日本の文学賞

← ホームに戻る

Yusuke Teshima

てしま ゆうすけ

Teshima Yusuke

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1935-01-10 （Kaohsiung, Taiwan (then under Japanese rule)）
死没
2020-03-17 （Japan） 85歳
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese
居住地歴
Kaohsiung, Taiwan - birthplace (under Japanese rule) → Repatriated to Tokyo in 1946; thereafter resident in Tokyo

経歴

職業
children's author, picture book author, novelist
活動期間
1970年〜2020年

学歴

Gakushuin University
Faculty of Letters / Department of Philosophy (left before graduation)
国: Japan
Dropped out while enrolled

受賞歴

Gakken Children's Literature Award (Selected)
1970
対象作品: The Boy Who Vanished into the Wall
主催: Gakken
結果: 入選
Japan Children's Literary Association Award
1990
対象作品: The Mysterious Key-Grandma (Kagibāsan series)
主催: Japan Children's Literary Association
結果: 受賞
Sankei Children's Publishing Culture Award (Recommended)
2001
対象作品: Thank You, Kind People of Japan
主催: Sankei Shimbun (Sankei Children's Publishing Culture Award)
結果: 推薦
Sankei Children's Publishing Culture Award (Recommended)
2006
対象作品: The Trial and the Mysterious Cat
主催: Sankei Shimbun (Sankei Children's Publishing Culture Award)
結果: 推薦

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

The Mysterious Key-Grandma

1976年 children's literature / picture book

Kagibāsan is portrayed as a warm, caring figure for latchkey children and others. The series became long-running, used in study materials and beloved by many readers.

familyfriendshiploneliness and solacemagic / enchantment
翻訳
  • Some volumes translated into English, Chinese and Indonesian

Go! Guide Dog Serve

1983年 children's non-fiction / children's literature

Portrays the devotion of the real guide dog Serve. The story moved many children and was adapted as an NHK anime and a TBS drama; it became a long-selling title.

devotionhuman-animal bondcourage
映像化・舞台化
  • [anime] Go! Guide Dog Serve (anime adaptation) (1983)
  • [TV drama] Go! Guide Dog Serve (TV drama adaptation)

The 28th-Year Graduation Ceremony

1974年 children's literature / war literature

Set against the Tokyo air raids and child evacuations; depicts wartime suffering and later reunion of classmates. Adapted into an NHK drama.

war and peacememoryreunion
映像化・舞台化
  • [TV drama] NHK serialized youth drama (1975)

The Trial and the Mysterious Cat

2005年 children's literature

Through a school's mock trial, the story prompts thinking about courts and justice. It was recommended for the Sankei Children's Publishing Culture Award.

justiceresponsibilitygrowing up

全著作

  • The Boy Who Vanished into the Wall
  • The Mysterious Key-Grandma
  • The 28th-Year Graduation Ceremony
  • Go! Guide Dog Serve
  • Thank You, Kind People of Japan
  • The Trial and the Mysterious Cat
  • Fly! The Thousand Paper Cranes — The Record of Sadako Sasaki

翻案

  • Adapted as an NHK serialized youth drama (The 28th-Year Graduation Ceremony)
  • Adapted as an NHK anime (Go! Guide Dog Serve)
  • Adapted as a TBS TV drama (Go! Guide Dog Serve)
  • Toho film adaptation (The Tears of the Gold Medal — The Story of Yasuhiro Yamashita)

作品の翻訳

  • Some works translated into English, Chinese and Indonesian

作風・主題

文体
gentle, child-oriented narrationincorporates non-fictional elements and reportage-like depictionoccasionally uses poetic and emotive expression
頻出モチーフ
war and peaceguide dogs / animal devotionfamily and friendshipchildren's growth and compassion for the vulnerable

評価・遺産

Active for decades in children's literature and picture books, influencing a wide readership with works such as the Kagibāsan series and Go! Guide Dog Serve. His books are valued for educational use and for addressing social themes; several titles were adapted and translated.

関連学会

  • Japan Children's Literary Association

大衆文化への影響

  • Works related to the guide dog Serve have been featured in anime and TV dramas and are sometimes covered in programs and documentaries.

豆知識

  • The Kagibāsan series comprises 20 volumes and has been published in paperback and as e-books.
  • Go! Guide Dog Serve was translated into other languages and featured in educational materials and TV programs.