Dojin Magazine Award
1回登壇
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第12回（1965年） award
Junichi Watanabe
わたなべ じゅんいち
Watanabe Jun'ichi
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1933-10-24 （Sunagawa, Sorachi District, Hokkaido, Japan (now Kamisunagawa)）
- 死没
- 2014-04-30 （Tokyo, Japan (home)） 80歳
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
- 宗教
- Buddhism （洗礼名: Airakuin Shaku Junshin）
- 居住地歴
- Kamisunagawa (formerly Sunagawa), Hokkaido, Japan (birthplace) → Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan → Tokyo, Japan (residence and place of death)
経歴
- 職業
- Writer, Novelist, Essayist, Orthopedic surgeon
- 活動期間
- 1965年〜2014年
- 所属
- Sapporo Medical University (faculty), Medical University Literary Club
- 所属団体
- Japan–Iceland Friendship Association (President), Member, Naoki Prize selection committee, Member, Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Award committee
- 影響を受けた人物
- Shūzō Nakayama, Bunichirō Kawamura
- 影響を与えた人物
- Chinese romance novelists (noted to be influenced by Watanabe's romantic fiction)
- ノミネート
- Akutagawa Prize nominee ("Shikeshō"), Naoki Prize nominee ("Mizore"), Akutagawa Prize nominee ("Otozure")
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido University (Division of Liberal Arts, General Education) | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Sapporo Medical University | Faculty of Medicine | Orthopedic Surgery | 医学士 | 1954-1958 | Japan |
| Sapporo Medical University Graduate School (Department of Medicine) | — | Orthopedic research | 医学博士 | 1958-1963 | Japan |
Hokkaido University (Division of Liberal Arts, General Education)
国:
Japan
Completed liberal arts coursework before entering Sapporo Medical University
Sapporo Medical University
Faculty of Medicine
/ Orthopedic Surgery
学位:
医学士
期間:
1954-1958
卒業年:
1958
国:
Japan
Graduated from medical school and later entered graduate school
Sapporo Medical University Graduate School (Department of Medicine)
Orthopedic research
学位:
医学博士
期間:
1958-1963
卒業年:
1963
国:
Japan
Doctoral thesis: 'Experimental studies of bone grafting using P32'
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Shincho Doujin Magazine Award | Shikeshō | — | Shinchosha | 受賞 |
| 1970 | Naoki Prize (Naoki Sanjugo Award) | Light and Shadow | — | Naoki Prize Selection Committee | 受賞 |
| 1980 | Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Award | A Distant Sunset / Nagasaki Russian Brothel House | — | Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Award Committee | 受賞 |
| 1986 | Bungeishunju Readers' Award | The Voice of Silence – The Life of Nogi and his Wife | — | Bungeishunju | 受賞 |
| 2001 | Order of the Falcon (Iceland) - Knight's Cross | — | — | Government of Iceland | 受章 |
| 2003 | Order of the Purple Ribbon | — | — | Government of Japan | 受章 |
| 2003 | Kikuchi Kan Prize | — | — | Kikuchi Kan Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 2011 | Bungeishunju Readers' Award | Tenjo Guren | — | Bungeishunju | 受賞 |
Shincho Doujin Magazine Award
1965
対象作品:
Shikeshō
主催:
Shinchosha
結果:
受賞
Naoki Prize (Naoki Sanjugo Award)
1970
対象作品:
Light and Shadow
主催:
Naoki Prize Selection Committee
結果:
受賞
Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Award
1980
対象作品:
A Distant Sunset / Nagasaki Russian Brothel House
主催:
Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Award Committee
結果:
受賞
Bungeishunju Readers' Award
1986
対象作品:
The Voice of Silence – The Life of Nogi and his Wife
主催:
Bungeishunju
結果:
受賞
Order of the Falcon (Iceland) - Knight's Cross
2001
主催:
Government of Iceland
結果:
受章
Order of the Purple Ribbon
2003
主催:
Government of Japan
結果:
受章
Kikuchi Kan Prize
2003
主催:
Kikuchi Kan Prize Committee
結果:
受賞
Bungeishunju Readers' Award
2011
対象作品:
Tenjo Guren
主催:
Bungeishunju
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
Naoki Sanjugo Award
1回登壇
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第63回（1970年） award
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第14回（1980年） award
Kikuchi Kan Award
1回登壇
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第57回（2003年） award
作品
代表作
Light and Shadow
1970年 Novel (historical/biographical)A short-story collection including a piece modeled on a prime minister; explores politics and human character.
historybiographical portraitpower and human nature
Beyond the Blossoming Fields
1970年 Novel (biographical)A biographical novel based on Ogino Ginko; depicts a woman's life and struggles.
biographywomen's historypersonal struggle
映像化・舞台化
- [Screen adaptation (TV/film)] Beyond the Blossoming Fields (screen adaptation exists)
翻訳
- Beyond the Blossoming Fields (English translation by Deborah Iwabuchi & Anna Isozaki, 2008)
A Distant Sunset
1979年 Novel (biographical)A biographical novel on Hideyo Noguchi, focusing on medicine and his life.
medicinebiographylife of a scientist
映像化・舞台化
- [Screen adaptation (drama, etc.)] A Distant Sunset (screen adaptation)
翻訳
- English translation published (example title: A Distant Sunset)
A Single Snowflake
1983年 Novel (romance)A romance novel exploring the subtleties of human relationships and emotions.
lovemiddle-aged romanceemotional nuance
映像化・舞台化
- [Film / TV drama] A Single Snowflake (screen adaptation)
Metamorphosis
1986年 Novel (romance)One of his romantic novels serialized in newspapers; noted for explicit scenes and confessional first-person narration.
romancesexualityconfessional style
映像化・舞台化
- [Screen adaptation (film / TV)] Metamorphosis (screen adaptation)
A Lost Paradise
1997年 Novel (romance / contemporary fiction)A major work about an extramarital affair between middle-aged lovers leading to ruin; provoked wide public debate and became culturally significant.
adulterymidlife crisiseroticism
映像化・舞台化
- [Film] A Lost Paradise (film) (1997)
- [TV drama] A Lost Paradise (TV drama)
翻訳
- A Lost Paradise (English translation by Julie Carpenter, 2000)
- Translated into Chinese and several other languages
全著作
- Shikeshō (short story)
- Light and Shadow (1970)
- Beyond the Blossoming Fields (1970)
- A Distant Sunset (1979)
- A Single Snowflake (1983)
- Metamorphosis (1986)
- A Lost Paradise (1997)
- Donkanryoku (Essay collection, 2007)
- Tenjo Guren (2011)
翻案
- A Lost Paradise (film and TV adaptations)
- Metamorphosis (screen adaptations)
- Beyond the Blossoming Fields (screen adaptation)
- A Distant Sunset (screen adaptation)
作品の翻訳
- A Lost Paradise (English translation by Julie Carpenter, 2000)
- Beyond the Blossoming Fields (English translation by Deborah Iwabuchi & Anna Isozaki, 2008)
- Chinese translations (various titles)
作風・主題
- 文体
- confessional first-person narrationclear, accessible prosedetailed depiction of emotion and the body
- 頻出モチーフ
- romances of middle-aged menmedicine and the bodyconflicts of desire and ethics
健康
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Prostate cancer2014年（死去時）Died in April 2014 due to prostate cancer
評価・遺産
A best-selling writer with a medical background who maintained a long literary career, especially known for romantic fiction that had wide popular impact. His works have been translated and gained readership overseas; the Junichi Watanabe Literary Prize was established in his name.
記念館・博物館
- Junichi Watanabe Literary Museum
関連学会
- Japan–Iceland Friendship Association (served as president)
資料所蔵先
- Materials held by the Junichi Watanabe Literary Museum
大衆文化への影響
- 'A Lost Paradise' was adapted for film and television and became linked to popular culture and buzzwords in 1997.
- The essay collection 'Donkanryoku' was quoted as a buzzword and referenced by politicians.
引用
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Be insensitive to immediate matters. 'Donkanryoku' is important.
出典: Donkanryoku (essay collection) (2007年)
豆知識
- He was a physician (orthopedic surgeon) before becoming a full-time writer.
- He gained significant popularity in China; since the late 1990s his works have been widely translated there.
- An avid shogi player; he was awarded an amateur 5-dan certificate in a magazine企画.
- Buddhist posthumous name: 'Airakuin Shaku Junshin'.