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Michiko Honjo

ほんじょう みちこ

Honjo Michiko

Profile

Gender
Female
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
novelist, writer
Active Years
1986-

Awards

Subaru Literary Prize
1986
Work: Jûroku-sai no Marine Blue
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Jûroku-sai no Marine Blue

1986 Novel

A coming-of-age novel centered on 16-year-old Emi Tachibayashi, depicting adolescent confusion, first love, and family relationships. It won the Subaru Literary Prize in 1986 and was adapted into a film in 1990.

youthromanceself-discoveryfamilyLGBT
Adaptations
  • [Film] Jûroku-sai no Marine Blue / 今関あきよし (1990)

Bibliography

  • Jûroku-sai no Marine Blue (1986)

Adaptations

  • 1990 Japanese film adaptation 'Jûroku-sai no Marine Blue'

Style & Themes

Literary Style
lyrical coming-of-age writingfocus on interior psychological portrayal
Recurring Motifs
seaadolescencefamily bondssense of loss

Legacy

One of Michiko Honjo's notable early works. Recognized with the Subaru Literary Prize in 1986 and better known after its 1990 film adaptation. The work is regarded as a depiction of adolescent psychology and the nuances of young love.

In Popular Culture

  • Adapted into a 1990 film and occasionally cited in discussions of youth-oriented and LGBT-themed Japanese cinema.

Trivia

  • This work won the Subaru Literary Prize in 1986.
  • Adapted into a 1990 film directed by 今関あきよし (film starred Reika Furuya).
  • The film's runtime is 94 minutes and it is a Japanese-language production.