Yamamoto Shugoro Award
1 appearances
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Edition 8 (1995) nominee
Yoshinaga Fujita
ふじた よしなが
Fujita Yoshinaga
Pen Names:
Irie Kaori（Alternative pen name）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1950-04-12 （Fukui City, Fukui Prefecture, Japan）
- Died
- 2020-01-30 （Saku City, Nagano Prefecture, Japan） age 69
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Paris, France → Karuizawa, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 1986-2020
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University, Faculty of Letters | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Waseda University, Faculty of Letters
Country:
Japan
Dropped out and moved to Paris
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Mystery Writers of Japan Award | The Steel Knight | — | Mystery Writers of Japan | 受賞 |
| 2001 | Naoki Prize | Territory of Love | — | Japan Literature Promotion Society | 受賞 |
| 2017 | Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Prize | Tales of Heavy Snow | — | Kodansha | 受賞 |
Mystery Writers of Japan Award
1995
Work:
The Steel Knight
Organization:
Mystery Writers of Japan
Result:
受賞
Naoki Prize
2001
Work:
Territory of Love
Organization:
Japan Literature Promotion Society
Result:
受賞
Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Prize
2017
Work:
Tales of Heavy Snow
Organization:
Kodansha
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Mystery Writers of Japan Award
1 appearances
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Edition 48 (1995) award
Shimasei Romance Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 6 (1999) award
Naoki Sanjugo Award
1 appearances
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Edition 125 (2001) award
Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 51 (2017) award
Works
Major Works
Territory of Love
2001 Romance novelA work depicting mature love, characterized by urban sensibility and subtle human emotions.
LoveHumanityMaturity
The Steel Knight
1994 Mystery novelA mystery novel that won the Mystery Writers of Japan Award.
MysteryCrime
Labyrinth of Ambition
1986 Adventure novelDebut novel, representative work of adventure fiction.
AdventureDetective
Adaptations
- Film 'Laughing Frog' (2002)
- Film 'Memory of the Uterus: Here You Are' (2007)
- Film 'Ten Ten' (2007)
- TV Drama 'Heterodox Summer' (2003)
- TV Drama 'Dismissal Notification' (2009)
- TV Drama 'Queue 48 Hours' (2009)
- TV Drama 'Our Playboys: Senior Detective Agency' (2015)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Urban sensibilityExcellent psychological depiction
- Recurring Motifs
- LoveHumanityDetective
Health
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Lung adenocarcinoma晩年Died of adenocarcinoma in right lower lobe of the lung
Legacy
Yoshinaga Fujita is known for blending Japanese mystery and romance novels, noted for urban sensibility and deep human emotion portrayal, receiving several literary awards.
Academic Societies
- Mystery Writers of Japan
- Japan Adventure Novel Association
Trivia
- Yoshinaga Fujita was known for his trademark sunglasses and long hair.
- His wife was Mari Koike, also a Naoki Prize-winning author.