Noma Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 21 (1968) nominee
Takii Kosaku
たきい こうさく
Takii Kosaku
Pen Names:
Sessai（Haigō (pen name used in haiku)）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1894-04-04 （Takayama, Gifu, Japan）
- Died
- 1984-11-21 （Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan） age 90
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Takayama, Gifu, Japan → Kanda (now Chiyoda), Tokyo, Japan → Abiko, Chiba, Japan → Kyoto, Japan → Nara, Japan → Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Haiku poet, Editor
- Active Years
- 1909-1984
- Affiliations
- Japan Art Academy, Jiji Shimpō literary department (staff), Kaizō magazine literary column (reporter)
- Memberships
- Akutagawa Prize selection committee member, Member of the Japan Art Academy
- Influenced By
- Katō Hekigotō, Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Naoya Shiga, Saneatsu Mushanokōji
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Yomiuri Literature Prize | Ozawa Bido Anthology (editor) | — | Yomiuri Shimbun | 受賞 |
| 1969 | Yomiuri Literature Prize | Yashu | — | Yomiuri Shimbun | 受賞 |
| 1974 | Japan Literature Grand Prize | Haijin Nakama | — | Japan Literature Grand Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 1974 | Person of Cultural Merit | — | — | Government of Japan | 顕彰 |
| 1969 | Order of the Sacred Treasure, 3rd Class | — | — | Government of Japan | 受章 |
| 1975 | Order of the Sacred Treasure, 2nd Class | — | — | Government of Japan | 受章 |
| 1971 | Honorary Citizen of Takayama | — | — | Takayama City | 叙勲/顕彰 |
Yomiuri Literature Prize
1961
Work:
Ozawa Bido Anthology (editor)
Organization:
Yomiuri Shimbun
Result:
受賞
Yomiuri Literature Prize
1969
Work:
Yashu
Organization:
Yomiuri Shimbun
Result:
受賞
Japan Literature Grand Prize
1974
Work:
Haijin Nakama
Organization:
Japan Literature Grand Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Person of Cultural Merit
1974
Organization:
Government of Japan
Result:
顕彰
Order of the Sacred Treasure, 3rd Class
1969
Organization:
Government of Japan
Result:
受章
Order of the Sacred Treasure, 2nd Class
1975
Organization:
Government of Japan
Result:
受章
Honorary Citizen of Takayama
1971
Organization:
Takayama City
Result:
叙勲/顕彰
Awards & Nominations
Yomiuri Literary Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 20 (1968) award
Japan Literary Grand Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 6 (1974) award
Works
Major Works
Infinite Embrace
1927 NovelA celebrated romance novel blending I‑novel elements with realistic depictions of love and human relationships.
loveI-novel (autobiographical realism)human relationships
Until Marriage
1940 Short story collectionA collection of short stories portraying everyday life and human relationships.
everyday lifefamilyhuman relationships
Matsushima: Autumn Hues
1952 Fiction / EssaysWorks focusing on landscape description and a sense of nostalgia.
landscapenostalgianature
Yashu
1968 Short story collectionA short story collection themed on nature and rustic charm; recipient of the 1969 Yomiuri Literature Prize.
naturenostalgialandscape fiction
Haijin Nakama
1973 NovelA novel recalling the modern haiku circle, depicting the author's history and friendships in the haiku world.
haikuremembranceliterary history
Bibliography
- Issue of a Younger Sister (Gentōsha, 1922)
- The Chastity of the Husband (Shinchōsha, 1923)
- Infinite Embrace (Kaizōsha, 1927)
- Fūryūjin (Yahponna Shobō, 1930)
- Sessai Haiku Collection (Yaponna Shobō, 1931)
- Yokubōke (Buntaisha, 1934)
- Sessai Essays (Noda Shobō, 1935)
- Fūbutsushi (Sunagoya Shobō, 1938)
- Sekisetsu (Kaizōsha, 1938)
- Until Marriage (Sunagoya Shobō, 1940)
- Father (Takayama Shoin, 1941)
- Chishin (Koyama Shoten, 1942)
- Ukinedori (Ishihara Kyūryūdō, 1943)
- Snow-Gap Greens (Kamakura Shobō, 1946)
- Hometown (Mishima Shobō, 1946)
- Koto Stories (Sakurai Shoten, 1947)
- Naoya Shiga Interview Diary (Zenkoku Shobō, 1947)
- Nostalgia (Chūōkōronsha, 1950)
- Wildflower (Chikuma Shobō, 1953)
- Fishing Friends (Kadokawa Shinsho, 1954)
- As Is, Unvarnished (Sakurai Shoten, 1959)
- Sea Shells (Sakurai Shoten, 1960)
- Yashu (Daiwa Shobō, 1968)
- Okina-gusa (Kyūryūdō, 1968)
- Haijin Nakama (Shinchōsha, 1973)
- About Mr. Shiga's Life (Shinchōsha, 1974)
- Complete Haiku of Takii Kosaku (Bokuyōsha, 1974)
- Mountain Cherry (Kōdansha, 1975)
- Selected Short Stories (Daiwa Shobō, 1975)
- Joy of Fishing (Futami Shobō, 1975)
- Selected Essays (Daiwa Shobō, 1975)
- Flower on the Rock (Kyūryūdō, 1976)
Adaptations
- Portrayed as a character in the film 'Hajimete no Onna' (2020)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- I-novel (autobiographical) realismlandscape-oriented fictionconcise prose influenced by haiku
- Recurring Motifs
- naturenostalgiaNoh theater and classical culturehuman affectionfishing (ayu angling)
Health
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Acute renal failure1984年11月Led to death (acute renal failure)
Legacy
A writer noted for contributions to modern haiku and I-novel style fiction. Active as an editor and prize selector, he exerted long-standing influence on Japanese literary circles from the prewar to postwar eras.
Academic Societies
- Japan Art Academy
Archives
- Complete Works of Takii Kosaku (Chūōkōronsha)
In Popular Culture
- Depicted as a character in the film 'Hajimete no Onna' (2020)
Trivia
- Haigō (haiku pen name): 'Sessai'.
- An avid shogi player; granted ranks (2nd in 1954, reached 6th by 1974) and wrote text used on some shogi ranking certificates.
- His home survived the Hachioji air raid during World War II.
- Served early on selection committees for the Akutagawa Prize (from 1935).