Subaru Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 5 (1981) award
Yohei Honma
ほんま ようへい
Honma Yōhei
Aliases:
唐木田邦男
Pen Names:
Yohei Honma（Pen name (real name: 唐木田邦男)）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1948-11-09 （Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 1981-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ibaraki University | Faculty of Economics | — | 学士 | — | Japan |
Ibaraki University
Faculty of Economics
Degree:
学士
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Subaru Literary Prize | The Family Game | — | — | Winner |
Subaru Literary Prize
1981
Work:
The Family Game
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Family Game
1982 NovelA novel focusing on family relationships and education, featuring psychological depiction, black humor, and social satire.
familyeducationsocial critique
Adaptations
- [Film] The Family Game / 森田芳光 (Yoshimitsu Morita) (1983)
- [TV drama] The Family Game (1983)
- [TV drama] The Family Game (2013)
Catharsis
1990 NovelA novel published in 1990. Specific details are limited.
introspectionemotional catharsis
Bibliography
- The Family Game (1982, Shueisha)
- The Family Game (1984, Shueisha Bunko); new edition 2013 with commentary by Genichiro Takahashi
- Catharsis (1990, Shueisha)
Adaptations
- The Family Game (film and TV adaptations)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- psychological realismblack humorsocially satirical perspective
- Recurring Motifs
- family breakdownproblems in educationalienation
Legacy
Best known for The Family Game, which was adapted into film and television. His incisive depictions of family and education influenced subsequent works and screen portrayals.
In Popular Culture
- Broad recognition through film and TV adaptations of The Family Game
Trivia
- Real name is 唐木田邦男.
- Won the 5th Subaru Literary Prize in 1981 for The Family Game.
- The Family Game was adapted into a film in 1983 directed by Yoshimitsu Morita and into TV dramas; it was remade in 2013 starring Sho Sakurai.
- Graduated from Ibaraki University, Faculty of Economics.