun) (2012年)

豆知識

  • Was active in the high school drama club
  • Serialized comics in the local monthly 'Kobe-kko' from 1968 to 2007