1. Seiichi Funahashi was a Japanese writer of short stories, novellas, novels and stage plays, active in the Showa period.
11 Facts About Funahashi Seiichi
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Funahashi Seiichi had one sister and three younger brothers, and as an infant, he suffered from pertussis, which developed into chronic asthma.
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When his father was transferred to Germany for further studies, Funahashi Seiichi was entrusted to the care of his grandmother in the Koshigoe neighborhood of Kamakura, Kanagawa, where he spend most of his youth.
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Funahashi Seiichi attended Tokyo Imperial University's School of Arts and Sciences, where he joined literature and drama clubs.
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Funahashi Seiichi worked as a lecturer at Takushoku University and from 1938 at Meiji University.
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Funahashi Seiichi was selected as a member of the National Language Policy Board of the Ministry of Education in 1950.
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In 1964, Funahashi Seiichi was awarded the Mainichi Art Award for Aru onna no enkei.
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Funahashi Seiichi became a member of the Japan Art Academy in 1966.
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From 1966, the increasing deterioration of his eyesight led to near blindness, and Funahashi Seiichi resorted to dictation in order to continue his literary activities.
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In 1975, Funahashi Seiichi was named a Person of Cultural Merit by the Japanese government.
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Funahashi Seiichi died of acute myocardial infarction at the Nippon Medical School Hospital in Tokyo in 1976 at the age of 71, leaving behind two unfinished works, Taiko Hideyoshi, serialized by Yomiuri Shimbun, and Genji Monogatari serialized by the Heibonsha magazine Taiyo.