Ekinaka Bookstore Award
1 appearances
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Edition 3 (2014) grand prize
Tetsuzo Fukuzawa
ふくざわ てつぞう
Fukuzawa Tetsuzo
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1962 （Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Horror writer, Mystery writer
- Active Years
- 2000-
- Affiliations
- Japan Mystery Writers Association, Japan Writers' Association
- Memberships
- Japan Mystery Writers Association, Japan Writers' Association
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Ōyabu Haruhiko Award | Sujibori | — | Ōyabu Haruhiko Award Committee | winner |
| 2014 | Ekinaka Bookstore Award | I-Turn | — | Ekinaka Bookstore Award Committee | winner |
Ōyabu Haruhiko Award
2008
Work:
Sujibori
Organization:
Ōyabu Haruhiko Award Committee
Result:
winner
Ekinaka Bookstore Award
2014
Work:
I-Turn
Organization:
Ekinaka Bookstore Award Committee
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Parhelium
2000 Short story collection (Horror)Debut collection of short horror and strange tales; later republished under a revised title in paperback.
ghost storiesmodern horror
Midnight Goldfish
2003 Novel (Horror)A horror novel noted for its character depiction and unsettling atmospherics.
fearisolation
Sujibori
2006 Novel (Outlaw / Mystery)A gritty outlaw-tinged novel that won the 10th Ōyabu Haruhiko Award; adapted as a streaming drama in 2019.
outlaw lifeviolenceredemption
Adaptations
- [Streaming drama] Sujibori (2019)
I-Turn
2010 Novel (Social / Human drama)A story about a man who moves to the countryside; won the 3rd Ekinaka Bookstore Award and adapted into a TV drama.
regional migrationrebirthsocial issues
Adaptations
- [TV drama] I-Turn (2019)
Tokyo Refugee
2011 Novel (Social fiction)A novel portraying urban destitution; adapted into a film in 2014 directed by Kiyoshi Sasabe.
urban povertyisolation
Adaptations
- [Film] Tokyo Refugee / 佐々部清 (2014)
Kyo-meshi (series)
2014 Series (Human drama / Food)A popular series centering on human relationships and cooking; adapted for television.
humanitycookingfriendship
Adaptations
- [TV drama] Kyo-meshi: Otokomeshi (2016)
Bibliography
- Parhelium (2000)
- Midnight Goldfish (2003)
- Sujibori (2006)
- I-Turn (2010)
- Tokyo Refugee (2011)
Adaptations
- Tokyo Refugee (film, 2014)
- Kyo-meshi (TV drama, 2016)
- Sujibori (streaming drama, 2019)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Concise, fast-paced proseCombination of horror imagery and realistic depictionFocus on outlaw perspectives
- Recurring Motifs
- ghost storiesoutlaw lifefood and human bonds
Legacy
A versatile writer covering horror, ghost stories, outlaw fiction and social novels. Several works have been adapted for screen, and he holds a notable presence in contemporary Japanese popular literature.
Academic Societies
- Japan Mystery Writers Association
- Japan Writers' Association
In Popular Culture
- Multiple works adapted into film, TV and streaming dramas
Trivia
- Debuted in 2000 with the short story collection 'Parhelium'.
- Won the 10th Ōyabu Haruhiko Award in 2008 for 'Sujibori'.
- Won the Ekinaka Bookstore Award in 2014 for 'I-Turn'.
- Born in Kitakyushu; worked as a designer, copywriter and vocational school instructor before becoming an author.
- Many works have been adapted into films, TV dramas, streaming dramas and manga.