Naoki Sanjugo Award
1 appearances
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Edition 55 (1966) award
Tachihara Masaaki
たちはら まさあき
Tachihara Masaaki
Aliases:
金胤奎 / 김윤규 / 金井正秋 / 米本正秋 / 野村震太郎
Pen Names:
Tachihara Masaaki（Pen name used throughout his career; later legally adopted as his family name.）,
Kim Yun‑kyu（Birth name; used as byline for an early 1949 short story publication.）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1926-01-06 （Andong County, Gyeongsangbuk‑do, Korea (then under Japanese rule)）
- Died
- 1980-08-12 （Tsukiji, Chuo‑ku, Tokyo, Japan） age 54
- Nationality
- South Korea, Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Religion
- Rinzai Zen Buddhism (Buddhism)
- Residence History
- Andong County, Gyeongsangbuk‑do, Korea (birthplace) → Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan (raised) → Tokyo, Japan (adult life and death) → Nikaidō, Kamakura, Japan (burial place)
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, essayist, poet, editor
- Active Years
- 1949-1980
- Affiliations
- Core member and editor of the literary magazine "Sai", Editor‑in‑chief of Waseda Bungaku (Waseda Literature), seventh term
- Memberships
- Editor‑in‑chief, Waseda Bungaku (7th term), Contributing editor/member, literary magazine "Sai", Contributor to the literary magazine "Bungakusha" (organized by Niwa Fumio)
- Influenced By
- Kobayashi Hideo, Zeami and medieval Japanese literature
- Influenced
- Yoshida Tomoko, Furui Yukichi
- Nominations
- "Takigi Noh" (Akutagawa Prize nominee), "Kengasaki" (Akutagawa Prize nominee), "Urushi no Hana" (Naoki Prize nominee)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University (Senmon‑bu, former system) | Senmon‑bu (entered law faculty) | Japanese literature (auditor; did not complete degree) | — | 1945-? | Japan |
Waseda University (Senmon‑bu, former system)
Senmon‑bu (entered law faculty)
/ Japanese literature (auditor; did not complete degree)
Period:
1945-?
Country:
Japan
Entered law faculty in 1945, later audited Japanese literature courses and left without graduating (former Senmon‑bu system).
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Kindai Bungaku (Modern Literature) Award | "August Afternoon and Four Short Stories" | — | Kindai Bungaku Award Committee | 受賞 |
| 1966 | Naoki Prize | White Poppy | — | Naoki Prize Committee | 受賞 |
Kindai Bungaku (Modern Literature) Award
1961
Work:
"August Afternoon and Four Short Stories"
Organization:
Kindai Bungaku Award Committee
Result:
受賞
Naoki Prize
1966
Work:
White Poppy
Organization:
Naoki Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
White Poppy
1965 novelA novel depicting adult love; explores subtle emotions and aesthetic sensibility.
lovelonelinessaesthetics
Winter Journey
1969 novel (newspaper serial)A long‑form novel serialized in the Yomiuri Shimbun; one of his representative works, depicting winter landscapes and human drama.
winternostalgialoss
Remaining Snow
1974 novel (serial)Serialized in the Nihon Keizai Shimbun; a story about past and present, family and memory.
memoryfamilywinter scenery
Adaptations
- [TV drama] Remaining Snow (TV drama) (1974)
Takigi Noh
1964 short storyA short story that examines human psychology and aesthetics around Noh theater; reflects his deep knowledge of medieval performing arts.
Noh theatertraditionaesthetic sensibility
Adaptations
- [TV drama] Takigi Noh (TV drama adaptation) (1977)
For the Winter
1975 novel/short story collectionA work (or collection) portraying winter scenes and human relationships with delicate prose; includes essayistic elements.
winterlonelinesslandscape
Bibliography
- Takigi Noh: Selected Works of Tachihara Masaaki (1964)
- Kengasaki (1965)
- Lovers (1965)
- Urushi no Hana (1966)
- White Poppy (1970 edition)
- Winter Journey (1969)
- Remaining Snow (1974)
- For the Winter (1975)
- If You Keep It Secret, It Will Bloom (essays, 1971)
- Japanese Gardens (serial, 1977)
- Homeward (1980)
- That Year's Winter (serial, 1979)
Adaptations
- Takigi Noh (TV drama adaptation)
- Remaining Snow (TV drama adaptation)
- Lovers (TV drama adaptation; starring Nezu Jinpachi)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- a prose style deeply rooted in medieval Japanese literaturelyrical and tranquil descriptionsattention to subtle aesthetic sensibilities
- Recurring Motifs
- winter and snowNoh and traditional performing artsgardens and ceramicsloneliness and lossgastronomy and refined taste
Health
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esophageal cancer1979-1980He became ill around 1979 and was hospitalized in 1980. Admitted in April and died in August 1980; his illness affected his late work and activities.
Legacy
Tachihara Masaaki was a 20th‑century Japanese writer who moved between serious and popular literature. His works reflect a deep interest in medieval Japanese literature and a delicate aesthetic sensibility. As an editor he nurtured younger writers; his works have been widely circulated through collected editions, electronic complete works, and television adaptations.
In Popular Culture
- TV drama adaptations of works such as "Takigi Noh"; the 1977 broadcast edition was released on DVD in 2023.
- Collected works and electronic editions published by Kadokawa and Shogakukan.
Trivia
- Birth name was Kim Yun‑kyu (金胤奎); he published a short story under that name in 1949.
- He naturalized in Japan in 1947 and at one point used the surname Yonemoto (米本).
- As an editor he was central to the magazines "Sai" and served as editor‑in‑chief of Waseda Bungaku, mentoring many writers.
- He was known as a gourmet and collected antiques and ceramics.
- Died of esophageal cancer; reported posthumous Buddhist name is Ryōshōin Bonkai Zenmon Koji.