Shosetsu Gendai Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 36 (1981) award
Shukichi Higuchi
ひぐち しゅうきち
Higuchi Shuukichi
Aliases:
黄田 康嗣
Pen Names:
Shukichi Higuchi（Pen name. Real name Yasutsugu Ouda.）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1938-03-02 （Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan）
- Died
- 2001-10-04 age 63
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture → Tokyo (Ginza area) → Europe and South America (period of travel)
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Essayist, Former trading company employee
- Active Years
- 1981-2001
- Influenced By
- Nominations
- Nominated for the 90th Naoki Prize
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keio University | Faculty of Letters, Department of Philosophy | Department of Philosophy | 学士 | — | Japan |
| Keio University | Faculty of Law, Department of Law | Department of Law | 学士 | — | Japan |
Keio University
Faculty of Letters, Department of Philosophy
/ Department of Philosophy
Degree:
学士
Country:
Japan
Completed studies in the Faculty of Letters, Department of Philosophy.
Keio University
Faculty of Law, Department of Law
/ Department of Law
Degree:
学士
Country:
Japan
Completed studies in the Faculty of Law, Department of Law.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Shosetsu Gendai Newcomer Award | Jamesyama no Riran | — | Shosetsu Gendai (magazine) | 受賞 |
| — | Naoki Prize | Jamesyama no Riran | — | — | 候補 |
Shosetsu Gendai Newcomer Award
1981
Work:
Jamesyama no Riran
Organization:
Shosetsu Gendai (magazine)
Result:
受賞
Naoki Prize
Work:
Jamesyama no Riran
Result:
候補
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Jamesyama no Riran
1983 Novel (long-form fiction)A novel set in Ginza that focuses on gambling and human relationships. Through the protagonist's relationship with Li Lan, it explores urban loneliness and desire.
GamblingGinzaUrban loneliness
Adaptations
- [Film] Jamesyama no Riran (1992)
Avatar no Shima
1984 NovelA poetic, partly fantastical story about solitude and renewal. Noted for its theatrical imagery and later adapted into a Takarazuka musical.
SolitudeRenewalFantasy
Adaptations
- [Stage (Musical)] Kaze ni Fukarete (1994)
Ginza Rhapsody
1987 Short story collectionA collection of short stories set in Ginza, portraying gamblers and the nightlife of the city.
GinzaHuman relationshipsGambling
Tasogare Trump
1995 NovelA work dealing with gambling and the joys and sorrows of men; later retitled 'Poker Blues'.
GamblingMasculine livesMelancholy
Hakurai Gamble Hourouki
1990 Travelogue/EssayA travelogue-style account of gambling experiences while wandering in Europe and South America; a record of travel and wagering.
WanderingGamblingAbroad
Bibliography
- Jamesyama no Riran
- Avatar no Shima
- Ginza Rhapsody
- Heading to Dixieland
- Honmoku Lullaby
- Carousel
- Hakurai Gamble Hourouki
- The One Who Chooses Is Venus
- Ginza North Hotel
- Tamayura no Onna
- Ginza Mimosa House
- Tasogare Trump (later retitled Poker Blues)
- To Hanakawado
- Fake: Tosenki
- Offspring of Sunday Silence
- The Last Love Letter: Mio Patrono
- Enkai na Shimatsuya Seishichi
- Country-by-country: Entertaining Foreigners
- Ginza Ichigo Ichie
- Shukichi Higuchi and Ten Writers' Cinema Club
- Resumes of Long-established Shops I
- Resumes of Long-established Shops II
- Tokyo's Resumes of Long-established Shops
Adaptations
- Film adaptation of 'Jamesyama no Riran' (1992; screenplay by Hisashi Nozawa)
- Takarazuka Revue musical adaptation of 'Avatar no Shima' (1994)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Urban-focused narrativesConcise, hard-boiled proseDetailed depictions of gambling
- Recurring Motifs
- GamblingGinzaWandering and travelThe joys and sorrows of men
Health
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Lung cancer2001Died of lung cancer in 2001 at age 63.
Legacy
Recognized as a master of urban and gambling fiction set often in Ginza. He won the Shosetsu Gendai Newcomer Award in 1981 for 'Jamesyama no Riran'; several works were adapted for film and stage. His experiences as a trading company employee and his travels strongly influenced his writing.
Archives
- Bibliographic records held by the National Diet Library of Japan
In Popular Culture
- Film adaptation of 'Jamesyama no Riran' (1992)
- Takarazuka Revue musical adaptation of 'Avatar no Shima' (1994)
Trivia
- Real name Yasutsugu Ouda (Ouda Yasutsugu).
- After studying at Keio University he worked at Mitsui & Co. for 11 years.
- After leaving Mitsui he traveled around Europe and South America before becoming a writer.
- Wrote many works set in Ginza and many gambling-themed stories.
- 'Jamesyama no Riran' was adapted into a film with screenplay by Hisashi Nozawa.