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

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. "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. "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. "吉川英治文学賞過去受賞作" (in Japanese). Kōdansha. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  4. "大河ドラマ『春の坂道』" (in Japanese). NHK. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  5. "大河ドラマ『徳川家康』" (in Japanese). NHK. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  6. "独眼竜政宗" (in Japanese). NHK. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  7. "山岡荘八" (in Japanese). kinemajunpo. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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