Shosetsu Suiri Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 12 (1990) award
Takashi Chino
ちの たかし
Chino Takashi
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1951-09-17 （Tokyo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Writer
- Active Years
- 1990-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kokugakuin University | Faculty of Letters | Department of Literature | — | — | Japan |
Kokugakuin University
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Literature
Country:
Japan
Worked at a publishing company before becoming a novelist.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Shosetsu Suiri New Writer Award | Yoru no Michiyuki | — | Shosetsu Suiri (Mystery Magazine) | Winner |
| 2018 | History/Jidai Novelists Club Award | — | — | History & Jidai Novelists Club | Winner |
Shosetsu Suiri New Writer Award
1990
Work:
Yoru no Michiyuki
Organization:
Shosetsu Suiri (Mystery Magazine)
Result:
Winner
History/Jidai Novelists Club Award
2018
Organization:
History & Jidai Novelists Club
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Historical Period Writers Club Award
1 appearances
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Edition 7 (2018) award
Works
Major Works
Hamachō Riverside at Dusk
1991 Jidaigeki / Historical novelA collection of linked historical stories set in Edo focusing on townspeople and lower-ranking samurai, emphasizing human feeling and daily life.
Edo everyday lifeHuman compassion / empathy
Kanzashi Illustrated
1993 Historical novelThrough stories centered on hairpins (kanzashi), paints Edo customs and interpersonal relationships.
Depiction of customsInterpersonal relationships
Eitai Bridge, Heat Haze Arises
1996 Historical novelA work treating revenge plots and human dramas set against famous Edo landmarks.
RevengeLoyalty and duty
Fugitive
1998 Historical novelA pursuit story about a fugitive and the conflicts among those surrounding him.
PursuitGuilt and compassion
Pursuit
2005 Historical novelA suspenseful jidaigeki told from the viewpoints of those pursuing a person of interest.
SuspenseChase / pursuit
Morning of the Squall (Chronicles of Edo Craftsmen)
2018 Historical novelA collection of short stories portraying the lives, crafts, and solidarity of Edo artisans.
ArtisansCraft and tradition
Kamiyui Oren: Love Binda-rai
2019 Historical novelCenters on a female hairdresser and depicts love and human feeling in Edo society.
Female protagonistsRomanceHuman compassion
I Am Ten Thousand Koku
2017 Historical novel / SeriesA multi-installment series portraying merchants and samurai around a ten-thousand-koku domain, focusing on human relations.
Domain economy and commerceFamily and duty
Bibliography
- Hamachō Riverside at Dusk; Ichizō, A Tender Looming
- Kanzashi Illustrated
- Eitai Bridge, Heat Haze: Edo Revenge Tales
- Two Nights' Moon
- The Murderous Blade at Sunset
- Fugitive
- Satsudashi Ichirō Saburō's Wife
- Two Boats on the Ōkawabata: Reiganjima Detectives
- Lost Sake at Shinkawa Riverside: Reiganjima Detectives
- Minami-machi Officer Sōjurō Hayase Detective Files: Woman at Dusk
- Chikarasuke Detective Calendar: Yasha Chase
- Pursuit
- Honjo Tatekawa Riverside Gazette: Winter Fireworks
- Revenge Blue Rat: Miscellaneous Tales of Fire Brigade Reform
- The Head-Snapping Asaemon: Tales of Compassion
- Woman of Eitai Bridge: Hepperi Kibei's Notes
- Love Divination at the Crossroads: Yarino Bunzō Edo Notes
- Soba-Seller Heijirō: Tales of Compassion
- Bathhouse Rescuer: The Young Samurai of Iris
- Secret-Mission Officer Gorō Sanshirō: The Flying Box of a Thousand Ryō
- Temple Samurai Ichinōjō: Peacock Feather
- Onē Hairdressing Secret Record: The Secret Flower in Two-Day Bloom
- Bōtefuri Dōshin Casebook: First Water's Dream
- Togakushi Treasure Fort: Yoshiwara Sōgaki
- Rookie Officer Suzuhara Junnosuke: The Red-Sword
- Young Lord Travelogue: Tokugawa Ieyoshi Appears
- Flower-Chill Haze: Boatman and Detective Notes
- Early Summer Rain: Hep-tsui Riverside Compassion House
- Kagurazaka Makeup Calendar: Woman of Evening Haze
- Son-in-Law Samurai Merchant Notes: The Course of Water Transport
- Satsudashi Takadaya Prosperity Chronicle: The Young Master's Resolve
- Second Son Young Lord in Training: The Shrine of First Thunder
- Hired Master Toyonosuke: From Gourd to Horse
- Hasegawa Heizō Labor Camp: Heinosuke Casebook - Longing
- I Am Ten Thousand Koku (and many others)
- Downstream Sake No.1: The Shop's Curtain
- Morning of the Squall: Chronicles of Edo Craftsmen
- Kamiyui Oren: Love Binda-rai
- New Son-in-Law Samurai Merchant Notes (series)
- Successful Merchant (series)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Realistic depiction of customs and settingsCareful psychological portrayal of charactersCombination of linked series and standalone stories
- Recurring Motifs
- Edo everyday life and artisansHuman compassion and dutyRevenge and vendettaMerchants and family bonds
Legacy
Takashi Chino is known for numerous series and short stories in the historical (jidaigeki) genre, with detailed depictions of Edo customs, artisans, and commoners. After winning a new-writer award in 1990, he has continued steady activity as a historical novelist and received the History/Jidai Novelists Club Award in 2018.
Trivia
- Born September 17, 1951 in Tokyo.
- Graduated from Kokugakuin University, Faculty of Letters, Department of Literature.
- Worked at a publishing company before becoming a writer.
- Won the Shosetsu Suiri New Writer Award in 1990 for "Yoru no Michiyuki".
- Received the History/Jidai Novelists Club Award in 2018.
- Has authored many jidaigeki (historical Edo-period) novels and series.