Fujimura Memorial Rekitei Award
1 appearances
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Edition 41 (2003) award
Takaaki Yoshimoto
よしもと たかあき
Yoshimoto Takaaki
Pen Names:
Itsumi Akira（Pen name used for some poems and early publications）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1924-11-25 （Tsukishima, Tokyo (then Tokyo City), Japan）
- Died
- 2012-03-16 （Sendagi, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan） age 87
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Religion
- Buddhism (influenced by Shinran / Jōdo thought)
- Residence History
- Tsukishima (birth) / Tokyo → Tabata (residence / activity) → Sendagi, Bunkyo (place of death) → Suginami (burial site)
Career
- Occupations
- poet, critic, thinker
- Active Years
- 1952-2012
- Affiliations
- Member of the poetry magazine 'Arechi' (1950s), Founder and editor of the journal 'Shikō' (1961–1997), Visiting professor at Tokyo Institute of Technology, Center for World Civilizations (held position at times)
- Influenced By
- Karl Marx, Shinran, Kenji Miyazawa, Kotaro Takamura, Hideo Kobayashi, Sigmund Freud, Simone Weil
- Influenced
- Gozo Yoshimasu, Kenji Nakagami, Michiro Endo, Norihiro Kato, Shigesato Itoi, Shinji Miyadai
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yonezawa Higher Technical School (predecessor of Yamagata University faculty of engineering) | — | Engineering (chemistry-related) | 専門学校課程修了 | 1942-1943? | Japan |
| Tokyo Institute of Technology | — | Electrochemistry (department) | 学士 | 1945-1947 | Japan |
Yonezawa Higher Technical School (predecessor of Yamagata University faculty of engineering)
Engineering (chemistry-related)
Degree:
専門学校課程修了
Period:
1942-1943?
Year of Graduation:
1942
Country:
Japan
Attended pre-war technical school which later formed part of Yamagata University's engineering faculty; later progressed to Tokyo Institute of Technology
Tokyo Institute of Technology
Electrochemistry (department)
Degree:
学士
Period:
1945-1947
Year of Graduation:
1947
Country:
Japan
Began literary activity while enrolled; influenced by lectures by Kei Toyama and others
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Kobayashi Hideo Prize | Reading Natsume Sōseki | — | Kobayashi Hideo Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 2003 | Fujimura Memorial Rekitei Prize | Collected Poems of Takaaki Yoshimoto | — | Fujimura Memorial Rekitei Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 2009 | Miyazawa Kenji Prize (19th) | — | — | Miyazawa Kenji Prize Committee | 受賞 |
Kobayashi Hideo Prize
2003
Work:
Reading Natsume Sōseki
Organization:
Kobayashi Hideo Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Fujimura Memorial Rekitei Prize
2003
Work:
Collected Poems of Takaaki Yoshimoto
Organization:
Fujimura Memorial Rekitei Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Miyazawa Kenji Prize (19th)
2009
Organization:
Miyazawa Kenji Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Kobayashi Hideo Award
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (2003) award
Works
Major Works
Dialogue with Proper Time
1952 poetry 80 pagesEarly poetry collection reflecting downtown life and experimental poetics.
individual and communitydirectnessexistence and time
What Beauty Means to Language
1965 essay / linguistics criticism 250 pagesA theoretical study on language and beauty, discussing Japanese parts of speech and temporality.
language theoryaestheticstemporality
The Theory of Collective Fantasy
1968 social theory / philosophy 320 pagesA major work critiquing the nation and public as 'collective fantasies' and discussing the significance of popular and private communalities.
theory of the nationmass societycollectivity
Translations
- French translation (by Hira Nakata, 1980s)
Mass Image Theory
1984 media and cultural criticism 200 pagesAnalyzes mass culture—TV, manga, anime—and the relationship between consumer society and images.
media criticismsubcultureconsumer society
Introductory Study of Psychic Phenomena
1971 psychology / philosophy 280 pagesA theoretical meditation on the workings and phenomena of the mind.
psychic phenomenaepistemologyself and community
Bibliography
- Dialogue with Proper Time (1952)
- Ten Pieces for Displacement (1953)
- Artistic Resistance and Failure (1959)
- What Beauty Means to Language (1965)
- The Theory of Collective Fantasy (1968)
- Mass Image Theory (1984)
- Collected Poems of Takaaki Yoshimoto (2003)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- poetic and suggestive prosetheoretical and often abstruse critical writingessayistic, accessible addresses to readers
- Recurring Motifs
- collective fantasythe massesthought of autonomylanguage and timewar experience
Health
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diabetic retinopathy2000年代（2000年代前半より）Suffered decreased vision and related effects
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pneumonia (cause of death)2012-03（致命的）Hospitalized and died of pneumonia
Legacy
A leading postwar Japanese intellectual whose multifaceted work—from poetry to social criticism, language studies, and religious thought—left a wide influence on writers, critics, and thinkers.
Academic Societies
- Referenced across contemporary thought and related academic societies
Archives
- Takaaki Yoshimoto archival collections (various publications and lecture records)
In Popular Culture
- Influenced subculture criticism since the 1980s; garnered followers among musicians and editors
Quotes
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The absoluteness of relation
Source: Essay in 'Gendai Hyoron' (1954) / editorial and essays (1954) -
There is no doubt that only Japan's non-war constitution points to the right direction humanity should take now and in the future.
Source: Super War Theory ('Cho-senso-ron') (2002) (2002)
Trivia
- Eldest daughter is manga artist Haruno Yoiko; second daughter is novelist Yoshimoto Banana.
- Used the pen name Itsumi Akira.