Naoki Sanjugo Award
1 appearances
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Edition 69 (1973) award
Hideo Osabe
おさべ ひでお
Osabe Hideo
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1934-09-03 （Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan）
- Died
- 2018-10-18 （Tokyo, Japan (residence)） age 84
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan → Tokyo, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, critic, film critic, editor, reporter, feature writer, screenwriter, film director
- Active Years
- 1957-2018
- Influenced By
- Dazai Osamu, Munakata Shiko, Nagisa Oshima (early supporter and friend)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hirosaki Taisei Elementary School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Hirosaki Municipal Third Junior High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Aomori Prefectural Hirosaki High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Waseda University, Second Faculty of Letters | Second Faculty of Letters | Department of Philosophy (left before graduation) | — | — | Japan |
Hirosaki Taisei Elementary School
Country:
Japan
Hirosaki Municipal Third Junior High School
Country:
Japan
Aomori Prefectural Hirosaki High School
Country:
Japan
Waseda University, Second Faculty of Letters
Second Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Philosophy (left before graduation)
Country:
Japan
Dropped out
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Naoki Prize (69th) | Tsugaru Jonkara-bushi; Tsugaru Yosare-bushi | — | Naoki Prize selection committee | winner |
| 1979 | Minister of Education Award for Fine Arts | Oni ga Kita — A Biography of Munakata Shiko | — | Agency for Cultural Affairs | winner |
| 1986 | Nitta Jiro Literary Prize (6th) | Unknown Battlefield | — | Nitta Jiro Literary Prize committee | winner |
| 2002 | Osaragi Jiro Prize | Cherries and Christ: Another Biography of Dazai Osamu | — | Osaragi Jiro Prize selection committee | winner |
| 2002 | Watsuji Tetsuro Cultural Award (15th) | Cherries and Christ: Another Biography of Dazai Osamu | — | Watsuji Tetsuro Cultural Award committee | winner |
| 2002 | Order of the Purple Ribbon | — | — | Government of Japan | recipient |
Naoki Prize (69th)
1973
Work:
Tsugaru Jonkara-bushi; Tsugaru Yosare-bushi
Organization:
Naoki Prize selection committee
Result:
winner
Minister of Education Award for Fine Arts
1979
Work:
Oni ga Kita — A Biography of Munakata Shiko
Organization:
Agency for Cultural Affairs
Result:
winner
Nitta Jiro Literary Prize (6th)
1986
Work:
Unknown Battlefield
Organization:
Nitta Jiro Literary Prize committee
Result:
winner
Osaragi Jiro Prize
2002
Work:
Cherries and Christ: Another Biography of Dazai Osamu
Organization:
Osaragi Jiro Prize selection committee
Result:
winner
Watsuji Tetsuro Cultural Award (15th)
2002
Work:
Cherries and Christ: Another Biography of Dazai Osamu
Organization:
Watsuji Tetsuro Cultural Award committee
Result:
winner
Order of the Purple Ribbon
2002
Organization:
Government of Japan
Result:
recipient
Awards & Nominations
Art Encouragement Prize for Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
1 appearances
-
Edition 30 (1980) award
Nitta Jiro Literary Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 6 (1987) award
Osaragi Jiro Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 29 (2002) award
Works
Major Works
Tsugaru Jonkara-bushi / Tsugaru Yosare-bushi
1973 Fiction (regional literature)A collection of short and mid-length fiction set in the Tsugaru region, focusing on local customs, people, and the Tsugaru shamisen tradition.
Tsugaru regionlocal identitymusic (Tsugaru shamisen)memory and tradition
Oni ga Kita — Biography of Munakata Shiko
1979 biographyA biographical study of Munakata Shiko, the printmaker from Tsugaru, exploring his life, work, and cultural context.
artbiographylocal history
Unknown Battlefield
1986 non-fiction / reportageA reportage-style work addressing battlefield experiences and the memory of war.
warmemoryreportage
Cherries and Christ: Another Biography of Dazai Osamu
2002 biographical studyA biographical study of Dazai Osamu presenting an alternative perspective, including the author's interpretations and source analysis.
literary historybiographyauthor study
Festival of Dreams (film)
1989 film (director / original story / screenplay)A film for which the author wrote the original story and screenplay and directed. It depicts young people engrossed in the Tsugaru shamisen, blending coming-of-age elements.
Tsugarumusicyouth / coming-of-age
Adaptations
- [film] Festival of Dreams / 長部日出雄 (1989)
Bibliography
- Escape to the Scaffold (1969)
- Tsugaru Yosare-bushi (1972)
- The Man Who Brought a Crocodile (1973)
- Tsugaru Jonkara-bushi (1973)
- Oni ga Kita: Munakata Shiko (1979)
- Unknown Battlefield (1986)
- Cherries and Christ: Another Biography of Dazai Osamu (2002)
Adaptations
- Festival of Dreams (1989 film — original story, screenplay, and director: Hideo Osabe)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- regionalist narrationcritical and reportage-style proseconcise, sometimes terse prose (noted for avoiding the repetition character '々')
- Recurring Motifs
- Tsugaru regionlocal memory and traditionmusic (Tsugaru shamisen)war and memorystudies of writers and artists
Health
-
ischemic heart failure2018年10月（死亡時）Died at home in October 2018 from ischemic heart failure; ended public activity
Legacy
A writer active across regional literature, biographical studies and film. Winner of the Naoki Prize and multiple other awards, he is highly regarded for his work on local culture and studies of artists.
Museums
- Hirosaki Local Literature Museum (holds related collections) Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan
Archives
- National Diet Library (holdings)
- Hirosaki Local Literature Museum (materials)
In Popular Culture
- Film adaptation 'Festival of Dreams' and other works brought regional culture to film
Trivia
- He was known for avoiding the repetition character '々' in his writing.
- Musician Kohei Otomo (Ōtomo Kōhei) is his nephew.