Akutagawa Prize
1 appearances
Hiroo Sakata
さかた ひろお
Sakata Hiroo
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1925-10-18 （Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan）
- Died
- 2005-03-22 age 79
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Religion
- Christianity
Career
- Occupations
- poet, novelist, children's literature author, lyricist, radio producer
- Active Years
- 1951-2005
- Memberships
- Japan Art Academy
- Influenced By
- Mado Michio
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tezukayama Gakuin Elementary School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Osaka Prefectural Sumiyoshi Middle School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Kochi High School (old system) | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| University of Tokyo | Faculty of Letters | Department of Aesthetics | 学士 | — | Japan |
Tezukayama Gakuin Elementary School
Country:
Japan
Osaka Prefectural Sumiyoshi Middle School
Country:
Japan
Kochi High School (old system)
Country:
Japan
University of Tokyo
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Aesthetics
Degree:
学士
Year of Graduation:
1951
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Akutagawa Prize | — | — | Bungeishunjū | 受賞 |
| 1980 | Noma Children's Literature Award | — | — | Noma Cultural Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1984 | Mainichi Publishing Culture Award | My Ichizo Kobayashi: Purely, Righteously, Beautifully | 評伝 | The Mainichi Newspapers | 受賞 |
| 1986 | Iwaya Sazanami Literary Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1987 | Yasunari Kawabata Literary Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1995 | Order of the Sacred Treasure, Third Class | — | — | — | 受章 |
Akutagawa Prize
1975
Organization:
Bungeishunjū
Result:
受賞
Noma Children's Literature Award
1980
Organization:
Noma Cultural Foundation
Result:
受賞
Mainichi Publishing Culture Award
1984
Work:
My Ichizo Kobayashi: Purely, Righteously, Beautifully
Category:
評伝
Organization:
The Mainichi Newspapers
Result:
受賞
Iwaya Sazanami Literary Award
1986
Result:
受賞
Yasunari Kawabata Literary Prize
1987
Result:
受賞
Order of the Sacred Treasure, Third Class
1995
Result:
受章
Awards & Nominations
Noma Children's Literature Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 18 (1980) award
Mainichi Publishing Culture Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 38 (1984) award
Iwaya Sazanami Literature Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 9 (1986) award
Kawabata Yasunari Literary Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 14 (1987) award
Japan Art Academy Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 45 (1989) imperial prize
Works
Major Works
Soil Vessel
1975 NovelTragi-chan's Adventure
1980 Children's literatureMy Ichizo Kobayashi: Purely, Righteously, Beautifully
1983 BiographySea Route Eastward Expedition
1987 NovelBibliography
- Soil Vessel
- Tragi-chan's Adventure
- My Ichizo Kobayashi: Purely, Righteously, Beautifully
- Sea Route Eastward Expedition
Legacy
He was active in poetry, novels, children's literature, and lyric writing in modern Japanese literature, exerting significant influence on postwar literature.
Academic Societies
- Japan Art Academy
In Popular Culture
- Children's song 'Sacchan'
Trivia
- He was known as a longtime male fan of the Takarazuka Revue.