Emi Tsutsumi
| Emi Tsutsumi | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 堤 江実 |
| Born | March 12, 1940 |
| November 19, 2020 (aged 80)November 19, 2020 (aged 80) | |
| 🎓 Alma mater | Rikkyo University |
| 💼 Occupation | Poet, Essayist, Author |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Koichi Baba (Undated.) |
| 👪 Relatives |
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Emi Tsutsumi (Japanese: 堤 江実, Hepburn: Tsutsumi Emi, March 12, 1940 – November 19, 2020) was a Japanese poet and author. She was the mother of animator and director Daisuke Tsutsumi and Japanese activist and journalist Mika Tsutsumi (ja:堤未果).
Biography
Although Tsutsumi is primarily known for her poetry, she had several previous careers, including a radio broadcaster, the president of a greeting card company, and a business consultant.
During the 1960s, Tsutsumi was an announcer at Nippon Cultural Broadcasting, where she covered events including the Tokyo Olympics and the start of Japan's bullet train lines.[1]
After five years as an announcer, Tsutsumi quit and launched a paper product import and sales company selling greeting cards. She was the president of the company for 24 years, after which she sold it and became a business consultant based on her unusual experience (at the time) as a woman business owner.[2]
In interviews, Tsutsumi regularly said that she never intended to become a poet.[2] She began writing poems while visiting a friend in Germany after her retirement and provided one to a publisher after returning to Japan for use in an illustrated book.[2]
Tsutsumi published in a wide variety of genres, including books of poetry and essays, translations from English, business books, and picture books, several of which were collaborations with her son Daisuke Tsutsumi.[3]
Tsutsumi died in November 2020 from health complications caused by old age.[3]
Awards and Recognition
In 2011, Tsutsumi received the Higashikuninomiya Cultural Award for her poetry and picture books.[4] This award recognizes "distinguished service in literature" and other fields, as well as contributions to Japanese culture.[5]
Tsutsumi also served as one inspiration for her son Daisuke Tsutsumi's *Oni: A Thunder God's Tale*.[6]
References
- ↑ "堤 江実さん（詩人、エッセイスト）インタビュー". ジェイソン・ウィンターズ・ティー（JWティー）公式サイト.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "7月 「堤 江実」さん | 株式会社エス・エー・エス". shinkiko.com.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "堤江実さん". 加藤屋のメモと写真. December 18, 2020.
- ↑ "堤 江実 -PROFILE-". emitsutsumi.o.oo7.jp.
- ↑ "東久邇宮国際文化褒賞の由来と適格要件". www.higashikuniprize.org.
- ↑ "INTERVIEW: The Might And Heart Of "Oni: Thunder God's Tale" – Animation Scoop". www.animationscoop.com.
External Links
Official website (in Japanese)
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