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第2回（1968年） award
Sohachi Yamaoka
やまおか そうはち
Yamaoka Sohachi
別名:
藤野庄蔵 / 山内庄蔵
ペンネーム:
Sohachi Yamaoka（Pen name used for literary works）
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1907-01-11 （Sasari (Koide), Kita-Uonuma District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan (now Uonuma City)）
- 死没
- 1978-09-30 （Kami-Ikebukuro, Toshima, Tokyo, Japan (Cancer Institute Hospital)） 71歳
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
- 居住地歴
- Koide, Niigata (birthplace) → Tokyo (Kanda; later Kami-Ikebukuro, Toshima)
経歴
- 職業
- Novelist
- 活動期間
- 1933年〜1978年
- 所属
- Shinyokai, Nippon wo Mamoru Kai (Representative Committee), Friends of the Self-Defense Forces (Chair)
- 所属団体
- Shinyokai, Nippon wo Mamoru Kai, Anti-Drug National Purification League
- 影響を受けた人物
- Hasegawa Shin
- 影響を与えた人物
- Mitsuteru Yokoyama (manga artist who adapted Yamaoka's historical novels), Later writers of popular historical fiction
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teishin Kanri Training Institute (Ministry of Communications training institute) | — | Printing and Bookbinding | — | — | Japan |
Teishin Kanri Training Institute (Ministry of Communications training institute)
Printing and Bookbinding
国:
Japan
Attended a training institute of the Ministry of Communications; worked in printing and bookbinding.
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | Sunday Mainichi Popular Literature Selection (Selected) | Yakusoku (short story) | — | Mainichi Shimbun / Sunday Mainichi | 入選 |
| 1942 | Noma Literary Encouragement Prize | 'Gunjin Sugimoto Chūsa' and 'Kaitei Senki' (and others) | — | Noma Cultural Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1958 | Chunichi Cultural Award | Tokugawa Ieyasu | — | Chunichi Shimbun | 受賞 |
| 1967 | Hasegawa Shin Prize | Tokugawa Ieyasu | — | Hasegawa Shin Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 1968 | Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Prize | Tokugawa Ieyasu | — | Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Prize Committee | 受賞（第2回） |
| 1973 | Medal with Purple Ribbon (Shiju Hosho) | — | — | Japanese government | 受章 |
| 1978 | Order of the Sacred Treasure, Second Class | — | — | Japanese government | 受章（没後） |
Sunday Mainichi Popular Literature Selection (Selected)
1938
対象作品:
Yakusoku (short story)
主催:
Mainichi Shimbun / Sunday Mainichi
結果:
入選
Noma Literary Encouragement Prize
1942
対象作品:
'Gunjin Sugimoto Chūsa' and 'Kaitei Senki' (and others)
主催:
Noma Cultural Foundation
結果:
受賞
Chunichi Cultural Award
1958
対象作品:
Tokugawa Ieyasu
主催:
Chunichi Shimbun
結果:
受賞
Hasegawa Shin Prize
1967
対象作品:
Tokugawa Ieyasu
主催:
Hasegawa Shin Prize Committee
結果:
受賞
Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Prize
1968
対象作品:
Tokugawa Ieyasu
主催:
Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Prize Committee
結果:
受賞（第2回）
Medal with Purple Ribbon (Shiju Hosho)
1973
主催:
Japanese government
結果:
受章
Order of the Sacred Treasure, Second Class
1978
主催:
Japanese government
結果:
受章（没後）
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Tokugawa Ieyasu
1953年 Historical novelA long historical novel chronicling the life of Tokugawa Ieyasu. Serialized in newspapers and published in 26 volumes between 1953 and 1967; became one of the major postwar bestsellers.
politicsmilitary strategyhuman dramaportrayal of leadership
映像化・舞台化
- [Film] Tokugawa Ieyasu (film) (1965)
- [TV drama] Tokugawa Ieyasu (NHK Taiga Drama) (1983)
- [TV anime] Young Tokugawa Ieyasu (1975)
The Pacific War
1965年 Historical novel / War narrativeA large-scale series on the Pacific War, depicting wartime Japan through accounts of battles and personalities. Published in multiple volumes (nine-volume series among editions).
warmilitary strategystate and individual
Novel: Nobusuke Kishi
1959年 Political novelA political novel that portrays Nobusuke Kishi in a near-real-name depiction. Written in response to the political climate around the revision of the Security Treaty.
politicsmodern historyroman à clef
Haruno Saka-michi (Spring Slope)
1971年 Historical novelA historical novel dealing with figures such as Yagyū Munenori. Adapted as an NHK Taiga Drama.
swordsmanship historysamurai societyhuman relationships
映像化・舞台化
- [TV drama] Haruno Saka-michi (NHK Taiga Drama) (1971)
Moeru Kidō (Burning Trajectory)
1974年 Biographical novelA biographical novel in five volumes about Hiroike Chikurō, written with sympathy for Moralogy thought.
biographymoral educationreligion and thought
全著作
- Karayuki Gunka (1939)
- Kaitei Senki (1942)
- Tokugawa Ieyasu (1953-1967)
- Oda Nobunaga (1955-1960)
- The Pacific War (1965-1971)
- The Meiji Emperor (1968)
- Date Masamune (1970-1973)
- Moeru Kidō (1974-1978)
翻案
- Tokugawa Ieyasu (Film, 1965)
- Young Tokugawa Ieyasu (TV anime, 1975)
- Haruno Saka-michi (NHK Taiga Drama, 1971)
- Mitsuteru Yokoyama's comic adaptations (Tokugawa Ieyasu, etc.)
作風・主題
- 文体
- populist narrative stylenarrative blending historical fact and fiction
- 頻出モチーフ
- heroic figuresloyalty and ethicsnation and leadersmilitary and politics
健康
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Hodgkin lymphoma1977-1978His condition worsened in his final years, severely affecting his writing and health; he developed acute pneumonia and died.
評価・遺産
One of postwar Japan's leading popular historical novelists. 'Tokugawa Ieyasu' became a bestseller and influenced business leaders and popular culture; many works were adapted to film, television and comics, contributing to the popularization of historical fiction.
資料所蔵先
- Kodansha Archive Center
- National Diet Library (holds many works)
大衆文化への影響
- Adaptations into NHK Taiga Dramas (Haruno Saka-michi, Tokugawa Ieyasu, etc.)
- TV anime 'Young Tokugawa Ieyasu' (1975)
- Comic adaptations by Mitsuteru Yokoyama
引用
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In the midst of the East-West Cold War, earnestly continuing the effort not to split the nation in two while venerating the gods is the most important way to honor the deity of Emperor Meiji.
出典: Address at the Centennial of the Meiji Restoration ceremony (Nippon Budokan) (1968年) -
This book covers everything from politics and military strategy to economics and religion.
出典: Praise by Eisaku Satō in a special issue of 'Shinkan Tenbō' (new publications review) (1963年)
豆知識
- 'Tokugawa Ieyasu' became a huge bestseller and accounted for a significant share of Kodansha's sales; it achieved very high cumulative circulation.
- During the war he served as a war correspondent/author and traveled to China and Southeast Asia.
- In his later years he sympathized with Moralogy and wrote a biographical novel about Hiroike Chikurō, 'Moeru Kidō'.