Naoki Sanjugo Award
1 appearances
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Edition 53 (1965) award
Shigeo Fujii
ふじい しげお
Fujii Shigeo
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1916-02-10 （Toyooka, Hyōgo, Japan）
- Died
- 1979-01-17 （Setagaya Central Hospital, Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan） age 62
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Toyooka, Hyōgo, Japan → Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Newspaper reporter
- Active Years
- 1950-1979
- Affiliations
- The Asahi Shimbun Company
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toyooka Commercial School (now Hyogo Prefectural Toyooka Sogo High School) | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Toyooka Commercial School (now Hyogo Prefectural Toyooka Sogo High School)
Country:
Japan
Graduated from the prewar Toyooka Commercial School (now Hyogo Prefectural Toyooka Sogo High School).
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Naoki Prize | Rainbow | — | Naoki Prize Selection Committee | 受賞 |
| 1951 | Akutagawa Prize | Kajin | — | Akutagawa Prize Selection Committee | 候補 |
Naoki Prize
1965
Work:
Rainbow
Organization:
Naoki Prize Selection Committee
Result:
受賞
Akutagawa Prize
1951
Work:
Kajin
Organization:
Akutagawa Prize Selection Committee
Result:
候補
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Hifu: Burma Front
1956 NovelA work set on the Burma front, drawing on wartime experiences.
warmilitary experience
Kajin
1957 NovelPublished in 1957. A shorter work focusing on interpersonal themes; it was adapted into a film and was a candidate for the Akutagawa Prize.
human relationshipslove
Adaptations
- [Film] Kajin
A work dealing with family, tradition, and lineage.
familytradition
A work that portrays human emotions through depictions of nature and urban landscapes.
descriptive landscapespsychological portrayal
Rainbow
1965 NovelA novel depicting war orphans in Osaka. It addresses postwar wounds and recovery and won the Naoki Prize in 1965.
war orphanspostwar societyrenewal
A work intended to convey voices and memories of war; the title suggests an engagement with wartime testimonies.
memories of wartestimony
Bibliography
- Hifu: Burma Front
- Kajin
- Hunters of the Night
- Portrait of a Flower
- Prayer of a Thousand Cranes
- Rainbow
Adaptations
- Kajin (film adaptation)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyrical descriptionsdocumentary elements rooted in factclear, accessible narrative voice
- Recurring Motifs
- war and its aftermathorphans and familyurban landscapes
Health
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Intracerebral hemorrhage1979-01-17Suffered an acute intracerebral hemorrhage and died on 1979-01-17.
Legacy
Recognized for works that portray wartime experiences and social themes in postwar Japanese literature. Won the Naoki Prize for Rainbow and left a body of work influenced by his experience as a newspaper reporter.
Archives
- National Diet Library (holdings related to Shigeo Fujii)
- Authority records such as VIAF/ISNI/WorldCat
Trivia
- Served in the China mainland and southern theaters during World War II.
- Worked as a reporter for The Asahi Shimbun while writing fiction.
- The novel Kajin was adapted into a film starring Izumi Ashikawa.
- Won the Naoki Prize in 1965 for Rainbow.