Mystery Writers of Japan Award
1 appearances
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Edition 55 (2002) award
Hideo Furukawa
ふるかわ ひでお
Furukawa Hideo
Aliases:
フルカワヒデオ
Pen Names:
Furukawa Hideo Plus（Stage/artist name used for music activities (e.g., 'MUSIC 無謀の季節' credited to Furukawa Hideo Plus).）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1966-07-11 （Koriyama, Fukushima, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, playwright, stage director, performing reader
- Active Years
- 1998-
- Influenced By
- Haruki Murakami, Kunio Shimizu, Gōzō Yoshimasu, Gabriel García Márquez, Jorge Luis Borges
- Influenced
- Shutoku Mukai, Masafumi Gotoh, Hikaru Ota, Riko Narumi
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fukushima Prefectural Asaka High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Waseda University, First Faculty of Letters | First Faculty of Letters | — | — | — | Japan |
Fukushima Prefectural Asaka High School
Country:
Japan
Waseda University, First Faculty of Letters
First Faculty of Letters
Country:
Japan
Left before graduation (dropped out)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Mystery Writers of Japan Award | Arabian Nights Tribe | — | Mystery Writers of Japan | 受賞 |
| 2002 | Japan SF Award | Arabian Nights Tribe | — | Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan (SFWJ) | 受賞 |
| 2006 | Mishima Yukio Prize | LOVE | — | Mishima Yukio Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 2015 | Noma Literary New Face Prize | The Book of Three Hundred Women's Betrayals | — | Noma Cultural Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2016 | Yomiuri Literary Prize | The Book of Three Hundred Women's Betrayals | — | Yomiuri Shimbun | 受賞 |
| 2005 | Naoki Prize | Belka, Won't You Bark? | — | Naoki Prize Selection Committee | 候補 |
| 2014 | Kishida Kunio Drama Award | — | — | Kishida Kunio Drama Award Committee | 候補 |
Mystery Writers of Japan Award
2002
Work:
Arabian Nights Tribe
Organization:
Mystery Writers of Japan
Result:
受賞
Japan SF Award
2002
Work:
Arabian Nights Tribe
Organization:
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan (SFWJ)
Result:
受賞
Mishima Yukio Prize
2006
Work:
LOVE
Organization:
Mishima Yukio Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Noma Literary New Face Prize
2015
Work:
The Book of Three Hundred Women's Betrayals
Organization:
Noma Cultural Foundation
Result:
受賞
Yomiuri Literary Prize
2016
Work:
The Book of Three Hundred Women's Betrayals
Organization:
Yomiuri Shimbun
Result:
受賞
Naoki Prize
2005
Work:
Belka, Won't You Bark?
Organization:
Naoki Prize Selection Committee
Result:
候補
Kishida Kunio Drama Award
2014
Organization:
Kishida Kunio Drama Award Committee
Result:
候補
Awards & Nominations
Nihon SF Grand Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 23 (2002) award
Mishima Yukio Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 19 (2006) award
-
Edition 5 (2012) 2nd place
Yomiuri Literary Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 67 (2015) award
Noma Literary Newcomer Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 37 (2015) award
Works
Major Works
Arabian Nights Tribe
2001 NovelA multi-perspective novel that weaves mythic and fantastical elements with urban motifs.
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LOVE
2005 NovelA polyphonic novel exploring love, desire, and human relationships. Winner of the Mishima Yukio Prize.
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1998 NovelThe novel regarded as his official debut work.
debut
Belka, Won't You Bark?
2005 NovelA novel addressing themes around the relationship between animals and humans; it was a Naoki Prize nominee.
animalsviolencehuman relationships
The Book of Three Hundred Women's Betrayals
2015 NovelAn ensemble novel centered on the perspectives of many women. Winner of the Noma Literary New Face Prize and the Yomiuri Literary Prize (fiction).
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Heike Monogatari: Inu-Oh Chapter
2017 Adaptation / Modern translationA work based on the Heike Monogatari that includes the chapter which served as the basis for the animated film 'INU-OH'.
classical adaptationmusichistory
Adaptations
- [Animated film] INU-OH (Inu-Oh) (2022)
- [TV anime] Heike Monogatari (TV anime) (2022)
Bibliography
- Wizardry Gaiden II: King of Sand (1)
- 13
- Silence
- Abyssinian
- Arabian Nights Tribe
- Slow Boat to China RMX
- Soundtrack
- Body and Soul
- gift
- Belka, Won't You Bark?
- LOVE
- Rock'n'Roll Heptalogy
- Route 350
- We Do Not Walk
- Summer Vacation EP
- Haru, Haru, Haru
- Godstar
- Holy Family
- MUSIC
- 4444
- Non + Fiction
- TYO Gothic
- Horses, Yet the Light Remains Pure
- To the Spring Beyond Spring: A Requiem for the Earthquake
- Dog Mother
- The World Where Paved Roads Disappeared
- Namu Rock'n'Roll, Twenty-One Volumes
- Migrado: The Reading Play 'Night on the Galactic Railroad'
- The Book of Three Hundred Women's Betrayals
- Or Ten Hundred Million Years of Asura
- Fake García Márquez
- Heike Monogatari: Inu-Oh Chapter
- Exit Music
- Mirai Mirai
- Very Short, Long Years (THE＊MEGA MIX Portable Furukawa)
- Gusuko Budori's Solar System: Kenji Miyazawa Recital & Remix
- Kikikiki... A Very Big Forest
- Mandarabka X
Adaptations
- INU-OH (animated film, 2022)
- Heike Monogatari (TV anime, 2022)
Translations by Author
- Heike Monogatari (modern translation)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- experimental structurepolyphonic narrationmusical rhythm in prose
- Recurring Motifs
- musicurban settingsmemorymythensemble characters
Legacy
A contemporary Japanese writer known for experimental, musically inflected prose and polyphonic structures. He is noted for activities crossing literature, music and performance, earning a broad following.
In Popular Culture
- Has many fans among musicians and entertainers and participates in joint live reading performances (e.g., Shutoku Mukai, Masafumi Gotoh).
- Served as a 'Frontier Ambassador' for his hometown, Koriyama.
Trivia
- Appointed as a 'Frontier Ambassador' by his hometown, Koriyama.
- One of the initiators of the Murakami Haruki RMX series and conducted an interview with Haruki Murakami.
- Dropped out of Waseda University's First Faculty of Letters and worked at an editing production.
- Performs 'reading gigs' and has collaborated with musicians and poets.