Naoki Sanjugo Award
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Nobuyuki Tateno
たての のぶゆき
Tateno Nobuyuki
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1903-10-17 （Goi Town, Ichihara District, Chiba Prefecture (now Goi district, Ichihara City), Japan）
- Died
- 1971-10-25 age 68
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 1921-1971
- Affiliations
- Senki (editor; later editor-in-chief), All-Japan Proletarian Artists' League (NAPP; secretary-general), Japan PEN Club (served as secretary-general and vice president)
- Memberships
- Japan PEN Club
- Influenced By
- Utsubo Kubota, Takiji Kobayashi, Seizaburo Yamada
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kantō Middle School (old system; now Chiba Keiai High School) | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Kantō Middle School (old system; now Chiba Keiai High School)
Country:
Japan
Left before graduation (dropped out)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Naoki Prize (Naoki Sanjugo Award) | Rebellion | — | Naoki Prize Committee | Winner |
Naoki Prize (Naoki Sanjugo Award)
1953
Work:
Rebellion
Organization:
Naoki Prize Committee
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Rebellion
1952 Non-fiction novel (Modern history)A long non-fictional novel based on the February 26 Incident; it depicts the military rebellion and, through its background, examines the relationship between politics and the military in prewar and wartime Japan.
February 26 IncidentRebellionMilitary and politicsModern history
Adaptations
- [Stage] Rebellion (stage adaptation) (1953)
- [Film] Rebellion (film adaptation by Shintoho) (1954)
- [Film] Jusatsu (Execution) (film by Toei) (1964)
The Man Who Became a Target
1928 Short storyA short story based on the author's military experience, portraying the realities of military life from a soldier's perspective.
MilitaryLife of soldiersProletarian literature
The Meiji Emperor
1956 Historical novelA major multi-volume work (7 volumes) about the Meiji period, focusing on politics and the imperial household; it depicts the formation of modern Japan and its political leaders.
Meiji RestorationImperial householdModernization and politics
Adaptations
- [Stage] The Meiji Emperor (stage adaptation) (1962)
Bibliography
- Soldier's Ailment: Short Stories about Soldiers and Peasants (1929)
- Information (1930)
- New Theory of Art System: Proletarian Literature (co-authored, 1931)
- Nagare / Flow (1936)
- Nagare — Collected Long Novels Vol.14: Nobuyuki Tateno Collection (1937)
- Soil of the Rear (1939)
- Current Affairs Reader, Vol.2 (1939)
- Watchtower (1940)
- Yellow Earth Zone (1941)
- Firecrackers (1941)
- Chrysanthemum Scent (1942)
- The Ethics of Kin (1942)
- Forsythia (1942)
- Flowers of Tomorrow (1943)
- Storm over Peking: Record of the Boxer Rebellion (1944)
- Port Arthur Novel: 155 Days of Deadly Struggle and One Soldier's Life (1944)
- The Seagull (1947)
- Patterns of Life (1948)
- The Duke: Konoe Fumimaro (1950)
- The Sun Also Rises: Duke Konoe Fumimaro (1951)
- Rebellion (1952)
- Dreams Seen Awake (1953)
- Setting Sun (1954)
- Black Flowers (1955)
- The Tokyo Trial (1955)
- The Meiji Emperor (7 volumes, 1956–1959)
- Red and Black (1959)
- Annihilation / Destruction (1961)
- Youth Stories: That Era and Human Figures (1962)
- Showa Warlords / Military Clique (1963)
- The Occupation of Japan (1964)
- The Prime Minister's Official Residence (1966)
- Records of Vastness: Miyazaki Tōten and Sun Yat-sen (1966)
Adaptations
- Rebellion — stage adaptation (Shinkokugeki, 1953), film adaptation (Shintoho, 1954), Toei film 'Jusatsu' (1964)
- The Meiji Emperor — stage adaptation (1962)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Proletarian literatureSocially conscious realismHistorical non-fictional techniques
- Recurring Motifs
- MilitaryWarAnti-war themesState and the individualStructures of power
Legacy
Known for socially conscious works on modern and contemporary history; winner of the 1953 Naoki Prize for Rebellion. He was active in the Japan PEN Club and left a legacy in postwar historical novels and literary criticism.
Museums
- Iikoka Hachimangu Shrine (Nobuyuki Tateno literary monument) Goi district, Ichihara City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Academic Societies
- Japan PEN Club
Archives
- National Diet Library (holdings)
- Authority databases (VIAF / ISNI / NDL etc.)
In Popular Culture
- Stage and film adaptations of 'Rebellion' (1953 stage, 1954 Shintoho film, 1964 Toei 'Jusatsu')
Trivia
- Separated from his mother at age 4 and lost his father at 12; raised by his grandparents.
- Began writing tanka in middle school and was involved in the proletarian literature movement in the 1920s, founding and editing magazines.
- Was arrested in 1930 under the Peace Preservation Law and declared a political conversion while imprisoned.
- Won the 28th Naoki Prize in 1953 for 'Rebellion'.
- Served as secretary-general and vice president of the Japan PEN Club and was active in literary circles.
- His representative work 'Rebellion' was adapted for stage and screen; in 1964 Toei produced a film titled 'Jusatsu'.