Shosetsu Gendai Newcomer Award
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Shosuke Ai
あい しょうすけ
Ai Shosuke
Pen Names:
Ai Bunpei（Birth name. Used for script credits and some publications.）,
Ai Shotaro（Used as an author name; the name under which he won the Shosetsu Gendai Newcomer Award for 'Daihachi Toryumaru'.）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1941-12-02 （Beiping (now Beijing), Republic of China）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Fujieda, Shizuoka, Japan → Yaizu, Shizuoka, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Screenwriter, Broadcast writer, Writer
- Active Years
- 1973-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University, First Faculty of Letters | First Faculty of Letters | — | — | — | Japan |
Waseda University, First Faculty of Letters
First Faculty of Letters
Country:
Japan
After graduation he worked in advertising and later assisted screenwriters before embarking on a writing career.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Shosetsu Gendai Newcomer Award (35th) | Daihachi Toryumaru | — | Kodansha (Shosetsu Gendai) | 受賞 |
| 1997 | Mystery Writers of Japan Award (nominee) | Aranami-kaze | — | Mystery Writers of Japan | 候補 |
Shosetsu Gendai Newcomer Award (35th)
1980
Work:
Daihachi Toryumaru
Organization:
Kodansha (Shosetsu Gendai)
Result:
受賞
Mystery Writers of Japan Award (nominee)
1997
Work:
Aranami-kaze
Organization:
Mystery Writers of Japan
Result:
候補
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Daihachi Toryumaru
1980 Maritime adventure novelA maritime adventure novel set around a fishing vessel. His debut work, which won the Shosetsu Gendai Newcomer Award.
seavoyagehuman drama
Ransom of TV Ratings
1983 MysteryA mystery novel with suspense elements set in the television industry.
mediacrimehuman relationships
Aranami-kaze
1997 Mystery / AdventureA long-form novel with strong adventure elements set in southern seas and islands. It was a nominee for the Mystery Writers of Japan Award.
seaadventuremystery
Train Disappearance
1990 MysteryPart of a series concerning trains. A mystery novel dealing with disappearances and puzzling incidents.
trainsdisappearanceinvestigation
Fukuryu: The Undersea Boy Special Attack Soldiers
2010 Historical / Maritime novelA historical novel with maritime settings and wartime elements. Published under the name Ai Bunpei.
war historyunderseayouth
The Voyage of Unagimaru
2007 Non-fiction / MaritimeIncludes accounts of boarding the research vessel Hakuhomaru and marine investigations; contains non-fictional elements related to eel research.
marine researchsciencevoyage
Tamamaru: Flight Without a Chart
2000 Adventure / MysteryA long novel depicting a flight and investigation at sea, blending maritime adventure with suspense.
flightseapursuit
Great Edo Overturn: Roppachi's Perspective
2007 Historical essay / FictionA historical work centered on the Edo period, combining research and novelistic approaches.
Edo periodhistorysatire
Bibliography
- Ransom of TV Ratings
- The Himiko Murder Case
- Pursuit: At the End of the Black Rebellion
- Noto: Murder of the Crying Sand
- Kyoto-Harajuku Mannequin Murder Case
- Return to the Island of Wrath
- The Golden Okubo Nagayasu Murder Voyage
- Burn What You Adore: Chapter One to Become a Man!
- Aranami-kaze
- East of the Great Fault
- Tamamaru: Flight Without a Chart
- Great Edo Overturn: Roppachi's Perspective
- The Voyage of Unagimaru
- Fabrication: The 'Red Shoes' Consensus Was Made This Way
- Fukuryu: The Undersea Boy Special Attack Soldiers
- Love and Hatred: Miraculous Elderly Care
- Yoshinobu Assassination: The Entertainer Assassin Matunoya Roppachi
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Emphasis on maritime descriptionHard-boiled mystery writingDocumentary-influenced narrative elements
- Recurring Motifs
- sea / voyagetrains / moving vehiclesdisappearance / puzzling incidentsinvestigation and record
Legacy
He participated as a screenwriter in television dramas including the Ultraman series and later wrote maritime adventure and mystery novels. Winning the Shosetsu Gendai Newcomer Award launched his career as a novelist; he is also known for taking part in marine research expeditions.
Archives
- National Diet Library (authority file)
- Authority records including VIAF and ISNI
In Popular Culture
- Contributions to the Ultraman series as a scriptwriter
- Recognition for writing television drama scripts
Trivia
- Debuted in 1973 writing a script for Ultraman Taro under his real name (Ai Bunpei).
- Won the 35th Shosetsu Gendai Newcomer Award in 1980 under the name Ai Shotaro for 'Daihachi Toryumaru'.
- In 2001 he boarded the research vessel Hakuhomaru (University of Tokyo) and participated in efforts related to eel egg discovery and identification of new eel species.
- Has written on the controversy surrounding the model for the children's song 'Akai Kutsu' (Red Shoes).
- Has authority records registered such as ISNI and VIAF.