Tsubota Joji Literary Award
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Edition 1 (1985) award
Haruko Ota
おおた はるこ
Ota Haruko
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1947-11-12 （Odawara, Kanagawa, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Essayist
- Active Years
- 1967-
- Affiliations
- Japanese PEN Club
- Memberships
- Japanese PEN Club
- Influenced By
- Osamu Dazai
- Nominations
- 93rd Naoki Prize candidate
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meiji Gakuin University | Faculty of Letters | English and American Literature | — | — | Japan |
Meiji Gakuin University
Faculty of Letters
/ English and American Literature
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Fujin Koron Readers' Prize | Tsugaru | — | Fujin Koron | winner |
| 1986 | Tsubota Jōji Literary Prize | Kokorobae no Ki | — | Tsubota Jōji Literary Prize | winner |
| 1985 | Naoki Prize | Kokorobae no Ki | — | Naoki Prize | nominated |
Fujin Koron Readers' Prize
1967
Work:
Tsugaru
Organization:
Fujin Koron
Result:
winner
Tsubota Jōji Literary Prize
1986
Work:
Kokorobae no Ki
Organization:
Tsubota Jōji Literary Prize
Result:
winner
Naoki Prize
1985
Work:
Kokorobae no Ki
Organization:
Naoki Prize
Result:
nominated
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Shuki (Seventeen's Notebook)
1967 Autobiographical essayA notebook-like memoir recounting adolescent feelings and family memories. Later adapted into the film 'Shayō no Omokage'.
familycoming of agememory
Adaptations
- [Film] Shayō no Omokage / 斎藤光正 (1967)
Kokorobae no Ki
1985 Memoir / EssaysA recollection focused on her mother, Shizuko Ota, depicting her life and the mother-daughter relationship.
mother-daughterfamily historyloss and memory
Bibliography
- Shuki (Seventeen's Notebook)
- Seishun Shitsuren-ki
- Sky-Colored Album
- Nostalgia Art Museum
- Mari-chan's Little Mermaid
- Era-wiping Eera-chan: Haruko Ota's Fairy Tale House
- Mother's Fountain Pen
- Kokorobae no Ki
- My European Art Travelogue
- The Whimsical Lunchbox
- Two People's Promenade
- Mariko and My Art Museum
- Garbo Hat: Time of Mother, Daughter and Me
- Angels and Demons
- Bouquet from the Sky
- Little Stars Above the Sky
- Life in Paintings
- Blue Postcard
- Dreams Seen by Flowers
- Gifts of the Starry Sky
- Dreams Seen by the Wind
- Loving Hands
- Little Gods
- Stone Flowers: The Truth of Fumiko Hayashi
- Toward the Brighter Side: Father Osamu Dazai and Mother Shizuko Ota
- Now Is the Time
- When the Dream Fades: Tadayoshi Asai, Father of Modern Japanese Western-Style Painting
- Stars Scattered: Futabatei Shimei's Meiji
- Shonan Fantasy Art Museum: Stories Woven from Shonan's Famous Paintings
- Fantasy Art Museum: Stories Woven from Famous Paintings
Adaptations
- Shayō no Omokage (1967 film)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Concise, lyrical essayistic proseWritings that weave observations on art and family history
- Recurring Motifs
- familymother-daughter relationshipsvisual art / painting
Legacy
Known for memoirs and essays rooted in her upbringing as the daughter of Osamu Dazai and her focus on her mother Shizuko Ota, as well as for writings on art. Her works and media appearances have contributed to public interest in Dazai studies and family history.
Archives
- National Diet Library of Japan
In Popular Culture
- Film 'Shayō no Omokage' (1967)
Trivia
- Her father was the novelist Osamu Dazai.
- In 1967 the film 'Shayō no Omokage', based on her 'Shuki', was released.
- Her 1985 book 'Kokorobae no Ki' was a candidate for the 93rd Naoki Prize and she won the Tsubota Jōji Literary Prize the following year.
- She has a daughter named Mariko (born 1987); divorced in 2004 (citation needed).
- Member of the Japanese PEN Club.