Itō Einosuke

Itō Einosuke ( Japanese 伊藤永之介 ; born November 21, 1903 in Akita , Akita Prefecture ; † July 26, 1959 ) was a Japanese writer.

Life

After graduating from school, Itō began to work in a bank and at the same time to write first articles for magazines. In 1924 Itō moved to Tōkyō and began to publish reviews in the socialist magazine Bungei Sensen ( 文芸戦線 ) founded by Kaneko Yōbun . In 1928 Itō drew attention to himself as a proletarian writer with the publication of Mienai Kōzan ( 見えない鉱山 ) in Bungei Sensen .

Works (selection)

1930 Bōdō ( 暴動 )
1930 Kyōkō ( 恐慌 )
1937 Fukurō ( 梟 )
1938 Uguisu ( 鶯 )
1938 Karasu ( 鴉 )
1939 Ushi ( 牛 )
1939 Kuma ( 熊 )
1939 Uma ( 馬 )
1939 Sakka no techō ( 作家の手帖 )
1939 Tsubame ( 燕 )
1939 Gan ( 雁 )
1939 Ishikawa Rikinosuke nōson kōsei no jufu ( 石川理紀之助農村更生の慈父 )
1940 Asaichi ( 朝市 )
1941 Tokai to inaka ( 都会と田舎 )
1941 Furusato no haru ( 故郷の春 )
1942 Hirata Atsutane ( 平田篤胤 )
1942 Isha no iru son ( 医者のゐる村 )
1942 Kamo to funa ( 鴨と鮒 )
1942 Roji no hitobito ( 路地の人々 )
1943 Haru no wakare ( 春の別れ )
1944 Akita ( 秋田 )
1946 Utsukushii tabi ( 美しい旅 )
1947 Futatsu no seishun ( 二つの青春 )
1947 Furusato no uta ( 故郷の歌 )
1947 Umi no oni ( 海の鬼 )
1948 Yama no kami ( 山の神 )
1948 Nōmin no kōfuku ( 農民の幸福 )
1952 Keisatsu nikki ( 警察日記 )
1953 Bungaku nyūmon ( 文学入門 )
1954 Natuskashii sanka ( なつかしい山河 )
1955 Germusho shigan ( 刑務所志願 )
1955 Shinkeisatsu nikki ( 新警察日記 )
1955 Tanima no kyōdai谷間の兄弟
1956 Yamazakura ( 山桜 )
1957 Chūzaisho nikki ( 駐在所日記 )
1957 Nambei kōro ( 南米航路 )
1959 shizen to jinsei ni tsuite no shijū hanashi ( 自然と人生についての四十話 )
1959 Kieru mizuumi ( 消える湖 )
1959 Santarō ( 三太郎 )
1960 Shochō nikki ( 署長日記 )

filming

1951 Keisatsu nikki ( 警察日記 ), screenplay: Ide Toshirō 井手俊郎

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personal data
SURNAME	Itō, Einosuke
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	伊藤永之介 (Japanese); Itō, Shimei (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Japanese writer
DATE OF BIRTH	November 21, 1903
PLACE OF BIRTH	Akita , Akita Prefecture
DATE OF DEATH	July 26, 1959