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第17回（1968年） award
Ryusuke Saito
さいとう りゅうすけ
Saito Ryusuke
ペンネーム:
Takakatsu（Real name (his birth name was Takakatsu)）
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1917-01-25 （Tokyo, Japan）
- 死没
- 1985-10-30 （Tokyo, Japan） 68歳
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
- 居住地歴
- Tokyo, Japan → Hokkaido, Japan (worked) → Akita Prefecture, Japan (worked)
経歴
- 職業
- Children's author, Journalist
- 活動期間
- 1950年〜1985年
- 所属
- Hokkaido Shimbun, Akita Sakigake Shinpo
- 影響を受けた人物
- Yuzo Yamamoto, Maxim Gorky
- 影響を与えた人物
- Ashibi Furuta, Teruo Jingu, Yoshitomo Imae, Noboru Fujita
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meiji University, Division of Literature (Specialized Course) | Faculty of Letters | Department of Literary Arts | — | — | Japan |
Meiji University, Division of Literature (Specialized Course)
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Literary Arts
国:
Japan
Influenced by Maxim Gorky while a student; entered inspired by Yuzo Yamamoto.
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Shogakukan Literary Prize (17th) | Bero-dashi Chonma | — | Shogakukan | winner |
| 1978 | Japan Children's Literature Association Award (18th) | Ten no Akuma (Sky's Red Horse) | — | Japan Children's Literature Association | winner |
| 1987 | Ehon Nippon Award (10th) | Someko and the Ogre | — | Ehon Nippon | winner |
| 1971 | Sankei Children's Publishing Culture Award | The Lantern-Seller's Mama-kko | — | Sankei Shimbun | winner |
Shogakukan Literary Prize (17th)
1968
対象作品:
Bero-dashi Chonma
主催:
Shogakukan
結果:
winner
Japan Children's Literature Association Award (18th)
1978
対象作品:
Ten no Akuma (Sky's Red Horse)
主催:
Japan Children's Literature Association
結果:
winner
Ehon Nippon Award (10th)
1987
対象作品:
Someko and the Ogre
主催:
Ehon Nippon
結果:
winner
Sankei Children's Publishing Culture Award
1971
対象作品:
The Lantern-Seller's Mama-kko
主催:
Sankei Shimbun
結果:
winner
受賞・候補エディション
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第18回（1978年） award
作品
代表作
Hachiro
1967年 Children's short stories / Folktale-styleA short story set around Hachirogata in Akita; uses folktale form while being original fiction by Saito.
folktalelocal lifelife and death
Bero-dashi Chonma
1967年 Short children's taleA creative tale inspired by the anecdote of Sakura Sogoro; notable for heavy use of dialect and onomatopoeia.
dialectcouragelegend
Mochi Mochi no Ki
1971年 Picture bookA picture book about a child's growth and courage; widely known with Jiro Takihira's illustrations.
coming of agecourageparent-child
映像化・舞台化
- [Film (Theatrical animation)] Mochi Mochi no Ki / 岡本 忠成 (1972)
Yuki
1969年 Long children's taleA novel-length children's tale about human relationships revolving around snow; adapted into a theatrical animation.
naturehuman dramaseasons
映像化・舞台化
- [Film (Theatrical animation)] Yuki / 今井 正 (1981)
Ten no Akuma (Sky's Red Horse)
1977年 Long children's taleA long children's tale with folktale elements. Received the Japan Children's Literature Association Award in 1978.
folktaleself-sacrificeadventure
全著作
- Hachiro
- Bero-dashi Chonma
- Shokunin-shu Mukashi Banashi
- Hanasaki-yama
- Miko
- Yuki
- The Lantern-Seller's Mama-kko
- Makeusagi
- Mochi Mochi no Ki
- Ten no Akuma
- Collected Works of Ryusuke Saito (12 vols.)
- Someko and the Ogre
翻案
- Mochi Mochi no Ki (film, 1972)
- Yuki (theatrical animation, 1981)
作風・主題
- 文体
- Robust prose incorporating folktale-like narrationFrequent use of dialect and onomatopoeia
- 頻出モチーフ
- life and deathdevotion/self-sacrificelocal folktalesnature
評価・遺産
A pioneering author in postwar children's literature who helped establish a new folktale-picture-book genre. Widely known for collaborations with illustrator Jiro Takihira, with works adopted in school curricula and an important place in children's literature history.
関連学会
- Japan Children's Literature Association
資料所蔵先
- National Diet Library (holdings)
- Iwasaki Shoten (publisher holdings)
豆知識
- His birth name was Takakatsu; he wrote under the name Ryusuke Saito.
- Known for long-term collaboration with illustrator Jiro Takihira.
- He stated that 'Bero-dashi Chonma' was inspired by the anecdote of Sakura Sogoro.