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第15回（1996年） award
Seishu Hase
はせ せいしゅう
Hase Seishu
ペンネーム:
Bando Lenin（Pen name used in game magazines, novelizations and essays）,
Akira Sayama（Used as a game-writer byline and for some novelizations）,
Riku Kokami（Used for game-related writing and editing）
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1965-02-18 （Urakawa, Hokkaido, Japan）
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
- 居住地歴
- Urakawa, Hokkaido, Japan → Shinjuku (Golden Gai), Tokyo, Japan → Karuizawa, Nagano, Japan
経歴
- 職業
- Novelist, Critic, Game writer
- 活動期間
- 1996年〜
- 所属
- The Mystery Writers of Japan, Japan Adventure Writers Club
- 所属団体
- The Mystery Writers of Japan, Japan Adventure Writers Club
- 影響を受けた人物
- James Ellroy, Futaro Yamada, Haruhiko Oyabu
- ノミネート
- Naoki Prize nominee (116th) — Sleepless Town, Naoki Prize nominee (120th) — Yakomushi, Naoki Prize nominee (122nd) — M, Naoki Prize nominee (130th) — Birthday Festival (Seitan-sai), Naoki Prize nominee (138th) — In the Promised Land, Naoki Prize nominee (153rd) — Untouchable
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yokohama City University | Faculty of Humanities and Sciences | — | — | — | Japan |
Yokohama City University
Faculty of Humanities and Sciences
国:
Japan
Worked part-time as a bartender in Shinjuku's Golden Gai during university
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Eiji Yoshikawa New Author Prize | Sleepless Town | — | Eiji Yoshikawa Prize Selection Committee | 受賞 |
| 1997 | Japan Adventure Fiction Association Grand Prize (Domestic) | Sleepless Town | 国内部門 | Japan Adventure Writers Club | 受賞 |
| 1998 | Mystery Writers of Japan Award (Long-form) | Requiem: Sleepless Town II | 長編部門 | Mystery Writers of Japan | 受賞 |
| 1999 | Haruhiko Oyabu Prize | The Hazard City | — | Oyabu Haruhiko Award Committee | 受賞 |
| 2020 | Naoki Prize | A Boy and a Dog | — | Naoki Prize Selection Committee | 受賞 |
Eiji Yoshikawa New Author Prize
1997
対象作品:
Sleepless Town
主催:
Eiji Yoshikawa Prize Selection Committee
結果:
受賞
Japan Adventure Fiction Association Grand Prize (Domestic)
1997
対象作品:
Sleepless Town
部門:
国内部門
主催:
Japan Adventure Writers Club
結果:
受賞
Mystery Writers of Japan Award (Long-form)
1998
対象作品:
Requiem: Sleepless Town II
部門:
長編部門
主催:
Mystery Writers of Japan
結果:
受賞
Haruhiko Oyabu Prize
1999
対象作品:
The Hazard City
主催:
Oyabu Haruhiko Award Committee
結果:
受賞
Naoki Prize
2020
対象作品:
A Boy and a Dog
主催:
Naoki Prize Selection Committee
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
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第18回（1997年） award
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第51回（1998年） award
Oyabu Haruhiko Award
1回登壇
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第1回（1999年） award
Naoki Sanjugo Award
1回登壇
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第163回（2020年） award
作品
代表作
Sleepless Town
1996年 Noir novelA noir novel in which a mixed-Chinese-Japanese couple become entangled in a conflict among Chinese mafia factions in Shinjuku's Kabukicho. The work was Hase's breakout bestseller.
mafiaviolenceunderworldurban claustrophobia
映像化・舞台化
- [Film] Sleepless Town (film) / リー・チーガイ (1998)
- [Manga] Sleepless Town (manga) (1998)
Requiem: Sleepless Town II
1997年 Noir novelA sequel to Sleepless Town, depicting further conflicts and tragedies among the characters.
revengeconflictruin
The Hazard City
1998年 Noir / CrimeA noir ensemble set in a city of violence and chaos. Winner of the Oyabu Haruhiko Prize.
violencechaosensemble drama
映像化・舞台化
- [Film] The Hazard City (film) / 三池崇史 (2000)
M
1999年 Crime novelA long-form work portraying human relationships around a crime; adapted into film.
crimehuman psychology
映像化・舞台化
- [Film] M (film) / 廣木隆一 (2007)
A Boy and a Dog
2020年 Literary fictionThrough the relationship between a boy and a dog, the novel explores human loneliness and renewal. Winner of the 163rd Naoki Prize.
familylonelinessrenewaldogs
映像化・舞台化
- [Film] A Boy and a Dog (film) / 瀬々敬久 (2025)
- [Manga] A Boy and a Dog (manga) (2022)
全著作
- Sleepless Town
- Requiem: Sleepless Town II
- The Hazard City
- Yakomushi
- M
- Birthday Festival
- Untouchable
- A Boy and a Dog
- Blue Ridge
- The Dog in the Rainy Forest
翻案
- Sleepless Town (film, 1998)
- The Hazard City (film, 2000)
- M (film, 2007)
- A Boy and a Dog (film, 2025)
- Sleepless Town (manga, 1998)
作風・主題
- 文体
- Noir / dark fictionhard-boiled elementsensemble/ensemble-cast structuredetailed crime depiction
- 頻出モチーフ
- mafia and underworldviolence and revengeurban lonelinessdogs (recurring motif)
評価・遺産
Seishu Hase is one of Japan's representative noir writers since the 1990s, acclaimed for works depicting crime and the underworld. Multiple major literary awards and several media adaptations have made him widely known.
関連学会
- The Mystery Writers of Japan
- Japan Adventure Writers Club
資料所蔵先
- National Diet Library (bibliographic holdings)
- VIAF / international authority records
大衆文化への影響
- Film adaptations of Sleepless Town, The Hazard City, M, etc.
- Involvement in games such as scenario supervision for the Yakuza (Ryū ga Gotoku) series
引用
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I think I'm still the only Japanese writer consciously writing noir.
出典: Interview (author's statement), circa 2005 (2005年)
豆知識
- Real name: Toshihito Bando (reading also given as 'Reinin')
- Pen name is formed by reversing the name of film star Stephen Chow (Chau Sing-chi / Zhou Xingchi)
- Uses multiple pen names (Bando Lenin, Akira Sayama, Riku Kokami)
- Cigar enthusiast — wrote columns/essays about cigars which were published in book form
- Bought a villa in Karuizawa for his dog Marge (a Bernese Mountain Dog) and later moved to Karuizawa
- Wedding anniversary: November 11
- Parents were involved with the Japanese Communist Party; his father was a member of the Urakawa town assembly
- Worked as a writer for the game magazine Popcom and authored game novelizations
- Several works such as Sleepless Town and The Hazard City have been adapted to film and manga