Juvenile Literature Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 22 (1993) award
Kazumi Yumoto
ゆもと かずみ
Yumoto Kazumi
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1959-11-11 （Tokyo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Author, Screenwriter
- Active Years
- 1985-
- Influenced By
- Masaaki Saegusa
- Nominations
- Town of the Setting Sun (nominated for the 127th Akutagawa Prize), The Journey on the Shore (nominated for the 27th Oda Sakunosuke Prize)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo College of Music | Faculty of Music, Department of Composition | — | — | — | Japan |
Tokyo College of Music
Faculty of Music, Department of Composition
Country:
Japan
Graduated from the Department of Composition, Tokyo College of Music
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Japan Children's Literature Association Newcomer Award | Summer's Garden / The Friends | — | Japan Children's Literature Association | winner |
| — | Children's Literary Newcomer Award | Summer's Garden / The Friends | — | Children's Literature (organization) | winner |
| — | Boston Globe–Horn Book Award | The Friends (translated edition) | — | The Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards | winner |
| — | Mildred L. Batchelder Award | The Friends (translated edition) | — | American Library Association (Batchelder Award) | winner |
| — | Kodansha Publishing Culture Award | The Bear and the Wildcat | — | Kodansha | winner |
| — | Japan Picture Book Award | On the Bridge | — | Japan Picture Book Award | winner |
| — | Agency for Cultural Affairs Arts Award (Radio) | From the Seagull Station (radio drama script) | — | Agency for Cultural Affairs | winner |
| — | Galaxy Awards (Radio Division Grand Prize) | From the Seagull Station (radio drama) | — | Japan Council for Better Radio and Television | winner |
| — | Broadcasting Culture Foundation Award (Radio Program Award) | From the Seagull Station (radio drama) | — | Broadcasting Culture Foundation | winner |
Japan Children's Literature Association Newcomer Award
Work:
Summer's Garden / The Friends
Organization:
Japan Children's Literature Association
Result:
winner
Children's Literary Newcomer Award
Work:
Summer's Garden / The Friends
Organization:
Children's Literature (organization)
Result:
winner
Boston Globe–Horn Book Award
Work:
The Friends (translated edition)
Organization:
The Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards
Result:
winner
Mildred L. Batchelder Award
Work:
The Friends (translated edition)
Organization:
American Library Association (Batchelder Award)
Result:
winner
Kodansha Publishing Culture Award
Work:
The Bear and the Wildcat
Organization:
Kodansha
Result:
winner
Japan Picture Book Award
Work:
On the Bridge
Organization:
Japan Picture Book Award
Result:
winner
Agency for Cultural Affairs Arts Award (Radio)
Work:
From the Seagull Station (radio drama script)
Organization:
Agency for Cultural Affairs
Result:
winner
Galaxy Awards (Radio Division Grand Prize)
Work:
From the Seagull Station (radio drama)
Organization:
Japan Council for Better Radio and Television
Result:
winner
Broadcasting Culture Foundation Award (Radio Program Award)
Work:
From the Seagull Station (radio drama)
Organization:
Broadcasting Culture Foundation
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Japan Children's Literature Association Newcomer Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 26 (1993) award
Works
Major Works
Summer's Garden / The Friends
1992 Children's literatureA novel that quietly depicts boys' friendship and loss. Through intersections of adult and children's worlds, it portrays growth and healing.
friendshiplosscoming of age
Adaptations
- [Film] Summer's Garden / The Friends (1994)
- [Radio drama] Summer's Garden (NHK-FM youth drama series) (1993)
Translations
- English: The Friends
Spring Organ
1995 Children's literature / FictionA mid-length work delicately portraying human relationships and memory.
memoryfamily
Autumn of the Poplars
1997 Children's literatureA work depicting seasonal change and a child's inner world. It has been adapted into film.
seasonsgrowing up
Adaptations
- [Film] Autumn of the Poplars (2015)
- [TV drama] Autumn of the Poplars (Kansai TV) (2013)
Town of the Setting Sun
2002 FictionA set of short-to-medium-length pieces more oriented to adult readers, dealing with solitude and the sorrows of everyday life.
isolationeveryday life
The Journey on the Shore
2010 FictionA short-story-like tale about loss and renewal. It was also adapted into a film.
lossjourney
Adaptations
- [Film] Journey to the Shore (2015)
Bibliography
- Summer's Garden / The Friends (1992)
- Spring Organ (1995)
- Autumn of the Poplars (1997)
- Town of the Setting Sun (2002)
- My Uncle (2004)
- The Witch and the Forest Friends (2007)
- The Bear and the Wildcat (2008)
- Journey to the Shore (2010)
- Under the Night Tree (2014)
Adaptations
- Summer's Garden (film 1994; radio drama 1993)
- Autumn of the Poplars (TV drama 2013; film 2015)
- Journey to the Shore (film 2015)
Translations of Works
- The Friends — translated into English and multiple other languages
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- gentle, quiet narrationdelicate descriptive style akin to children's literature
- Recurring Motifs
- friendshiploss and renewalnature and seasons
Legacy
Active in both children's and general literature, her works have been adapted to film and translated, earning recognition domestically and abroad. She has award-winning radio drama and script credits and is regarded as a writer who established a quiet, delicate style in contemporary Japanese literature.
Academic Societies
- Japan Children's Literature Association
Archives
- National Diet Library
In Popular Culture
- Film and radio adaptations of Summer's Garden
- Film adaptation of Journey to the Shore
Trivia
- Graduated from the Department of Composition at Tokyo College of Music
- Her notable work 'Summer's Garden' has been translated and received awards overseas