Shinchosha Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (1955) award
Yamamoto Kenkichi
やまもと けんきち
Yamamoto Kenkichi
Aliases:
石橋貞吉
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1907-04-26 （Maya-cho, Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan）
- Died
- 1988-05-07 （Sakakibara Memorial Hospital, Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan） age 81
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Literary Critic
- Active Years
- 1933-1988
- Affiliations
- Japan Art Academy, Person of Cultural Merit, Order of Culture Recipient, Haibungaku-kai, Japan-China Cultural Exchange Association, Japan PEN Club
- Memberships
- Japan Art Academy, Japan PEN Club
- Influenced By
- Shinobu Orikuchi
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keio University | Faculty of Letters | Department of Japanese Literature | 学士 | — | Japan |
Keio University
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Japanese Literature
Degree:
学士
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Togawa Shukotsu Prize | A Beautiful Requiem – Reading 'Book of the Dead' | — | Togawa Shukotsu Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 1955 | Shinchōsha Literary Prize | Basho | — | Shinchōsha | 受賞 |
| 1956 | Yomiuri Literary Prize | Classics and Modern Literature | — | Yomiuri Shimbun | 受賞 |
| 1960 | Mainichi Publishing Culture Award | Folklore Literature Lecture | — | Mainichi Shimbun | 受賞 |
| 1963 | Yomiuri Literary Prize | Kakinomoto no Hitomaro | — | Yomiuri Shimbun | 受賞 |
| 1966 | Japan Art Academy Prize | — | — | Japan Art Academy | 受賞 |
| 1972 | Yomiuri Literary Prize | Latest Haiku Saijiki | — | Yomiuri Shimbun | 受賞 |
| 1972 | Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette | — | — | Government of Japan | 受章 |
| 1979 | Japan Literature Grand Prize | The History of Awareness of Poetry | — | Japan Literature Grand Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 1981 | Noma Literary Prize | Life and Form | — | Noma Cultural Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1981 | Person of Cultural Merit | — | — | Agency for Cultural Affairs | 顕彰 |
| 1983 | Order of Culture | — | — | Government of Japan | 受章 |
| 1984 | Imperial Poetry Reading Guest | — | — | Imperial Household Agency | 選定 |
Togawa Shukotsu Prize
1949
Work:
A Beautiful Requiem – Reading 'Book of the Dead'
Organization:
Togawa Shukotsu Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Shinchōsha Literary Prize
1955
Work:
Basho
Organization:
Shinchōsha
Result:
受賞
Yomiuri Literary Prize
1956
Work:
Classics and Modern Literature
Organization:
Yomiuri Shimbun
Result:
受賞
Mainichi Publishing Culture Award
1960
Work:
Folklore Literature Lecture
Organization:
Mainichi Shimbun
Result:
受賞
Yomiuri Literary Prize
1963
Work:
Kakinomoto no Hitomaro
Organization:
Yomiuri Shimbun
Result:
受賞
Japan Art Academy Prize
1966
Organization:
Japan Art Academy
Result:
受賞
Yomiuri Literary Prize
1972
Work:
Latest Haiku Saijiki
Organization:
Yomiuri Shimbun
Result:
受賞
Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette
1972
Organization:
Government of Japan
Result:
受章
Japan Literature Grand Prize
1979
Work:
The History of Awareness of Poetry
Organization:
Japan Literature Grand Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Noma Literary Prize
1981
Work:
Life and Form
Organization:
Noma Cultural Foundation
Result:
受賞
Person of Cultural Merit
1981
Organization:
Agency for Cultural Affairs
Result:
顕彰
Order of Culture
1983
Organization:
Government of Japan
Result:
受章
Imperial Poetry Reading Guest
1984
Organization:
Imperial Household Agency
Result:
選定
Awards & Nominations
Japan Art Academy Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 22 (1966) award
Japan Literary Grand Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 11 (1979) award
Noma Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 34 (1981) award
Works
Major Works
Modern Haiku
1951 CriticismClassics and Modern Literature
1955 CriticismLife and Form
1981 CriticismLegacy
He established a unique criticism linking classical and modern literature and is regarded as one of the representative literary critics of the Showa era.
Museums
- Yamamoto Kenkichi Materials Room 2nd floor, Yame City Library, Yame, Fukuoka, Japan Opened in 1995
Academic Societies
- Japan Art Academy
Archives
- Yamamoto Kenkichi Muchu Rakka Bunko
Trivia
- He defended Masashi Sada and maintained a family-level friendship.