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Shuntarō Tanikawa

Shuntarō Tanikawa was a Japanese poet, screenwriter, writer, lyricist and translator (1931–2024). He was born in Suginami and died in Tokyo.

Also recorded as Shuntaro Tanikawa · Shuntarou Tanikawa

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Shuntarō Tanikawa

『戦後詩人全集 第1巻』1954年9月1日。発行所：ユリイカ。 · Public domain

Biography

The authorities additionally record the headings Shuntaro Tanikawa and Shuntarou Tanikawa. His recorded languages were Japanese and English.

He was the child of Tetsuzō Tanikawa. He married Eriko Kishida and Yōko Sano. One child is recorded: Kensaku Tanikawa.

Shuntarō Tanikawa is recorded as having received Hanatsubaki Award for Contemporary Poetry, Noma award for children's literature and American Book Awards.

Shuntarō Tanikawa studied at Toyotama High School, Tokyo. The recorded working language is Japanese and English.

The field of work recorded is free verse, literature and poetry.

Work by Shuntarō Tanikawa is recorded in the collections of Oregon Poetry Collection and Museum of Modern Art.

Distinctions recorded are Hanatsubaki Award for Contemporary Poetry, Noma award for children's literature, American Book Awards and Hagiwara Sakutarō Award.

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谷川俊太郎の足形

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Catalogued output

Works

  • Kokakōra ressun. 詩の誕生. ひとり暮らし. 魂のみなもとへ. 旅. ふたつの夏. 真っ白でいるよりも. 明治の詩歌. 「ん」まであるく. 谷川俊太郎ヴァラエティ・ブック「こ・ん・に・ち・わ」. 対談現代詩入門. おやすみ神たち. 谷川俊太郎. これはすいへいせん. わらべうた

  • The Art of Being Alone

  • Shinsen Tanikawa Shuntarō shishū

  • Yuki no kuni no shirayukihime

  • At Midnight in the Kitchen I Just Wanted to Talk to You

  • Kotobsobi No Tabi

  • Tanikawa Shuntarō etosetera

  • Watashi no mune wa chiisasugiru

  • Mimi o sumasu

  • Soshitara, soshitara

  • Moko moko moko

  • Mother Goose

The complete catalogue · 23

  • Kokakōra ressun. 詩の誕生. ひとり暮らし. 魂のみなもとへ. 旅. ふたつの夏. 真っ白でいるよりも. 明治の詩歌. 「ん」まであるく. 谷川俊太郎ヴァラエティ・ブック「こ・ん・に・ち・わ」. 対談現代詩入門. おやすみ神たち. 谷川俊太郎. これはすいへいせん. わらべうた

  • The Art of Being Alone

  • Shinsen Tanikawa Shuntarō shishū

  • Yuki no kuni no shirayukihime

  • At Midnight in the Kitchen I Just Wanted to Talk to You

  • Kotobsobi No Tabi

  • Tanikawa Shuntarō etosetera

  • Watashi no mune wa chiisasugiru

  • Mimi o sumasu

  • Soshitara, soshitara

  • Moko moko moko

  • Mother Goose

  • Nihongo no katarogu

  • Ana

  • Simple Chaos

  • Mazā gūsu

  • Nijūoku kōnen no kodoku

  • Teigi

  • Tegami

  • Popāpe popipappu. ミライノコドモ

  • Sora no aosa o mitsumeteiru to

  • Tanikawa Shuntaro taidanshu

  • Yoru no byōin / Tanikawa Shuntarō saku; Nagano Shigeichi shashin

    1979 · Wellcome Collection

Dated record

Life and career

Explore 1931–2024

  1. 1931

    Life

    Shuntarō Tanikawa was born in 1931 at Suginami.

  2. 1979

    Yoru no byōin / Tanikawa Shuntarō saku; Nagano Shigeichi shashin. (Wellcome Collection).

  3. 2024

    Life

    Shuntarō Tanikawa died in 2024 at Tokyo.

The full dated record · 3 entries

  1. 1931

    Shuntarō Tanikawa was born in 1931 at Suginami.

  2. 1979

    Yoru no byōin / Tanikawa Shuntarō saku; Nagano Shigeichi shashin. (Wellcome Collection).

  3. 2024

    Shuntarō Tanikawa died in 2024 at Tokyo.

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  • Tokyo
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  • Suginami

    Birth place

Where the work is held

Collections

Shuntarō Tanikawa received Hanatsubaki Award for Contemporary Poetry, Noma award for children's literature, American Book Awards, Hagiwara Sakutarō Award, Asahi Prize and Golden Wreath.

Primary material

Documents and archives

scholarly publication

reference work

Institutional database

Literature

Bibliography

Tanikawa Shuntarō: Koka-kōra ressun, Kindlers Literatur Lexikon (KLL), 2020. Tanikawa Shuntarō: Nijūoku kōnen no kodoku, Kindlers Literatur Lexikon (KLL), 2020.

  • Tanikawa Shuntarō, Kindlers Literatur Lexikon (KLL), 2020

  • Selected Poems of Tanikawa Shuntarō『谷川俊太郎詩集続』(1979), The Art of Being Alone, 2011

A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Citations

References

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Every cited source · 11
  1. 01

    Open Library author record for Shuntarō Tanikawa (Internet Archive), 157 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  2. 02

    Selected Poems of Tanikawa Shuntarō『谷川俊太郎詩集続』(1979), The Art of Being Alone, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 03

    Tanikawa Shuntarō, Kindlers Literatur Lexikon (KLL), 2020

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 04

    Tanikawa Shuntarō: Koka-kōra ressun, Kindlers Literatur Lexikon (KLL), 2020

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 05

    Tanikawa Shuntarō: Nijūoku kōnen no kodoku, Kindlers Literatur Lexikon (KLL), 2020

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 06

    The Selected Poems of Shuntarō Tanikawa, World Literature Today, 1984

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  7. 07

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 2 articles naming Shuntarō Tanikawa.

    open access index · Unverified

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  8. 08

    Internet Archive, 1 digitised item catalogued under Shuntarō Tanikawa as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  9. 09

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 1 work naming Shuntarō Tanikawa.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  10. 10

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1377715: Shuntarō Tanikawa

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

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  11. 11

    “Shuntarō Tanikawa”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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