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第70回（1990年） award
Mitsuru Kawabayashi
かわばやし みつる
Kawabayashi Mitsuru
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1950-12-10 （Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan）
- 死没
- 2008-01-19 57歳
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
- 居住地歴
- Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan → Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan → Akishima, Tokyo, Japan
経歴
- 職業
- Novelist, Writer, Former municipal government employee, Former postal worker
- 活動期間
- 1986年〜2008年
- 所属団体
- Selection committee member, Yoshino Sei Prize (from 1991)
- 影響を受けた人物
- Kenji Nakagami, , ,
- ノミネート
- Akutagawa Prize nominee (103rd) — Kassui, Akutagawa Prize nominee (109th) — Kokuu ("Grain Rain")
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo Metropolitan Tachikawa High School (night division) | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Tokyo Metropolitan Tachikawa High School (night division)
国:
Japan
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Yoshino Sei Prize (Encouragement Award) | Light from the Sea | — | Yoshino Sei Prize | 奨励賞受賞 |
| 1988 | Jichirō Literary Award | — | — | JICHIRO (All-Japan Prefectural and Municipal Workers' Union) | 受賞 |
| 1990 | Bungeikai Newcomer Prize | Kassui (Drought) | — | Bungeikai (literary magazine) | 受賞 |
| 1990 | Galaxy Awards — Radio Division Excellence Prize | Kassui (NHK-FM 'FM Theater' radio drama) | — | Broadcast Critics Association (Hōsō Hihyō Kondankai) | 優秀賞受賞 |
Yoshino Sei Prize (Encouragement Award)
1986
対象作品:
Light from the Sea
主催:
Yoshino Sei Prize
結果:
奨励賞受賞
Jichirō Literary Award
1988
主催:
JICHIRO (All-Japan Prefectural and Municipal Workers' Union)
結果:
受賞
Bungeikai Newcomer Prize
1990
対象作品:
Kassui (Drought)
主催:
Bungeikai (literary magazine)
結果:
受賞
Galaxy Awards — Radio Division Excellence Prize
1990
対象作品:
Kassui (NHK-FM 'FM Theater' radio drama)
主催:
Broadcast Critics Association (Hōsō Hihyō Kondankai)
結果:
優秀賞受賞
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Kassui (Drought)
1990年 Fiction (short/medium-length stories)A collection centered on "Kassui," drawing on the author's experience in waterworks and municipal service to depict relationships among local government employees and residents in a regional city.
WaterLife as a civil servantRegional citiesLaborHuman relationships
映像化・舞台化
- [Radio drama] NHK-FM 'FM Theater' — "Kassui" (1990)
- [Film] Kassui (film) / 高橋正弥 (2023)
Black Water / Kokuu — Collected Works of Mitsuru Kawabayashi
2021年 Short story collection / Collected worksA collected volume including "Black Water" and "Kokuu," compiling and reissuing previously published stories.
WaterWorkplaceLocal communities
全著作
- Kassui (Bungei Shunju, 1990)
- Black Water / Kokuu: Collected Works of Mitsuru Kawabayashi (Impact Publishing, 2021)
- Kassui (Kadokawa Bunko edition, 2023 reissue)
翻案
- Adapted as an NHK-FM 'FM Theater' radio drama (1990) and as a film (2023)
作風・主題
- 文体
- RealistDetailed workplace depictionRegional-novel sensibility
- 頻出モチーフ
- WaterCivil servants / workplaceLife in regional citiesWork and human relationships
健康
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Cerebral hemorrhage2008-01-19Died of a cerebral hemorrhage in January 2008 at age 57.
評価・遺産
Known for works drawing on his experience as a former Tachikawa municipal employee, particularly "Kassui," which received attention through radio and film adaptations. He produced multiple Akutagawa Prize-nominated works and is regarded for contributions to regional literature and portrayals of civil service life.
資料所蔵先
- Tachikawa City Central Library (holds related materials; has hosted exhibitions)
大衆文化への影響
- Adaptations of "Kassui": radio drama (NHK-FM, 1990) and film (2023)
豆知識
- Joined Tachikawa city government in 1973 and worked there for 27 years; retired in 1998 to focus on writing.
- His representative work "Kassui" was written based on his experience in waterworks; it was adapted for NHK-FM radio and later into a film.
- "Umibe no Hikari" (originally titled "Umi kara no Hikari") was retitled to avoid a title conflict with an existing work.
- Served on the selection committee for the Yoshino Sei Prize from 1991.