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第6回（1956年） award
Hisashi Yamanaka
やまなか ひさし
Yamanaka Hisashi
ペンネーム:
Chimon Kei（Pseudonym used to publish girls' novels under a female persona (adopted on an editor's suggestion)）
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1931-07-20 （Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan）
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
- 居住地歴
- Otaru, Hokkaido (childhood) → Hiratsuka, Kanagawa (moved during childhood)
経歴
- 職業
- Children's literature author, Non-fiction writer, Screenwriter, Lyricist
- 活動期間
- 1959年〜
- 所属
- Rokugatsu-sha (later Rokugatsu Shinsha)
- 影響を受けた人物
- Mark Twain (The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn), Tashumi Furuta
- 影響を与えた人物
- Nobuhiko Obayashi (film director; adapted many of Yamanaka's works)
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University, Second Faculty of Letters | Theatre | — | 学士 | — | Japan |
Waseda University, Second Faculty of Letters
Theatre
学位:
学士
国:
Japan
Member of Waseda Children's Story Society while at university
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Japanese Association of Children's Literature Newcomer Award (6th) | Akage no Pochi | — | Japanese Association of Children's Literature | 受賞 |
| 1960 | Kodansha Newcomer Award for Children's Literature (1st) — Honorable Mention | Child of the Samurai | 佳作 | Kodansha | 佳作 |
| 1969 | Japanese Association of Children's Literature Award (9th) | Astronomical Lullaby | — | Japanese Association of Children's Literature | 辞退 |
| 1974 | Sankei Children's Publishing Culture Award (21st) | Three-Person Crying Bayashi | — | Sankei Shimbun | 受賞 |
| 1978 | Iwata Konami Literary Prize (1st) | Selected Children's Stories of Hisashi Yamanaka | — | Iwata Konami Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1991 | Sankei Children's Publishing Culture Award (38th) | My Town Was a Battlefield (editor/translator) | — | Sankei Shimbun | 受賞 |
| 1993 | Noma Children's Literature Prize (31st) | Tondero Jiichan | — | Noma Cultural Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2003 | ExxonMobil Children's Culture Award (38th) | — | — | ExxonMobil (JXTG) Children's Culture Award | 受賞 |
| 2008 | Utsunomiya Children's Award (24th) | Maki's Ruins Legend | — | Utsunomiya Children's Award Committee | 受賞 |
Japanese Association of Children's Literature Newcomer Award (6th)
1956
対象作品:
Akage no Pochi
主催:
Japanese Association of Children's Literature
結果:
受賞
Kodansha Newcomer Award for Children's Literature (1st) — Honorable Mention
1960
対象作品:
Child of the Samurai
部門:
佳作
主催:
Kodansha
結果:
佳作
Japanese Association of Children's Literature Award (9th)
1969
対象作品:
Astronomical Lullaby
主催:
Japanese Association of Children's Literature
結果:
辞退
Sankei Children's Publishing Culture Award (21st)
1974
対象作品:
Three-Person Crying Bayashi
主催:
Sankei Shimbun
結果:
受賞
Iwata Konami Literary Prize (1st)
1978
対象作品:
Selected Children's Stories of Hisashi Yamanaka
主催:
Iwata Konami Foundation
結果:
受賞
Sankei Children's Publishing Culture Award (38th)
1991
対象作品:
My Town Was a Battlefield (editor/translator)
主催:
Sankei Shimbun
結果:
受賞
Noma Children's Literature Prize (31st)
1993
対象作品:
Tondero Jiichan
主催:
Noma Cultural Foundation
結果:
受賞
ExxonMobil Children's Culture Award (38th)
2003
主催:
ExxonMobil (JXTG) Children's Culture Award
結果:
受賞
Utsunomiya Children's Award (24th)
2008
対象作品:
Maki's Ruins Legend
主催:
Utsunomiya Children's Award Committee
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
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第1回（1960年） honorable mention
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第9回（1969年） declined
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第1回（1978年） award
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第31回（1993年） award
作品
代表作
Tobetara Honko
1960年 Children's literatureA children's novel influenced by Huckleberry Finn, portraying children's freedom and adventurous spirit.
childhood independenceadventurehumor
Being Myself
1969年 Children's literatureA children's novel about self-discovery and growth. Adapted for NHK's youth drama series.
coming of ageidentity
I'm Him and He's Me
1980年 Children's / YAA tale about body/personality swapping; adapted into films such as Obayashi's 'Tenshôsei (Transfer Student)'.
identityhumorfantasy
映像化・舞台化
- [Film] The Transfer Student (Tenkōsei) / 大林宣彦 (1982)
- [Film] Tenkōsei: Goodbye You / 大林宣彦 (2007)
Fly, Grandpa, Fly
1993年 Children's literatureA work dealing with family and nostalgia. Winner of the Noma Children's Literature Prize and adapted for film.
familynostalgia
映像化・舞台化
- [Film] That Summer Day / 大林宣彦 (1999)
全著作
- Phantom Cavalry
- Child of the Samurai
- Akage no Pochi
- Tobetara Honko
- Being Myself
- Three-Person Crying Bayashi
- Fly, Grandpa, Fly
- Maki's Ruins Legend – Haunted City Stories
翻案
- The Transfer Student (film)
- Lonely Heart (film)
- Haruka, Nostalgia (film)
- That Summer Day (film)
- Abarenhacchaku (TV drama series)
作家による翻訳
- My Town Was a Battlefield (editor/translator)
作風・主題
- 文体
- Plain, humorous proseAccessible children's style that addresses socially conscious themes
- 頻出モチーフ
- childhood under wartimechild's perspectiveanti-war / peace
健康
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Myocardial infarctionBecame the impetus for essays and memoirs addressing health issues
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CancerHas written about his experiences with illness
評価・遺産
Known for in-depth nonfiction about children's wartime experiences and a wide-ranging body of children's fiction. Widely recognized through numerous awards and many film/TV adaptations; contributed archival material to Otaru Literature Museum and influenced postwar discussions of children's literature.
記念館・博物館
- Otaru Literature Museum Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan
関連学会
- Japanese Association of Children's Literature
資料所蔵先
- Held at Otaru Literature Museum (donated wartime materials)
大衆文化への影響
- Abarenhacchaku TV series (based on his original)
- Film adaptations by Nobuhiko Obayashi (e.g., 'The Transfer Student', 'Haruka, Nostalgia')
引用
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I am a timid, faint-hearted person. If I had been placed under wartime conditions, I likely would have been among those producing works supportive of the war.
出典: Afterword to 'On Wartime Children's Literature' (2010年)
豆知識
- Published girls' novels under the female pseudonym 'Chimon Kei'.
- Discovered a copy of a secret army document attributed to Hideki Tojo at a secondhand book fair in 1980.
- Co-authored works such as 'Mistakes in Shonen H' with his wife Noriko Yamanaka.