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Takeo Kanzaki
かんざき たけお
Kanzaki Takeo
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1906-06-18 （Moji, Fukuoka, Japan (now Moji Ward, Kitakyushu)）
- Died
- 1944-09-17 （South China Sea (sinking of aircraft carrier Un'yō)） age 38
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Religion
- Kokuchukai (Nichirenism)
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Newspaper journalist
- Active Years
- 1944
- Affiliations
- Miyako Shimbun (predecessor of Tokyo Shimbun), Shintakakai (New Hawks Association)
- Memberships
- Kokuchukai
- Influenced By
- Tanaka Chigaku
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University | — | — | — | 在籍（中退） | Japan |
Waseda University
Period:
在籍（中退）
Country:
Japan
Attended Waseda University; dropped out. Enrollment years unknown.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | Naoki Prize | Tolerance | — | Naoki Prize Selection Committee | 受賞 |
Naoki Prize
1942
Work:
Tolerance
Organization:
Naoki Prize Selection Committee
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Tolerance
1942 Short storyA short story published in All Yomimono that deals with individual tolerance and conflicts in human relationships; notable for its wartime portrayals of human nature.
tolerancehuman naturewar and everyday life
Bibliography
- Tolerance
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Realistic, concise proseRealistic depiction influenced by journalistic experience
- Recurring Motifs
- tolerance and forgivenessdepictions of the battlefield/navyloss of family
Legacy
A writer who won the 16th Naoki Prize for the short story "Kanyou" (Tolerance). He served as a navy press officer and was killed in action in the South China Sea in 1944. His work is noted for wartime portrayals of human nature. His grandson is manga artist Rensuke Oshikiri.
Archives
- National Diet Library (Japan)
In Popular Culture
- Mentioned by his grandson Rensuke Oshikiri
Trivia
- His grandson is manga artist Rensuke Oshikiri (Kanzaki Ryota).
- He dropped out of Waseda University and joined the Miyako Shimbun.
- He served as a navy press officer in the southern theater and was killed in 1944 when the carrier Un'yō was torpedoed and sunk.
- He was a member of the Kokuchukai organization.