Nihon Essayist Club Award
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Edition 55 (2007) award
Tomone Uemura
うえむら ともね
Uemura Tomone
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1938-03-10 （Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- television producer, company executive, biographer, writer
- Active Years
- 1962-
- Affiliations
- Toei (joined), TV Tokyo (joined; served as Senior Managing Director and Representative Director, Production), DAC Group (advisor), STEP (general incorporated association) (director)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University, Faculty of Letters (First Faculty) | Faculty of Letters (First Faculty) | Department of History | — | — | Japan |
Waseda University, Faculty of Letters (First Faculty)
Faculty of Letters (First Faculty)
/ Department of History
Year of Graduation:
1962
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Osaki Hideki Memorial Taishu Literature Research Award | Naoki Sanjugo: A Biography | — | Taishu Literature Research Award (awarding organization) | winner |
| 2007 | Japan Essayist Club Award | Seiji Uemura, Teacher of History | — | Japan Essayist Club | winner |
Osaki Hideki Memorial Taishu Literature Research Award
2005
Work:
Naoki Sanjugo: A Biography
Organization:
Taishu Literature Research Award (awarding organization)
Result:
winner
Japan Essayist Club Award
2007
Work:
Seiji Uemura, Teacher of History
Organization:
Japan Essayist Club
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Naoki Sanjugo: A Biography
2005 biographyA biography tracing the life and works of Naoki Sanjugo, explaining his career as a writer and the historical context.
Japanese literatureauthor studybiography
Seiji Uemura, Teacher of History
2007 biography / historyA biographical account of his father, East Asian history scholar Seiji Uemura, summarizing his academic achievements and role as an educator.
historical studieseducationfamily history
Summer Cape
2009 novelA novel exploring life and human relationships (brief summary).
human dramanostalgia
A Man of Backbone: Saburo Shiroyama
2011 biographyA biographical work depicting Saburo Shiroyama, introducing his trajectory and convictions as a writer.
author studyconviction
Bibliography
- Naoki Sanjugo: A Biography (Bungei Shunju, 2005)
- Seiji Uemura, Teacher of History (Chuokoron-Shinsha, 2007)
- Summer Cape (Bungei Shunju, 2009)
- A Man of Backbone: Saburo Shiroyama (Fusosha, 2011)
- This Person Naoki Sanjugo — Art is Short and Poverty is Long (editor & commentary, Masu Shobo, 1991)
- What Television Has Conveyed (co-author, Chikuma Bunko, 2012)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- fact-oriented descriptive styleresearch-based approach in biography
- Recurring Motifs
- deep dives into historical figuresfocus on writers' and scholars' lives
Legacy
He is recognized both for long-standing contributions to television and for biographical works on figures such as Naoki Sanjugo and Seiji Uemura, earning respect in broadcasting and popular literature studies.
Academic Societies
- Japan Essayist Club
Trivia
- His father, Seiji Uemura, was an East Asian history scholar and the younger brother of writer Naoki Sanjugo, making Naoki a paternal uncle/relative of Tomone Uemura.
- After graduating from Waseda University's Faculty of Letters (Department of History), he joined Toei and later TV Tokyo, holding key positions in broadcast production.
- He has been recognized in biographical and research fields for works such as 'Naoki Sanjugo: A Biography' and 'Seiji Uemura, Teacher of History.'