1909 |
0
year old |
Born on the 17th of May in Sakaimachi, Kochi City, he is the youngest son of a raw silk dealer, Shonosuke, and Masae. |
1916 |
7
years old |
Enrols in the Kochi Dai-ichi Primary School. |
1922 |
13
years old |
Enrols in the Kochi Joto Jr.High School(now
Otemae High School ).
Joins the swimming club. |
1927 |
18
years old |
Graduates from the Kochi Joto Jr. High School.
Moves to Tokyo the next day. |
1928 |
19
years old |
Becomes an apprentice to the Tosa born sculptor
Motoyama Hakun. |
1929 |
20
years old |
Contributes to public manga and earns his
living as an illustrator. |
1932 |
23
years old |
Founds the Shin-manga-ha-shudan (present:
Manga-shudan) in June. |
1936 |
27
years old |
Begins the "Edokko Ken-chan"
series' publication in the Tokyo Asahi Shinbun in January. |
Re-starts the comic under the new name "Yoshi
no Fuku-chan" with Fuku-chan as the main character in October. |
Makes a movie of "Edokko Ken-chan"
with Nakamura Meiko as Fuku-chan in December at the
Toho studios. |
1938 |
29
years old |
"Fuku-chan" is awarded the first
Children Culture Prize by the Japan Culture Assiociation. |
1939 |
30
years old |
The Ministry of Education recommends his illustrated book "Chisana Sencho-san" |
1941 |
32
years old |
Goes to Manchuria with several Asahi Shinbun
journalists, such as Osaragi Jiro and Hayashi Fumiko. |
1942 |
33
years old |
Enrolls in the army and goes to Java (Indonesia) responsible for writing the news. |
1945 |
36
years old |
After Japan's defeat, he begins writing
again. |
Reforms and renames the Shin-manga-ha-shudan
as the Manga-shudan. |
Publishes "Fuku-chan" in regional
newspapers. |
1948 |
39
years old |
Begins the publication of the "Peko-chan"
series in the Mainichi Shinbun. |
1949 |
40
years old |
Begins the publication of the "Densuke" series
in the Mainichi Shinbun. |
Publishes "Fuku-chan" as a book. |
1950 |
41
years old |
"Ryuichi/Taizo brothers exhibition"
held at the Mitsukosi department store in Nihonbashi. |
Publishes the "Densuke and Fuku-chan"
series in the Mainichi Sunday Weekly. |
1951 |
42
years old |
Goes to San Francisco as a Mainichi Shinbun
reporter to cover the Japan Peace Conference. |
1955 |
46
years old |
Begins the first genuine production of a
post war animation film.Completes the production of the short
film "Onbu-obake" |
1956 |
47
years old |
Begins the publication of the "Fuku-chan"
series in the Mainichi Shinbun morning edition. |
Founds Otogi Production to produce
animated film. |
1957 |
48
years old |
Completes the Otogi Pro manga film "Fukusuke" |
Receives the Blue Ribbon Award for "Fukusuke" |
1958 |
49
years old |
"Fukusuke" wins the Educational Culture
Prize at the Mainichi Film Festival. |
1959 |
50
years old |
Completes the feature length animation film
"Hyotan-suzume" |
1962 |
53
years old |
Completes feature length theatre animation
omunibus "Otogi no sekairyoko" . Screened nationwide
through Toho. |
1966 |
57
years old |
Publishes the manga collection "Yuki" and
receives the Mainichi Shuppan special prize, a culture
award. |
1967 |
58
years old |
Publishes the essay collection "Fuku-chan
zuihitsu" |
1971 |
62
years old |
The end of "Fuku-chan" with a record
5,534 serialized publications. |
1974 |
65
years old |
Receives the Shijuhosho. (the Purple
Ribbon Medal) |
1979 |
70
years old |
Publishes the manga collection "Hyaku-baka"
and receives the Japan Cartoonists Association's Japan Cartoonist
Award. |
1981 |
72
years old |
Organises the first "Ryuichi Exihibition",
showcasing oil and ink paintings. |
1982 |
73
years old |
The Manga-shudan 50-Year Anniversary Party
at the Teikoku Hotel. |
From November, the "Anime/Fuku-chan"
is televised on Asahi Television. (until March 1984) |
1992 |
83
years old |
Receives the Ministry of Education Prize. |
1993 |
84
years old |
Named Honorary Citizen of Yasu Town,Kochi
Pref.. |
1994 |
85
years old |
Named Person of Cultural Merit. |
1996 |
87
years old |
Named Honorary Citizen of Kochi City in
April and of Kamakura City in November. |
1998 |
89
years old |
Designs the "Junshin Ouma" monument
for the newly refurbished Harimayabashi waterway. |
1999 |
90
years old |
The "Onna iroiro ten" exhibition
at the Daimaru departement store in Kochi. |
Named Person of Artistic Merit at the Waseda
University Graduation Ceremony. |
Comes to Kochi for the "Yokoyama Ryuichi
gengaten" memorial ceremony held at the Kochi Chuo Post
Office. |
2001 |
92
years old |
Dies on the 8th of November. |
2002 |
|
Opening of the Yokoyama Memorial Manga Museum. |