Sōhachi Yamaoka
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
- 1958 - Chunichi Prize
- 1967 - Shin Hasegawa Prize
- 1968 - Yoshikawa Eiji Prize
- 1973- Medal with Purple Ribbon
- 1978 - 2nd Class, Order of the Sacred Treasure
Selected published works
- Otoko no Koi (1938)
- Gensui Yamamoto Isoroku (1944)
- Tokugawa Ieyasu (1953-67)
- Chiba Shūsaku (1952-54)
- Oda Nobunaga (1955-60)
- Yamada Nagamasa (1956)
- Sakamoto Ryōma (1956)
- Minamoto no Yoritomo (1957)
- Ikiteita Mitsuhide (1963)
- Yagyū clan (1964)
- Mōri Motonari (1964)
- Emperor Meiji (1968)
- Date Masamune (1970-73)
- Haru no Sakamichi (1971)
- Tokugawa Yoshinobu (1974)
- Tokugawa Iemitsu (1974-76)
Adaptations
Television
- Haru no Sakamichi (1971)[4]
- Tokugawa Ieyasu (1983)[5]
- Dokuganryū Masamune (1987)[6]
References
- "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.
- "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.
- "吉川英治文学賞過去受賞作" (in Japanese). Kōdansha. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- "大河ドラマ『春の坂道』" (in Japanese). NHK. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- "大河ドラマ『徳川家康』" (in Japanese). NHK. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- "独眼竜政宗" (in Japanese). NHK. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- "山岡荘八" (in Japanese). kinemajunpo. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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