Juro Miyoshi

Playwright. Born in Saga City on April 21, 1902. Registered as the son of his father's older brother, with the surname Mori. Entered the Miyoshi family at a young age. Separated from his biological parents, he grew up in a complicated environment, being raised by his maternal grandmother. Graduated from the English department of Waseda University in 1925 (Taisho 14). Published poetry while still a student. Moving from syndicalism to Marxism, he formed the Left Arts Alliance with Tsuboi Shigeji and others in 1928 (Showa 3). His first play, "Who's Going to Cut His Head?", was published in the inaugural issue of the alliance's journal. In April of the same year, he joined NAPF (All-Japan Proletarian Arts League) and belonged to its subordinate organization, Plot (Japan Proletarian Theatre Alliance), where his plays "Oaki Covered in Scars" (1928) and "Coal Dust" (1930) were performed. However, he had doubts about Marxist thought and movements, and left Plot. After that, he published works such as "Senta the Slashed" (1934), "Hikoroku Laughs Greatly" (1936), "Buoy" (1940), and "Lion" (1943), which decorated the 1930s. For a time he belonged to the PCL Literature Club and also wrote screenplays. After World War II, he published many works such as "Ruins" (1947) and "I Don't Know That Person" (1948), and won the Yomiuri Literature Prize for "The Man of Flames" (1951), which portrayed the painter Van Gogh. His collection of critical essays "Season of Fear" (1950), which harshly criticized progressive intellectuals, also attracted attention. He died on February 16, 1958. After his death, through the efforts of Masato Otake, the mimeographed "Complete Works of Miyoshi Juro" was published in 63 volumes (1960-66).

[Shoji Sobue]

"The Work of Miyoshi Juro, 4 volumes (1968, Gakugei Shorin)" ▽ "My Life of Miyoshi Juro, by Otake Masato (1968, Nagata Shobo)" ▽ "The Miyoshi Juro Diary" (1974, Satsuki Shobo)

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劇作家。明治35年4月21日佐賀市に生まれる。戸籍上は父の兄の子、森姓。幼時三好家に入る。実父母と別れ、母方の祖母に育てられる複雑な環境に育つ。1925年（大正14）早稲田(わせだ)大学英文科卒業。在学中から詩を発表。サンジカリズムからマルクス主義に接近し、28年（昭和3）壺井繁治(つぼいしげじ)らと左翼芸術同盟を結成。その機関誌創刊号に処女戯曲『首を切るのは誰(だれ)だ』を発表。同年4月ナップ（全日本無産者芸術連盟）に合流、その下部組織プロット（日本プロレタリア劇場同盟）に属し、戯曲『疵(きず)だらけのお秋』（1928）、『炭塵(がす)』（1930）などが上演された。しかしマルクス主義の思想と運動に疑いを抱き、プロットを脱退。以後、『斬(き)られの仙太』（1934）、『彦六(ひころく)大いに笑ふ』（1936）、『浮標(ぶい)』（1940）、『獅子(しし)』（1943）などを発表し、昭和10年代を飾った。一時PCL文芸部に属しシナリオも執筆した。第二次世界大戦後も『廃墟(はいきょ)』（1947）、『その人を知らず』（1948）など多くの作品を発表、画家ゴッホを描いた『炎の人』（1951）で読売文学賞を得た。進歩的文化人を痛罵(つうば)した評論集『恐怖の季節』（1950）なども話題をよぶ。昭和33年2月16日没。没後、大武正人(おおたけまさと)の努力でガリ版の『三好十郎著作集』全63巻（1960～66）が刊行された。

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『『三好十郎の仕事』全四巻（1968・学芸書林）』▽『大武正人著『私の三好十郎伝』（1968・永田書房）』▽『『三好十郎日記』（1974・五月書房）』

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