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Chiyo Uno

うの ちよ

Uno Chiyo

ペンネーム: Chiyo Uno(Pen name nearly identical to real name)

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性別
女性
生誕
1897-11-28 (Yokoyama Village, Kuga District, Yamaguchi Prefecture (now Kawanishi, Iwakuni City))
死没
1996-06-10 (Toranomon, Minato, Tokyo) 98歳
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese

経歴

職業
novelist, essayist, editor, kimono designer, entrepreneur
活動期間
1921年〜1996年
所属団体
Member of the Japan Art Academy

学歴

Iwakuni Girls' High School (now Yamaguchi Prefectural Iwakuni High School)
卒業年: 1914
国: Japan

受賞歴

Noma Literary Prize
1957
対象作品: Ohan
主催: Noma Literary Prize Organization
結果: winner
Female Writers' Literary Prize
1970
対象作品: Happiness
主催: Female Writers' Literary Prize Organization
結果: winner
Japan Art Academy Prize
1972
主催: Japan Art Academy
結果: winner
Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon
1974
主催: Japanese Government
結果: recipient
Kikuchi Kan Prize
1982
対象作品: Sound of Rain
主催: Kikuchi Kan Prize Organization
結果: winner
Person of Cultural Merit
1990
主催: Japanese Government
結果: recipient
Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold and Silver Rays
1996
主催: Japanese Government
結果: posthumous recipient

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Shikisange

1933年 Novel

A work depicting her relationship with Seiji Togo.

lovewomen
映像化・舞台化
  • [Film] Shikisange / 阿部豊 (1956)

Dollmaker Tenguyaku Kikuji

1942年 Novel

Ohan

1947年 Novel

An autobiographical novel serialized over a long period, becoming a representative work.

autobiographywomenlove
映像化・舞台化
  • [Film] Ohan / 市川崑 (1984)
  • [TV Drama] Ikite Yuku Watashi (1984)

Sasu

1966年 Novel

A Story of a Certain Woman

1971年 Novel

Ikite Yuku Watashi

1983年 Autobiographical Novel

A representative autobiographical novel.

autobiographylife
映像化・舞台化
  • [TV Drama] Ikite Yuku Watashi (1991)

作風・主題

文体
Essayistic styleModern Japanese literature
頻出モチーフ
LoveWomen's way of lifeKimono

健康

  • Acute pneumonia
    晩年
    Cause of death

評価・遺産

Chiyo Uno was a multi-talented individual who won numerous literary awards and was a pioneer among Japanese female entrepreneurs. She engaged in social activities such as protecting the Usuzumi Sakura and influenced popular culture as well as the academic world.

記念館・博物館

  • Chiyo Uno Birthplace Kawanishi, Iwakuni City, Yamaguchi Prefecture 2005年開館

関連学会

  • Member of the Japan Art Academy

大衆文化への影響

  • Exhibits and memorials are installed at Iwakuni Station, Nishi-Iwakuni Station, and Kawanishi Station in Iwakuni City.
  • Iwakuni City Transportation Bureau operates the "Ohan Bus."
  • The 2026 latter half NHK Asadora "Blossom" features a protagonist modeled on Chiyo Uno.

引用

  • She was surprised that writing could be so lucrative and devoted herself to writing.
    出典: Personal account (NHK Radio "My Literature, My Memories") (1986年)

豆知識

  • Unusually married the child of her stepmother's sister at age 14 but returned home after about 10 days.
  • Was once arrested on suspicion of mahjong gambling during wartime.
  • Actively continued writing and entrepreneurship until late in life, building 11 houses.