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Takesaki Yuuhi

たけざき ゆうひ

Takezaki Yūhi

ペンネーム: Takesaki Yuuhi (alternate spelling)（Alternate pen name/spelling used for some works）

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1923-08-01 （Kyoto Prefecture, Japan）
死没
1993-09-17 （Hoya (now Nishitokyo), Tokyo, Japan） 70歳
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese
宗教
Christianity 1938年受洗
居住地歴
Kyoto Prefecture (birth) → Kumamoto Prefecture (family registry / childhood) → Hoya (now Nishitokyo), Tokyo (later residence)

経歴

職業
Children's literature author, Writer of children's stories
活動期間
1943年〜1993年
影響を受けた人物
Tsubota Jōji, Matsutani Miyoko, Maekawa Yasuo

学歴

Waseda University
期間: 1942–1947（復学したが生活のため中退）
国: Japan
Enlisted during wartime, returned and re-enrolled after repatriation but subsequently dropped out for livelihood reasons

受賞歴

Sankei Children's Publishing Culture Prize
1977
対象作品: People of the Stone‑cutting Mountain
主催: Sankei Shimbun (organization)
結果: 受賞
Japan Association of Children's Literature Authors Prize
1977
対象作品: People of the Stone‑cutting Mountain
主催: Japan Association of Children's Literature Authors
結果: 受賞
Shogakukan Literature Prize
1977
対象作品: People of the Stone‑cutting Mountain
主催: Shogakukan
結果: 受賞
Rohonoishi (Robou no Ishi) Literature Prize
1981
対象作品: Like a Shower of Flower Petals
主催: Robou no Ishi Literature Prize Committee
結果: 受賞
Noma Children's Literature Award
1984
対象作品: The Deserted Soldier
主催: Noma Cultural Foundation
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

People of the Stone‑cutting Mountain

1976年 Children's literature

A children's novel depicting rural life and human relationships, focusing on community bonds and intergenerational ties.

communityfamilyeveryday human details

Like a Shower of Flower Petals

1980年 Children's literature

A coming‑of‑age story seen from a child's perspective, marked by delicate emotional expression.

growing upfarewellfamily

The Deserted Soldier

1983年 Children's literature (works addressing war)

A story addressing war, repatriation, and personal memory, conveying the effects of war from a child‑appropriate perspective.

warmemorypeace

全著作

  • Go Ro Hachi, Breathe Fire (1969)
  • When the Pie Turns Golden (1972)
  • Jump In, Nobu‑chan (1973)
  • People of the Stone‑cutting Mountain (1976)
  • Like a Shower of Flower Petals (1980)
  • The Deserted Soldier (1983)

作家による翻訳

  • Black Beauty retelling (Anna Sewell, 1974)
  • The Prince and the Pauper retelling (Mark Twain, 1978)

作品の翻訳

  • Journey to the West (retold, 1986–1987)
  • Romance of the Three Kingdoms (retold, 1989–1990)

作風・主題

文体
Clear, approachable narrationDepictions from a child's perspectiveSkilled at retelling folktales and traditional stories
頻出モチーフ
friendships between children and animalslocal folklorewar and memory

評価・遺産

Takesaki Yuuhi was recognized in postwar children's literature for depicting rural life, retelling folktales, and portraying war and parting from a child's perspective. He received multiple children's literature awards and his works were widely read in children's book circles.

関連学会

  • Japan Association of Children's Literature Authors

資料所蔵先

  • National Diet Library (holds bibliographic records)

豆知識

  • Sometimes used the pen‑name spelling "竹ザキ ユウヒ".
  • Published a children's story in 1943 and then was enlisted; returned in 1945 and re‑enrolled at university but later dropped out.
  • Baptized in 1938 (Christian).
  • Worked at Komine Shoten (publisher) and later in the publicity department of Ricoh.