Junpei Gomikawa

Junpei Gomikawa (1916-ca. 1990) was a Japanese author. He is most famous for his 1958 World War II novel The Human Condition (Ningen no joken), which became a best seller.[1] Gomikawa's novel became the basis for Masaki Kobayashi's film trilogy The Human Condition.[1] Another novel by Gomikawa, Men and War (Senso to ningen), formed the basis for Satsuo Yamamoto's 1970-1973 film trilogy of the same name.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Shimazu, N. (2003). "Popular Representations of the Past: The Case of Postwar Japan". Journal of Contemporary History 38 (1): 104–105. doi:10.1177/0022009403038001966. Retrieved 2015-01-10. – via JSTOR (subscription required)