Kikuchi Kan Award
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Edition 32 (1978) award
Takeshi Kimura
きむら つよし
Kimura Takeshi
Pen Names:
Takeshi Kimura（Real name）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1894-02-12 （Katsumata Village, Katsunan District, Okayama Prefecture (now Shoo Town, Katta District)）
- Died
- 1979-09-18 （Toho University Ohashi Hospital, Meguro, Tokyo） age 85
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- literary critic, novelist, Meiji cultural historian
- Active Years
- 1914-1979
- Memberships
- Meiji Culture Research Society, Japanese Fabian Society, Labor-Farmer Party, Association for Freedom of Arts and Sciences
- Influenced
- Yasunari Kawabata, Seicho Matsumoto
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University, Faculty of Letters, Department of English | Faculty of Letters | Department of English | — | 1914-1917 | Japan |
Waseda University, Faculty of Letters, Department of English
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of English
Period:
1914-1917
Year of Graduation:
1917
Country:
Japan
Self-taught after graduating from elementary school, then entered and graduated from Waseda University
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Kikuchi Kan Prize | — | — | Kikuchi Kan Prize Secretariat | 受賞 |
Kikuchi Kan Prize
1978
Organization:
Kikuchi Kan Prize Secretariat
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Shimabara Bishōnenroku
1927 NovelA novel published in 1927.
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Adaptations
- [Film] Shimabara Bishōnenroku (1927)
Adaptations
- Shimabara Bishōnenroku (1927, Shochiku Kinema)
- Arashi ni Saku Hana (1940, Toho Film)
- Hanayome Onmitsu (1941, Shinko Kinema)
- Nichiryuu Enseki (1941, Daito Film)
- Kaikyō no Fūunji (1943, Daiei)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- empiricist approach in Meiji-Taisho literary studiescritical style
- Recurring Motifs
- Meiji cultureTaisho culturesocial movements
Legacy
Takeshi Kimura was a pioneer in Meiji and Taisho literary studies, known for his empirical research approach; he influenced Yasunari Kawabata and Seicho Matsumoto.
Museums
- Kibiji Literary Museum Shoo Town, Okayama Prefecture
- Shoo Town Museum of Art and Literature Shoo Town, Okayama Prefecture
Academic Societies
- Meiji Culture Research Society
Trivia
- His nephew was the swimmer Kimura Zorai.
- Had conflicts with the president of Shunju-sha publishing company.