Naoki Sanjugo Award
1 appearances
Haruo Umezaki
うめざき はるお
Umezaki Haruo
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1915-02-15 （Sukeko-cho (present Otemon, Chuo-ku), Fukuoka City, Fukuoka, Japan）
- Died
- 1965-07-19 （Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan (University of Tokyo Hospital)） age 50
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Sukeko-cho / Otemon, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka, Japan → Tokyo (Hongo, Bunkyo-ku; Toyotama, Nerima-ku), Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Essayist
- Active Years
- 1946-1965
- Affiliations
- Editorial staff of 'Sunao' (Eguchi Shin'ichi), Employee, Tokyo City Education Bureau Research Institute
- Influenced By
- Experiences in the Imperial Japanese Navy, The milieu of the first postwar school (Dai-ichiji Sengo-ha)
- Influenced
- Considered a forerunner who influenced writers often grouped as the 'Third Newcomers', Writers of postwar military fiction and urban life who followed his example
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo Imperial University (now the University of Tokyo) | Faculty of Letters | Department of Japanese Literature | 学士 | 1936-1940 | Japan |
Tokyo Imperial University (now the University of Tokyo)
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Japanese Literature
Degree:
学士
Period:
1936-1940
Year of Graduation:
1940
Country:
Japan
While a student he published the doujinshi 'Kikōchi' and contributed the story 'Fūen' to 'Waseda Bungaku'.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Naoki Prize | Boroya no Shunjū | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1955 | Shinchosha Literary Award | Sunadokei (Hourglass) | — | Shinchosha | 受賞 |
| 1964 | Art Encouragement Prize (Minister of Education Award) | Kurui Tako (Mad Kite) | — | Agency for Cultural Affairs (Art Encouragement Prize) | 受賞 |
| 1965 | Mainichi Publishing Culture Award | Genka | — | Mainichi Newspapers | 受賞 |
Naoki Prize
1954
Work:
Boroya no Shunjū
Result:
受賞
Shinchosha Literary Award
1955
Work:
Sunadokei (Hourglass)
Organization:
Shinchosha
Result:
受賞
Art Encouragement Prize (Minister of Education Award)
1964
Work:
Kurui Tako (Mad Kite)
Organization:
Agency for Cultural Affairs (Art Encouragement Prize)
Result:
受賞
Mainichi Publishing Culture Award
1965
Work:
Genka
Organization:
Mainichi Newspapers
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Shinchosha Literary Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 2 (1955) award
Art Encouragement Prize for Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
1 appearances
-
Edition 14 (1964) award
Works
Major Works
Sakurajima
1946 NovelA soldier novel based on his naval experiences; set around Bōzu (Kagoshima), it depicts defeat and soldiers' inner states.
warsoldier's experienceloss
Boroya no Shunjū
1954 NovelA collection of short stories portraying townspeople in a satirical manner. Winner of the Naoki Prize.
everyday lifehuman psychologysatire
Sunadokei (Hourglass)
1955 NovelA novel depicting the passage of time and shifts in human relationships. Winner of the Shinchosha Literary Award.
timerelationshipsmemory
Kurui Tako (Mad Kite)
1963 NovelA work exploring the dark struggles of human psychology. Received the Art Encouragement Prize (Minister of Education Award) in 1964.
psychologyconflictordinary people
Genka
1965 NovelHis final novel; the first part was published during his lifetime and the latter part posthumously. Winner of the Mainichi Publishing Culture Award.
death and rebirthillusionhuman existence
Bibliography
- Sakurajima
- The Season of Hunger
- B-Island Local Chronicles
- The End of the Day
- The Citizen Soldier of Runeta
- Endless Dance
- Black Flowers
- Hydrangea
- Sunadokei (Hourglass)
- In the Case of Yamana
- Boroya no Shunjū
- South Wind
- Kasuga Tailing
- Spring Moon
- Wind Shines
- Whirlwind
- The Horse's Yawn
- Intruder
- Reversed Son
- If People Walk
- The Kidnapper
- Tenshiru Chishiru
- Kurui Tako (Mad Kite)
- Genka
- Collected Works of Haruo Umezaki (7 vols)
- Essays of Haruo Umezaki
- Usubaka Discourses
- Selected Soldier Stories of Haruo Umezaki
- Collected Works of Haruo Umezaki (8 vols, Chiseisha)
- City of Magic Lanterns
Adaptations
- Dramatizations of his works (e.g., NHK)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Realistic and unsparing depiction based on war experienceSatirical portrayals of ordinary peopleSharp psychological insight
- Recurring Motifs
- war and defeatsoldiers' daily lifealcohol and dissipationordinary people's livesloneliness
Health
-
Cirrhosis晩年（1950年代後半 - 1965年）Suffered from cirrhosis related to heavy drinking, which impaired his health and work; he died suddenly at the University of Tokyo Hospital in 1965.
Legacy
Known as a leading writer of the first postwar school with soldier novels based on his naval experience, and for satirical portrayals of ordinary people. His works have been collected in editions and commemorated in exhibitions after his death.
Museums
- Kagoshima Modern Literature Museum Kagoshima City, Kagoshima, Japan
Archives
- Aozora Bunko (works list)
- Wikimedia Commons (image resources)
- National Diet Library (authority records)
In Popular Culture
- His works have been adapted for television (e.g., NHK) and featured in programs
Trivia
- Posthumous Buddhist name: Shunjū-in Genka Tensei Aikei Koji (chosen by Takeda Taijun).
- Cause of death: cirrhosis, attributed to repeated heavy drinking.
- His funeral was held at his home in Toyotama, Nerima Ward.
- He won the 32nd Naoki Prize for 'Boroya no Shunjū' (co-winner: Togawa Yukio).