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Shichihei Yamamoto

やまもと しちへい

Yamamoto Shichihei

ペンネーム: Isaya Bendsan(Pen name used in works like 'Japanese and Jews')

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1921-12-18 (Sangenjaya, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo)
死没
1991-12-10 (Yotsuya, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) 69歳
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese
宗教
Protestant 1937年受洗

経歴

職業
shop owner, critic
活動期間
1970年〜1991年

学歴

Aoyama Gakuin University College
Faculty of Higher Commercial Studies
期間: -1942
卒業年: 1942
国: Japan
Accelerated graduation during the Pacific War

受賞歴

Bungeishunju Readers' Prize
1973
対象作品: "Studies on 'Kuuki' (Atmosphere)"
主催: Bungeishunju
結果: 受賞
Kikuchi Kan Prize
1981
対象作品: "Creators of the Living God"
主催: Kikuchi Kan Prize
結果: 受賞
Wakayama Prefecture Cultural Award
1989
部門: 文化賞
主催: Wakayama Prefecture
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Studies on 'Kuuki' (Atmosphere)

1977年 Essay/Criticism

An essay analyzing Japanese social behavior through the concept of 'Kuuki' (atmosphere).

Japanese societyCultural studiesSocial psychology

Creators of the Living God

1983年 Historical criticism

A historical study exploring the formation of reverence for the emperor and its societal impact.

Imperial reverence thoughtPolitical philosophyJapanese history

The Execution of Lieutenant General Hong Si-ik

1986年 Biography

The life of Korean lieutenant general Hong Si-ik who served in the Japanese army amid complex circumstances.

MilitaryWar responsibilityModern Japanese history

作風・主題

文体
Clear proseSociocriticalHistorical analysis
頻出モチーフ
Kuuki (the atmosphere)Critique of spirit-based theoriesImperial reverence thoughtEssence of Japanese culture

健康

  • Pancreatic cancer
    最晩年
    Led to death at home.

評価・遺産

Shichihei Yamamoto was a prominent postwar Japanese critic who developed a unique intellectual framework known as "Yamamoto Studies." His works profoundly influenced Japanese behavioral patterns and historical consciousness.

関連学会

  • Japan Critics Association

引用

  • Justice exists first, then the feeling of justice, and ideology is the social science derived from it.
    出典: Conversation with Ryotaro Shiba (1993年)

豆知識

  • Pen name Isaya Bendsan was used as editor/composer name.
  • Critiqued spirit-based theories from WWII military experience.
  • Despite criticism, formed a unique Japanese cultural theory.