Nakayama Gishu Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 16 (2010) nominee
Hiroshi Shimokawa
しもかわ ひろし
Shimokawa Hiroshi
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1948-02-10 （Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan）
- Died
- 2022-01-02 age 73
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Screenwriter
- Active Years
- 1970-2022
- Affiliations
- NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kamakura Gakuen High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Waseda University | First Faculty of Letters | — | — | — | Japan |
Kamakura Gakuen High School
Country:
Japan
Waseda University
First Faculty of Letters
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Sakai Freedom City Literary Prize | Until Closing | — | Sakai Freedom City Literary Prize | Winner |
| 2010 | Nakayama Yoshihide Literary Prize | Do | — | Nakayama Yoshihide Literary Prize | Finalist |
Sakai Freedom City Literary Prize
2006
Work:
Until Closing
Organization:
Sakai Freedom City Literary Prize
Result:
Winner
Nakayama Yoshihide Literary Prize
2010
Work:
Do
Organization:
Nakayama Yoshihide Literary Prize
Result:
Finalist
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
A Holiday in Shimokitazawa
1985 Novel (Romance)
Everyday lifeYouthShimokitazawa district
NHK Junior High School Diary: A Day in Casual Clothes — Teacher
1994 Script collection
Junior high studentsSchool lifeEducation
NHK Junior High School Diary: Love's Clown Complex
1995 Script collection
YouthComing of ageSchool life
Do
2009 Novel
Human dramaSociety
Red Tiger in Bamboo
2012 Novel
NatureConflict
Bibliography
- A Holiday in Shimokitazawa (Jitsugyo no Nihonsha, Merume Romance, 1985)
- NHK Junior High School Diary: A Day in Casual Clothes — Teacher (Poplar Publishing, 1994)
- NHK Junior High School Diary: Love's Clown Complex (Poplar Publishing, 1995)
- Do (Shogakukan, 2009; later Kodansha Bunko)
- Red Tiger in Bamboo (Kodansha, 2012)
- Translation: Shibkumār, Panchatantra: Tales — Chikuma Shobo, 1996 (translation by Hiroshi Shimokawa)
Translations by Author
- Shibkumār: Panchatantra — Tales of Ancient India (Chikuma Shobo, 1996) — translated by Hiroshi Shimokawa
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Dialogue-driven, script-like proseDetailed depictions of contemporary life
- Recurring Motifs
- School lifeInterpersonal relationshipsUrban landscapesIntersection of history and the contemporary
Health
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晩年Reportedly experienced declining health in his later years, which limited public activities and writing.
Legacy
A writer and screenwriter active in both television (notably NHK dramas) and literature, recognized with awards such as the Sakai Freedom City Literary Prize; contributed to contemporary Japanese television and letters.
Trivia
- Died on January 2, 2022, aged 73.
- Worked as a scriptwriter for NHK television programs such as 'Musashibo Benkei', 'Junior High School Diary', and 'Hayabusa Shinpachi Goyochō'.
- Published a translation of the ancient Indian fable collection 'Panchatantra' in 1996.