Naoki Sanjugo Award
2回登壇
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第24回（1950年 第2回開催） award
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第26回（1951年 第2回開催） award
Renzaburo Shibata
しばた れんざぶろう
Shibata Renzaburō
別名:
齋藤 錬三郎 / 柴練 / シバレン
ペンネーム:
Kimio Tetsuzō（Pen name used early in his career (used for early works such as 'Jūen Shihei')）
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1917-03-26 （Tsuruyama Village, Oku District, Okayama Prefecture, Japan (now Bizen)）
- 死没
- 1978-06-30 （Shinanomachi, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan (Keio University Hospital)） 61歳
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
- 居住地歴
- Bizen (formerly Tsuruyama Village) → Tokyo (Shinjuku, Shinanomachi) → Karuizawa (owned a villa)
経歴
- 職業
- Novelist, Non-fiction writer, Editor, Lyricist, Sinologist
- 活動期間
- 1938年〜1978年
- 所属
- Nihon Dokusho Shimbun (Editor-in-chief), Japan Publishing Association (staff)
- 所属団体
- Naoki Prize selection committee member (1966–1977), Selection committee member for the Shōsetsu Gendai Newcomer Award
- 影響を受けた人物
- Lu Xun, French modernist literature
- 影響を与えた人物
- Gomi Kōsuke, Fujisawa Shūhei
- ノミネート
- Akutagawa Prize (nominated for 'Death Mask', 1951)
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keio University, Faculty of Letters, Department of Chinese Literature | Faculty of Letters | Department of Chinese Literature | 学士 | 1938-1940 | Japan |
Keio University, Faculty of Letters, Department of Chinese Literature
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Chinese Literature
学位:
学士
期間:
1938-1940
卒業年:
1940
国:
Japan
Transferred from the medical preparatory course to the Faculty of Letters preparatory course and majored in Chinese literature. Graduation thesis on Lu Xun.
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Naoki Prize | Descendants of Jesus | — | Naoki Prize Selection Committee | Winner |
| 1970 | Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Prize | Sangokushi: Heroes Are Here | — | Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Prize Committee | Winner |
| 1976 | Best Dresser Award | — | — | Best Dresser Award Committee | Winner |
Naoki Prize
1952
対象作品:
Descendants of Jesus
主催:
Naoki Prize Selection Committee
結果:
Winner
Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Prize
1970
対象作品:
Sangokushi: Heroes Are Here
主催:
Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Prize Committee
結果:
Winner
Best Dresser Award
1976
主催:
Best Dresser Award Committee
結果:
Winner
受賞・候補エディション
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第4回（1970年） award
作品
代表作
Descendants of Jesus
1952年 Historical novelA historical novel that explores human relationships and fate against religious and historical backdrops. One of the works that earned him the Naoki Prize.
religionpowerfatenihilism
Nemuri Kyoshiro (Nemuri Kyoshiro series)
1956年 Jidaigeki / Swordsman fictionA series of standalone stories featuring the nihilistic swordsman Nemuri Kyoshiro. Popular postwar and instrumental in the swordsman-fiction boom.
swordsmanshipsolituderevengeduty and human emotion
映像化・舞台化
- [TV drama] Nemuri Kyoshiro (TV series) / Various (1972)
Red Shadow (Akai Kagebōshi)
1960年 Historical novel (with ninja-fiction elements)A historical novel centered on ninja themes. Serialized in weekly magazines and became one of his popular long-form works.
ninjaintrigueloyaltyaction
映像化・舞台化
- [Film] Red Shadow / 小沢茂弘 (1961)
Tokugawa Taiheiki
1965年 Historical novelA panoramic historical novel set in the Edo period. Based on newspaper serializations, presented as a series.
politicspower strugglesbushidō
Sanada Ten Braves
1975年 Historical fictionA historical adventure focusing on Sanada Yukimura and his Ten Braves. He wrote the original material for the NHK puppetry series.
loyaltyheroismcompanionship
映像化・舞台化
- [Puppet show (TV)] Sanada Ten Braves (NHK puppet show) / NHK Production (1975)
Goken Zangurō (Goken Zankurō)
1976年 Historical fictionA jidaigeki novel that combines swordplay and human drama. Published after newspaper serialization.
swordsmanshipdutyhumanity
全著作
- Jūen Shihei (Debut story)
- Descendants of Jesus
- Nemuri Kyoshiro series
- Red Shadow
- Tokugawa Taiheiki
- Sanada Ten Braves
- Goken Zankurō
翻案
- The 8th Cell (film, 1956)
- Red Shadow (film, 1961)
- Sanada Ten Braves (NHK puppet show, 1975-77)
作家による翻訳
- José Giovanni, 'Le Gitan' (translated by Shibata; published 1976)
作風・主題
- 文体
- Storytelling influenced by kōdan (oral/lecture-story) styleBlend of popular appeal and scholarly learningClear, entertainment-driven narrative
- 頻出モチーフ
- swords and swordsmensolitary heroesloyalty and revengenihilism
健康
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Cor pulmonale (pulmonary heart disease)1978Died of cor pulmonale at Keio University Hospital in 1978. He passed away while serializing works such as 'Fukushū Shijūshichi-shi'.
評価・遺産
He revitalized swordsman and period fiction and left a major mark on postwar popular literature. Posthumous collected editions were published and the Shibata Renzaburō Prize was established in his honor.
記念館・博物館
- Kibiji Literary Museum (hosts related exhibitions) Bizen, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
関連学会
- Popular Literature Research Association
資料所蔵先
- Bizen City Historical and Folkloric Museum (holds related materials)
- Keio University Library (holds related materials)
大衆文化への影響
- Nemuri Kyoshiro (adapted into TV dramas and films)
- Sanada Ten Braves (original material for NHK puppet show)
- Model for a character in the TV drama 'Toto-neechan' and other cultural references
引用
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Shibata's works had a reality beneath a rich imagination. He truly possessed literary cultivation and an aesthetic sense.
出典: Shōtarō Ikenami (comment on the occasion of Shibata's death) (1978年) -
Not merely aiming for absurdity or eroticism; his work is constructed on a foundation of scholarship learned from Chinese literature and French modernism.
出典: Hideki Ozaki (literary commentary) (1978年)
豆知識
- He was a dandy who favored fashion brands such as Valentino and Yves Saint Laurent.
- He received a Best Dresser Award in 1976.
- His car was said to be a Mercedes-Benz.
- Owned a former foreigner's villa in Karuizawa.
- Wrote the lyrics for the local 'Tsuruyama Ondo' at the request of Tsuruyama Elementary School.