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Kaori Ekuni

えくに かおり

Ekuni Kaori

プロフィール

性別
女性
生誕
1964-03-21 （Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan）
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese
居住地歴
Shinjuku (birthplace), Tokyo, Japan → Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan

経歴

職業
Novelist, Translator, Poet
活動期間
1985年〜
影響を受けた人物
Momoko Ishii

学歴

Mejiro Gakuen Junior College
Japanese Literature / Japanese Literature
国: Japan
Completed studies in Japanese literature (year unknown)
Junshin Girls' School (now Hiroo Gakuen Junior & Senior High School)
国: Japan
Attended during junior high and high school years
University of Delaware
国: United States
Studied abroad (exchange/study period)

受賞歴

'Chiisana Dowa' Grand Prize
1987
対象作品: Kusunojō's Story
主催: Editorial Committee of 'Chiisana Dowa'
結果: 受賞
Femina Prize (Japan)
1989
対象作品: 409 Radcliffe
主催: Gakushū-Kenkyūsha (Quarterly 'Femina')
結果: 受賞
Sankei Children's Publishing Culture Award
1991
対象作品: Fragrant Days
主催: Sankei Shimbun
結果: 受賞
Tsubota Jōji Literary Award
1992
対象作品: Fragrant Days
主催: Tsubota Jōji Award Committee
結果: 受賞
Murasaki Shikibu Literary Prize
1992
対象作品: Kirakira Hikaru
主催: Murasaki Shikibu Prize Committee
結果: 受賞
Robō no Ishi Literary Prize
1999
対象作品: My Little Bird
主催: Robō no Ishi Prize Committee
結果: 受賞
Yamamoto Shugorō Prize
2002
対象作品: Neither Safe Nor Appropriate to Swim
主催: Yamamoto Shugorō Prize Committee
結果: 受賞
Naoki Prize
2004
対象作品: I Was Ready to Cry
主催: Naoki Prize Committee
結果: 受賞
Shima Kiyoshi Romance Literature Prize
2007
対象作品: Junk
主催: Shima Kiyoshi Prize Committee
結果: 受賞
Chuokoron Literary Prize
2010
対象作品: A Dark Room at Noon
主催: Chuokoron-Shinsha (Chuokoron Literary Prize)
結果: 受賞
Yasunari Kawabata Literary Prize
2012
対象作品: Dog and the Harmonica
主催: Yasunari Kawabata Prize Committee
結果: 受賞
Jun'ichirō Tanizaki Prize
2015
対象作品: Gecko, Frog, and Shijimi Butterfly
主催: Tanizaki Prize Committee
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Kirakira Hikaru

1991年 Novel

A novel that delicately depicts family and love through the life of a wife with alcohol-use disorder and her gay husband. One of Ekuni's representative works and adapted for film.

FamilyLoveAddictionTolerance
映像化・舞台化
  • [Film] Kirakira Hikaru (film) / 松岡錠司 (1992)

Falling Evening

1996年 Novel

A novel that sensitively explores ordinary setbacks, recovery, and characters' inner lives.

LossRebirthHuman relationships
映像化・舞台化
  • [Film] Falling Evening (film) / 合津直枝 (1998)

I Was Ready to Cry

2003年 Short story collection

A collection of short stories that capture everyday life and subtle emotions. Winner of the Naoki Prize.

Everyday lifeEmotional nuanceLoss and recovery

A Dark Room at Noon

2010年 Novel

A work depicting shifting human relationships and memory. Winner of the Chuokoron Literary Prize.

MemoryLonelinessFamily

Gecko, Frog, and Shijimi Butterfly

2014年 Novel

A recent work containing short pieces and variations. Winner of the Jun'ichirō Tanizaki Prize.

Observation of natureMemoryDetails of everyday life

Mamiya Brothers

2004年 Novel

A warm, humorous story about the daily lives and relationship of two brothers. Adapted into film.

BrotherhoodEveryday lifeHumor
映像化・舞台化
  • [Film] Mamiya Brothers (film) / 森田芳光 (2006)

Tokyo Tower

2001年 Novel

A work set in Tokyo that portrays life and love. One of her representative works adapted to film and TV.

Urban lifeFamilyLove
映像化・舞台化
  • [Film] Tokyo Tower (film) / 源孝志 (2005)

Neither Safe Nor Appropriate to Swim

2002年 Short story collection

A newly written collection of short stories. Winner of the Yamamoto Shugorō Prize.

Short fictionHuman dramasDelicate psychological depiction

全著作

  • On a Cold Night
  • Fragrant Days
  • Cotton Candy
  • Kirakira Hikaru
  • Falling Evening
  • 409 Radcliffe
  • My Little Bird
  • God's Boat
  • Between Calmness and Passion
  • Tokyo Tower
  • I Was Ready to Cry
  • Junk
  • A Dark Room at Noon
  • Gecko, Frog, and Shijimi Butterfly
  • Mamiya Brothers
  • Neither Safe Nor Appropriate to Swim

翻案

  • Kirakira Hikaru (film)
  • Falling Evening (film)
  • Between Calmness and Passion (film)
  • Tokyo Tower (film/TV)
  • Mamiya Brothers (film)
  • Sweet Little Lies (film)

作家による翻訳

  • The Angel's Christmas (translation)
  • Winnie-the-Pooh's Christmas (translation)
  • The Wizard of Oz (modern Japanese translation)
  • The Stretchy Little One (translation)

作風・主題

文体
Lyrical and delicate psychological depictionA style that captures subtleties of everyday lifeConcise, poetic metaphors
頻出モチーフ
RainFragments of familyFood and everyday objectsAnimals (dogs, etc.)

評価・遺産

Kaori Ekuni is one of the notable Japanese female writers since the 1990s, known for lyrical portrayals of everyday life and significant influence on screen adaptations. She has received numerous literary awards and is active across novels, children's literature, and translations.

大衆文化への影響

  • Several major works have been adapted into films and TV dramas, influencing a wide audience.
  • Her essays and many interviews have made her authorial persona familiar through media appearances.

豆知識

  • Her husband is a banker.
  • She is a fan of the Hanshin Tigers and has cited player Nakano Sasuke as a favorite.
  • Loves chocolate; reportedly made her husband promise not to give chocolate to other women when they married.
  • Known for taking very long baths; her husband once jokingly described this as a 'siege.'
  • Keeps an American Cocker Spaniel named 'Ame' (Rain).