Sōhachi_Yamaoka

Sōhachi Yamaoka

Sōhachi Yamaoka

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Sōhachi Yamaoka (山岡荘八, Yamaoka Sōhachi, January 11, 1907 – September 30, 1978) from Niigata was a Japanese author.[1] He wrote a number of historical novels.[1] Politician Kenji Yamaoka is an adopted son.[2] In 1968, he won the Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for his historical novel Tokugawa Ieyasu.[3]

Awards

Selected published works

Adaptations

Television

Film

  • Kurenaigao no Wakamusha (1955)Oda Nobunaga, a Toei production[7]
  • Fuunji Oda Nobunaga (1959), a Toei production[7]
  • Tokugawa Ieyasu (1965), a Toei production[7]

References

  1. [1]
    "日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)「山岡荘八」の解説" (in Japanese). kotobank. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. [2]
    "ギネス記録を持つ"元祖・国民作家"山岡荘八" (in Japanese). BUNGEISHUNJU LTD. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  3. [3]
    "吉川英治文学賞過去受賞作" (in Japanese). Kōdansha. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  4. [4]
    "大河ドラマ『春の坂道』" (in Japanese). NHK. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  5. [5]
    "大河ドラマ『徳川家康』" (in Japanese). NHK. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  6. [6]
    "独眼竜政宗" (in Japanese). NHK. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  7. [7]
    "山岡荘八" (in Japanese). kinemajunpo. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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