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Funado Yoichi

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Funado Yoichi

ペンネーム: Funado Yoichi（Pen name used for novels）, Toyoura Shirou（Pen name used for reportage and non-fiction）, Sotoura Gorou（Pen name used for manga story originals (e.g. Golgo 13)）

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1944-02-08 （Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Japan）
死没
2015-04-22 （Suginami, Tokyo, Japan） 71歳
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese

経歴

職業
Novelist, Manga story writer
活動期間
1979年〜2015年
所属
Japan Adventure Writers Club (co-founder)
所属団体
Japan Adventure Writers Club

学歴

Waseda University
Faculty of Law
学位: 学士（法学）
国: Japan
Member of the university exploration club during his studies

受賞歴

Japan Adventure Novel Association Grand Prize (Domestic)
1985
対象作品: Yamaneko no Natsu (Summer of the Wildcat)
部門: 国内部門
主催: Japan Adventure Novel Association
結果: winner
Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Newcomer Award
1985
対象作品: Yamaneko no Natsu (Summer of the Wildcat)
主催: Kodansha
結果: winner
Japan Adventure Novel Association Grand Prize (Domestic)
1988
対象作品: Mōki Hakobune
部門: 国内部門
主催: Japan Adventure Novel Association
結果: winner
Japan Adventure Novel Association Grand Prize (Domestic)
1989
対象作品: Densetsu Naki Chi
部門: 国内部門
主催: Japan Adventure Novel Association
結果: winner
Mystery Writers of Japan Award (Long Novel)
1989
対象作品: Densetsu Naki Chi
部門: 長編部門
主催: Mystery Writers of Japan
結果: winner
Japan Adventure Novel Association Grand Prize (Domestic)
1992
対象作品: Suna no Chronicle (Sand Chronicle)
部門: 国内部門
主催: Japan Adventure Novel Association
結果: winner
Yamamoto Shugoro Prize
1992
対象作品: Suna no Chronicle (Sand Chronicle)
主催: Shinchosha
結果: winner
Japan Adventure Novel Association Grand Prize (Domestic)
1996
対象作品: Ezochi Bekken
部門: 国内部門
主催: Japan Adventure Novel Association
結果: winner
Naoki Prize
2000
対象作品: Niji no Tani no Satsuki (May in the Valley of Rainbows)
主催: Japan Literature Promotion Society
結果: winner
Japan Adventure Novel Association Grand Prize (Domestic)
2004
対象作品: Yume wa Aredichi o
部門: 国内部門
主催: Japan Adventure Novel Association
結果: winner
Japan Mystery Literature Award
2014
主催: Kobun Cultural Foundation
結果: winner

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Yamaneko no Natsu (Summer of the Wildcat)

1984年 Adventure novel

A large-scale adventure novel mixing violence and coming-of-age elements; a breakthrough representative work for the author.

adventureviolencecoming-of-age
映像化・舞台化
  • [Radio drama] Yamaneko no Natsu (NHK-FM) (1985)

Densetsu Naki Chi

1988年 Adventure novel

A sprawling long novel with many characters and settings; contains mystery elements and received critical acclaim.

adventurehistorymystery

Suna no Chronicle (Sand Chronicle)

1991年 Adventure / Historical novel

An epic set against deserts and war, portraying an ensemble of human destinies; one of the author's major works.

warcolonialismhuman drama
映像化・舞台化
  • [Theatre] Suna no Chronicle (stage) / 森井陸 (2006)

Niji no Tani no Satsuki (May in the Valley of Rainbows)

2000年 Adventure novel

A novel about human bonds and the shadows of the past; recipient of the Naoki Prize.

human relationshipsthe pastadventure

Manshuukoku Engi (Manchukuo Saga)

2007年 Historical novel / Adventure

A large-scale series set in Manchukuo. He continued writing it during his illness and finished the series before his death.

Manchuriamilitary historyimperialism

全著作

  • Higōhōin
  • Yamaneko no Natsu (Summer of the Wildcat)
  • Mōki Hakobune
  • Densetsu Naki Chi
  • Suna no Chronicle (Sand Chronicle)
  • Niji no Tani no Satsuki (May in the Valley of Rainbows)
  • Manshuukoku Engi (Manchukuo Saga, 9 vols)

翻案

  • Seagull Hotel Blue (film)
  • Shinjuku: Natsu no Shi (source for the film EDEN)
  • Stage adaptations (e.g. Suna no Chronicle)

作風・主題

文体
Epic, muscular proseA style that fuses realistic depiction with adventurous scope
頻出モチーフ
war and its aftermathfrontier/colonial settingsviolence and masculine fate

健康

  • thymic carcinoma
    2010s - 2015
    He continued writing while undergoing treatment; he completed his major series before stopping due to his death.

評価・遺産

An author of large-scale adventure and historical novels. Praised for vigorous depiction and grand scope; many of his works were adapted for film, stage and other media.

記念館・博物館

  • Shimonoseki memorial exhibition Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Japan 2015年開館

関連学会

  • Japan Adventure Writers Club

大衆文化への影響

  • Film adaptations (Seagull Hotel Blue, EDEN, etc.)
  • Manga adaptations (serialized comic versions in magazines)

豆知識

  • Real name: Harada Kenji.
  • Used multiple pen names (e.g. Toyoura Shirou, Sotoura Gorou).
  • A former member of Waseda University's exploration club; experiences of exploration and travel informed his works.
  • Completed the Manshuukoku saga series before his death.