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Itoko Koyama

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Koyama Itoko

別名: 池本 イト / 小山 イト

プロフィール

性別
女性
生誕
1901-07-13 （Shinohara, Ōshino Village, Nagaoka District, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan (now Nankoku City)）
死没
1989-07-25 88歳
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese
居住地歴
Ōshino Village, Nagaoka District, Kōchi Prefecture (now Nankoku City), Japan → Fukuoka (attended Fukuoka Women's Normal School) → Izumi-cho, Suginami Ward, Tokyo, Japan

経歴

職業
Novelist, Advice columnist (life advice)
活動期間
1933年〜1989年
所属
Contributor to the 'Hinotori' literary group, Haōju tanka group, Japan–Hungary Relief Association (leading figure)
所属団体
Japan–Hungary Relief Association, Member / contributor, 'Hinotori' literary group
影響を受けた人物
Hashida Tosei
ノミネート
Akutagawa Prize preliminary candidate (2nd half 1938), Women's Literary Award nominee (1947, 1948)

学歴

Fukuoka Women's Normal School (now Fukuoka University of Education)
国: Japan
Studied under tanka poet Hashida Tosei while at school.

受賞歴

Winner, Fujin Koron contest (Kaimonbashi)
1933
対象作品: Kaimonbashi
主催: Fujin Koron (Japanese women's magazine)
結果: Winner
Chūōkōron manuscript contest, second prize (Deep Night)
1934
対象作品: Shinya / "Midnight"
主催: Chūōkōron
結果: Second prize
Akutagawa Prize preliminary candidate ("4A格")
1938
対象作品: 4A-kaku (Special)
主催: Akutagawa Prize selection committee
結果: Preliminary candidate
Women's Literary Award nominee (Yashi Shinju)
1947
主催: Women's Literary Award
結果: Nominated
Women's Literary Award nominee (Yashi Shinju)
1948
主催: Women's Literary Award
結果: Nominated
Naoki Prize (23rd session, "Probation")
1950
対象作品: Probation
主催: Naoki Prize selection committee
結果: Winner

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Probation

1950年 Chūkan (middlebrow) fiction / Popular fiction

A human drama grounded in social issues. Characteristic of Koyama's work are depictions based on meticulous research and a sincere humanistic tone.

Social issuesHuman relationshipsMorality and ethics
映像化・舞台化
  • [Film] Probation / 佐分利信 (1950)

The Sea Is Never Full

1958年 Autobiographical novel

A multi-part autobiographical novel that weaves youthful experiences, romantic affairs and social observations into a portrait of the author's life.

AutobiographyRomanceFemale independence

Kaimonbashi

1933年 Short story

Her debut short story, which won a contest in Fujin Koron and marked her literary debut.

Debut / beginningsFemale perspective

全著作

翻案

  • Toki no Teisō (film, 1948, dir. Yoshimura Ren)
  • Probation (film, 1950, dir. Saburi Shin)
  • How Many Times Do Roses Bloom (film, 1955, dir. Kinugasa Teinosuke)

作風・主題

文体
Realistic depiction based on meticulous researchA sincere humanistic toneNarrative style aligned with middlebrow and popular fiction
頻出モチーフ
Female independenceMarriage, divorce and gender relationsSocial injustice and redemption

評価・遺産

Known for socially aware works based on meticulous research, Koyama received recognition including the 23rd Naoki Prize for 'Probation'. Several of her works were adapted into films and reached a wide readership. She also attracted public attention when a serial about Empress Michiko was halted.

記念館・博物館

  • Kōchi Prefectural Literature Museum (holds related materials) Kōchi Prefecture, Japan

資料所蔵先

  • National Diet Library of Japan (reference holdings)
  • Kōchi Prefectural Literature Museum

大衆文化への影響

  • Several works were adapted for film, contributing to postwar popular culture.
  • Known as an answerer for Yomiuri Shimbun's 'Jinsei Annai' advice column.

豆知識

  • Born Ikemoto Ito; at age 19 (1920) she was forced into marriage by her father.
  • After marriage(s) and divorces she became known as Koyama (divorced twice).
  • Awarded the 23rd Naoki Prize for 'Probation' (1950).
  • Involved in a controversy when her serial 'Michiko-sama' in the magazine Heibon was halted after a request from the Imperial Household Agency (1963).
  • Active in aid for Hungarian refugees as a leading figure of the Japan–Hungary Relief Association.
  • Several of her works were adapted into films.
  • Served as an answerer for Yomiuri Shimbun's life-advice column 'Jinsei Annai'.