Shosetsu Gendai Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 14 (1970) award
Kamei Hiroshi
かめい ひろし
Kamei Hiroshi
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1934-05-26 （Horikiri, Katsushika, Tokyo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Non-fiction writer, Novelist
- Active Years
- 1964-
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Shosetsu Gendai Newcomer Award | Weak Ones Must Die | — | Shosetsu Gendai (magazine) | Winner |
| 1980 | Kodansha Non-Fiction Award | Guadalcanal War Chronicle | — | Kodansha | Winner |
Shosetsu Gendai Newcomer Award
1970
Work:
Weak Ones Must Die
Organization:
Shosetsu Gendai (magazine)
Result:
Winner
Kodansha Non-Fiction Award
1980
Work:
Guadalcanal War Chronicle
Organization:
Kodansha
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Kodansha Nonfiction Award
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (1980) award
Works
Major Works
Guadalcanal War Chronicle
1980 Non-fictionA detailed account of the battles on Guadalcanal during the Pacific War, based on extensive interviews with survivors. Known as a major work produced from exhaustive reporting.
WarMemoryEyewitness testimony
Ah Naval Ensign: Sakimori no Uta
1974 Non-fictionA nonfiction work depicting people during wartime through records and testimonies related to naval battles; later reissued under the title 'Midway War Chronicle'.
Naval battlesMilitary historyRecord
Japan's Hitler: Tojo Hideki
1981 Non-fictionA biographical nonfiction examining the life of Tojo Hideki and the structure of militaristic Japan; later republished under revised titles.
BiographyMilitarismPolitical history
Bibliography
- Ah Naval Ensign: Sakimori no Uta
- Midway War Chronicle
- Guadalcanal War Chronicle
- Japan's Hitler: Tojo Hideki
- Document: Complete History of the Pacific War
- Wartime Boy Hiroshi: Primitive Landscapes
- Recovery from Diabetes-Related Blindness
- Weak Ones Must Die
- Munetaka of Owari
- Dancing Ippen Shonin
- True Account: Sarutobi Sasuke
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Fact-based nonfiction narrativeReconstruction from detailed testimoniesHistorically grounded prose
- Recurring Motifs
- Memory of warEyewitness testimonyDefeat and personal histories
Health
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Diabetes1993頃Experienced complications in the early 1990s that threatened blindness; reportedly recovered after diet therapy, cataract surgery, and walking therapy.
Legacy
Known for extensive nonfiction based on exhaustive reporting about the Pacific War and modern Japanese history; influenced both war studies and public understanding through a methodology that emphasizes survivor testimony.
Trivia
- Born in Horikiri, Katsushika, Tokyo.
- Spent part of childhood in Minamimuro District, Mie Prefecture after family moves.
- Won the 14th Shosetsu Gendai Newcomer Award in 1970 for 'Weak Ones Must Die'.
- Won the 2nd Kodansha Non-Fiction Award in 1980 for 'Guadalcanal War Chronicle'.
- Suffered serious diabetic complications in the early 1990s that threatened his sight but later recovered.