Shosetsu Gendai Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 14 (1970) award
Kado Shuzo
かどう しゅうぞう
Kado Shuzo
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1940-04-11 （Osaka Prefecture, Japan）
- Died
- 2001-02-02 （Shiga, Ranzan (Arashiyama) Town, Saitama Prefecture, Japan） age 60
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Osaka Prefecture, Japan → Shiga, Ranzan (Arashiyama) Town, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Poet
- Active Years
- 1970-2001
- Nominations
- Naoki Prize (87th) nominee
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High school (left before graduation) | — | — | — | — | — |
High school (left before graduation)
Left high school before graduation; details unknown.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Shosetsu Gendai New Author Prize | Machi no Soko | — | Shosetsu Gendai (magazine) | Winner |
| 1979 | Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Newcomer Award | — | — | — | Winner |
Shosetsu Gendai New Author Prize
1970
Work:
Machi no Soko
Organization:
Shosetsu Gendai (magazine)
Result:
Winner
Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Newcomer Award
1979
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (1980) award
Works
Major Works
A novel set in a regional locale that depicts human relationships, conflicts, and romance.
RomanceHuman dramaRegional life
Stage Actress
1982 NovelA work set against the theatre world, depicting the protagonist's inner life and relationships.
TheatreFemale protagonistConflict
Bronze Tale
1975 Novel/NovellaA work containing novella-like stories; some parts were later adapted for television.
RomanceHuman relationsNostalgia
Adaptations
- [TV drama] Bronze Petals (1975)
Kifune-yama Shinjū
1972 NovelAn early novel focusing on love and fate.
LoveFateTragic romance
Bibliography
- Kifune-yama Shinjū
- Hi no Misogi
- The Room That Burns Flowers
- Otsu Koi-zaka Monogatari
- Noto Road Tragic Love
- Hana-zukushi
- Bronze Tale
- Aiga
- Yugao Monogatari
- Black Hair
- Tanba Onna-nuno
- Sagano no Yado
- Koi-zuka
- Harusame Monogatari
- Kitayama Shigure
- Flowers of Sorrow
- Sky of Love, Forest of Romance
- Onnaobi-shō
- Rain at Joruriji
- Bonfire
- Youth Requiem
- Love After Love
- Ginkakuji Road
- Karetaki
- Lamp Inn
- Indulgence
- Sleeping Face
- Flower Raft
- Stage Actress
- Temptation
- Caress
- Until Marriage
- Akiko
- Beautiful Fighting Fish
- Colored Body
- Master: Sixteen Short Stories
- Mud Boat
- The Oil Painting Woman
- Toribeyama
- Enoshima Coast
- Kiyomizu, Sannenzaka
- Tarachine no Haha
- Actress Company: Kunishima Nobuko Troupe
- Page Kikuji Detective Stories
- Hirauchi no Kanzashi — Page Kikuji Detective Stories
Adaptations
- A portion of 'Bronze Tale' was adapted into a TV drama ('Bronze Petals', 1975).
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- LyricalRomantic fiction styleSensual descriptions
- Recurring Motifs
- Love and passionWomen's inner livesKyoto and regional landscapes
Legacy
A novelist active mainly in the 1970s and 1980s known for romantic fiction; he won the 1st Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Newcomer Award in 1979 and some works were adapted for television. He died by suicide in 2001, which also drew attention.
In Popular Culture
- TV drama adaptation 'Bronze Petals' (1975)
Trivia
- After leaving high school he worked in many jobs: grinder, printing worker, trading company employee, and copywriter, while publishing poetry and fiction.
- In 1970 he won the 14th Shosetsu Gendai New Author Prize for 'Machi no Soko'.
- In 1979 he won the 1st Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Newcomer Award for 'Karetaki'.
- In 1982 he was a nominee for the Naoki Prize (87th) with 'Stage Actress'.
- He died by hanging at his home in Ranzan (Arashiyama), Saitama Prefecture in 2001.