All Yomimono Newcomer Award
1 appearances
Hori Kazuhisa
ほり かずひさ
Hori Kazuhisa
Aliases:
堀江和男
Pen Names:
Hori Kazuhisa（Pen name used for literary works (real name Horie Kazuo)）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1931-08-22 （Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan）
- Died
- 2018-09-17 age 87
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan → Tokyo (including Asakusa)
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Screenwriter, Film/Video Director, Publicity/Promotion
- Active Years
- 1977-2018
- Nominations
- 1976 'Gauguin's Morning' — nominated for the 48th All Yomimono Newcomer Award, 1976 'Chō no Mikoshi' — nominated for the 49th All Yomimono Newcomer Award, 1977 'Rashiku' — nominated for the 50th All Yomimono Newcomer Award, 1988 'Ōkubo Nagayasu' — nominated for the 98th Naoki Prize, 1988 'Kasuga no Tsubone' — nominated for the 99th Naoki Prize, 1989 'Mugūgen' — nominated for the 100th Naoki Prize, 1991 'Shinitōnai' — nominated for the 104th Naoki Prize
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nihon University | College of Art | Department of Film | — | — | Japan |
Nihon University
College of Art
/ Department of Film
Country:
Japan
Dropped out
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | All Yomimono Newcomer Award | Kyōhō Kōzō Shimatsu (The Kyōhō Elephant Affair) | — | All Yomimono (literary magazine) | winner |
| 1994 | Nakayama Yoshihide Literary Prize | The Long Road | — | Nakayama Yoshihide Literary Prize Committee | winner |
All Yomimono Newcomer Award
1977
Work:
Kyōhō Kōzō Shimatsu (The Kyōhō Elephant Affair)
Organization:
All Yomimono (literary magazine)
Result:
winner
Nakayama Yoshihide Literary Prize
1994
Work:
The Long Road
Organization:
Nakayama Yoshihide Literary Prize Committee
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Nakayama Gishu Literary Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 2 (1994) award
Works
Major Works
Kyōhō Kōzō Shimatsu (The Kyōhō Elephant Affair)
1977 Historical novelDepicts the strange fate of an elephant presented from Vietnam during Tokugawa Yoshimune's era and the keepers who tended it.
Edo periodAnimalsSocial historyCourt life
The Long Road
1993 Historical novelA historical novel depicting the life of Taguchi Yoshiyuki, an accounting magistrate active during the Tenpō reforms.
Tenpō reformsShogunate politicsBureaucracy
Edo Fūryū Medical Tales
1993 Historical essays / popular historyA collection of essays and trivia about Edo-period medicine and customs, part of the 'Edo Fūryū' series.
Edo cultureHistory of medicineCustoms
Ōkubo Nagayasu: The Glory and Tragic Life of a No.2
1987 Historical biographical novelA biographical novel portraying the rise and fall of Ōkubo Nagayasu.
Sengoku to Edo transitionPowerRise and fall
Kasuga no Tsubone
1988 Historical novelCenters on the historical figure Kasuga no Tsubone and depicts early Edo politics and human relationships.
Women's historyShogunate inner circleEarly Edo period
Mugūgen: The Life of Goto San'emon
1988 Historical novelA historical novel about the life of Goto San'emon, an official of the Kinza (mint) administration.
Economic historyOfficials and artisansEdo
I Don't Want to Die: The Life of Sengai
1990 Biographical novelA narrative focusing on the life of the Zen monk Sengai.
ReligionMonastic biographyHuman drama
The Strategists: Men Who Survived the Sengoku Turmoil
2009 Popular historyA popular-historical work profiling Sengoku-era strategists, outlining their strategies and lives.
Sengoku periodMilitary strategyBiographical sketches
Bibliography
- The Era of Strategists: Great Generals Who Shaped the Sengoku Chaos
- Interesting Biographies of Japanese History: All-Star Figures
- The Electric Power King: Fukuzawa Momosuke
- Asakusa! The City of Fusion
- Asakusa: A Compendium of Interesting Trivia
- Visiting Asakusa's History
- Asakusa Who's Who Vol.1: People of Asakusa, Then and Now
- Asakusa Who's Who Vol.2: Entertainers
- Asakusa Guide: Shopping and Food Strolling
- Ōkubo Nagayasu: The Glory and Tragic Life of a No.2
- Kasuga no Tsubone
- Mugūgen: The Life of Goto San'emon
- Rising and Succeeding
- Saigō Takamori and the Mysteries of the Restoration
- I Don't Want to Die: The Life of Sengai
- Strategists of the Sengoku
- The Secret Arts of Jurakudai
- Cape of Ruin
- Oda Urakusai
- The Land of Warriors: Yoshitsune and the Kawagoe Clan
- Nakaoka Shintarō
- Edo Fūryū Medical Tales
- Japanese History: The Super Number-One Collection
- The Long Road
- Ōoka Echizen-no-kami (Tadaaki)
- Eighth Shōgun: Yoshimune
- Tenkai
- Kyōhō Kōzō Shimatsu (The Kyōhō Elephant Affair)
- Hideyoshi and One
- Foundation of the Rainbow
- Edo Fūryū: Food Tales
- Ninomiya Kinjiro: My Path Is Sincerity
- Tokugawa Yoshinobu
- Kamazakura in Bloom: Minamoto no Noriyori, Brother of Yoshitomo
- The Secret Map of the Meireki Fire
- Edo Fūryū: Women Tales
- The Princess Who Came from Ayutthaya
- Edo Fūryū: Drunk Tales
- The Strategists: Men Who Survived the Sengoku Turmoil
- Restoration: A Side Story of Iwakura Tomomi
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Narration grounded in historical factAccessible, readable proseExplanatory tone mixed with trivia and anecdote
- Recurring Motifs
- Edo period and shogunate politicsBiographical portraits of historical figuresTrivia about customs, food culture, and medicine
Health
-
Chronic renal failure晩年Died of chronic renal failure in 2018.
Legacy
Hori Kazuhisa was known for historical novels and popular historical essays focused on Edo and Sengoku periods. He debuted with 'Kyōhō Kōzō Shimatsu' (winner of the All Yomimono Newcomer Award) and later won the Nakayama Yoshihide Literary Prize for 'The Long Road'. His Edo-themed trivia and essays have also been well regarded.
Archives
- National Diet Library - Author authority record (NDLID: 00136982)
- VIAF: 109822157
- ISNI: 000000008296783X
- Library of Congress: n83327653
- WorldCat Identities
Trivia
- His real name was Horie Kazuo (堀江和男).
- He dropped out of Nihon University College of Art, Department of Film.
- Debuted with 'Kyōhō Kōzō Shimatsu', which won the 51st All Yomimono Newcomer Award.