Bungakukai Newcomer Award
1 appearances
Yusuke Fukada
ふかだ ゆうすけ
Fukada Yusuke
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1931-07-15 （Tokyo, Japan (now Chiyoda, Tokyo)）
- Died
- 2014-07-14 （Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan） age 82
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Author
- Active Years
- 1958-2014
- Affiliations
- Japan Airlines
- Influenced By
- Tatsuo Hori, Ayako Sono
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University | Faculty of Law | — | — | — | Japan |
Waseda University
Faculty of Law
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Bungakukai Newcomer Award | Azayaka na Hitobito | — | Bungakukai (literary magazine) | winner |
| 1976 | Ōya Sōichi Nonfiction Prize | New Western Affairs | — | Ōya Sōichi Nonfiction Prize Committee | winner |
| 1982 | Naoki Prize (87th) | The Fiery Merchant | — | Naoki Prize Committee | winner |
| 1987 | Bungei Shunjū Readers' Prize | New Eastern Affairs | — | Bungei Shunjū (publisher/magazine) | winner |
Bungakukai Newcomer Award
1958
Work:
Azayaka na Hitobito
Organization:
Bungakukai (literary magazine)
Result:
winner
Ōya Sōichi Nonfiction Prize
1976
Work:
New Western Affairs
Organization:
Ōya Sōichi Nonfiction Prize Committee
Result:
winner
Naoki Prize (87th)
1982
Work:
The Fiery Merchant
Organization:
Naoki Prize Committee
Result:
winner
Bungei Shunjū Readers' Prize
1987
Work:
New Eastern Affairs
Organization:
Bungei Shunjū (publisher/magazine)
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Oya Soichi Nonfiction Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 7 (1976) award
Naoki Sanjugo Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 87 (1982) award
Works
Major Works
The Fiery Merchant
1982 Economic novelAn economic novel focused on business and corporate life, depicting the conflicts of corporate figures and the intensity of commercial dealings.
businesscorporationsmodern economy
Stewardess Stories
1982 Social novel / non-fiction style essayWorks about experiences in an airline and flight attendants; adapted into a TV drama that became a social phenomenon.
aviationworking womenworkplace culture
Adaptations
- [TV drama] Stewardess Stories (TBS) (1983)
- [Film] Flying☆Rabbits (2008)
New Western Affairs
1976 Essay / Non-fictionAn essay collection based on overseas experiences. Winner of the Ōya Sōichi Nonfiction Prize in 1976.
overseas lifecultural commentarytravelogue
Bibliography
- New Western Affairs
- Azayaka na Hitobito
- The Fiery Merchant
- Stewardess Stories
- New Eastern Affairs
- Mask Strait
- Fukada Youth: Postwar and Love (two volumes)
Adaptations
- Stewardess Stories (TV drama adaptation)
- Flying☆Rabbits (film adaptation)
Translations by Author
- The Practical Science of Growing People (Robert Heller) - translation
- Japanese Management (Richard T. Pascale et al.) - translation
- The Great Sign (William Clark) - co-translation
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- non-fiction style essayssocial novels rooted in real societyaccessible contemporary prose
- Recurring Motifs
- aviation / in-flight cultureflight attendantscompanies and businessoverseas residency experience
Health
-
Pneumonia2014年7月Died of pneumonia in July 2014
Legacy
Known for works drawing on his Japan Airlines experience and business-themed novels. Winner of the Naoki Prize and author of books adapted for television, he influenced popular perceptions of airline life and corporate fiction.
In Popular Culture
- The TV adaptation of 'Stewardess Stories' became a social phenomenon
Trivia
- His experience working for Japan Airlines inspired many of his works.
- His wife was a flight attendant, and he wrote many 'stewardess' themed books.
- A big fan of the Chunichi Dragons; served as the first chair of a media-related Dragons supporters' group.