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第92回（2012年） award
Masaki Kinoshita
きのした まさき
Kinoshita Masaki
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1974-09-01 （Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan）
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
- 居住地歴
- Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan → Nara Prefecture, Japan
経歴
- 職業
- Novelist, Freelance writer
- 活動期間
- 2012年〜
- ノミネート
- 152nd Naoki Prize (candidate): Ukita's Abandoned Bride (2015), 6th Yamada Futaro Award (candidate): Mermaid's Flesh (2015), 5th Booksellers' Choice Historical Novel Award (candidate): Mermaid's Flesh (2015), 6th Booksellers' Choice Historical Novel Award (candidate): Sengoku 24 Hours: The Final Moment (2016), 157th Naoki Prize (candidate): The Enemy Is Miyamoto Musashi (2017), 7th Yamada Futaro Award (candidate): The Enemy Is Miyamoto Musashi (2017), 30th Yamamoto Shugoro Prize (candidate): The Enemy Is Miyamoto Musashi (2017), 159th Naoki Prize (candidate): Ukita's Paradise (2018), 10th Booksellers' Choice Historical Novel Award (candidate): Mamushi: Three Generations Chronicle (2020), 172nd Naoki Prize (candidate): Hisoku no Chigiri (2025)
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nara Prefectural Heijo High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Kinki University | Faculty of Engineering | Department of Architecture | — | — | Japan |
Nara Prefectural Heijo High School
国:
Japan
Kinki University
Faculty of Engineering
/ Department of Architecture
国:
Japan
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | All Yomimono New Writers' Prize | Ukita's Abandoned Bride | 新人賞 | Bungeishunju | 受賞 |
| 2015 | Naoki Prize | Ukita's Abandoned Bride | — | Naoki Prize Selection Committee | 候補 |
| 2015 | Historical and Period Writers' Club Award | Ukita's Abandoned Bride | 新人賞 | Historical & Period Writers' Club | 受賞 |
| 2015 | Funahashi Seiichi Literary Prize | Ukita's Abandoned Bride | — | Funahashi Seiichi Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 2015 | High School Naoki Prize | Ukita's Abandoned Bride | — | High School Naoki Prize Selection Committee | 受賞 |
| 2015 | Yamada Futaro Award | Mermaid's Flesh | — | Yamada Futaro Award Committee | 候補 |
| 2015 | Booksellers' Choice Historical Novel Award | Mermaid's Flesh | — | Booksellers' Choice Historical Novel Award Committee | 候補 |
| 2015 | Sakuya Konohana Award | Ukita's Abandoned Bride | 文芸その他部門 | Sakuya Konohana Award Committee | 受賞 |
| 2016 | Booksellers' Choice Historical Novel Award | Sengoku 24 Hours: The Final Moment | — | Booksellers' Choice Historical Novel Award Committee | 候補 |
| 2017 | Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Newcomer Award | The Light-mouthed Man of the Realm | — | Yoshikawa Eiji Award Committee | 候補 |
| 2017 | Historical and Period Writers' Club Award | Sengoku 24 Hours: The Final Moment | 作品賞 | Historical & Period Writers' Club | 候補 |
| 2017 | Yamamoto Shugoro Prize | The Enemy Is Miyamoto Musashi | — | Yamamoto Shugoro Prize Committee | 候補 |
| 2017 | Naoki Prize | The Enemy Is Miyamoto Musashi | — | Naoki Prize Selection Committee | 候補 |
| 2017 | Yamada Futaro Award | The Enemy Is Miyamoto Musashi | — | Yamada Futaro Award Committee | 候補 |
| 2018 | Naoki Prize | Ukita's Paradise | — | Naoki Prize Selection Committee | 候補 |
| 2019 | Osaka Honma-hon Book Award | The Light-mouthed Man of the Realm | — | Osaka Honma-hon Award Committee | 受賞 |
| 2019 | Japan Historical Writers Association Award | The Tower of Kongo | 作品賞 | Japan Historical Writers Association | 候補 |
| 2019 | Nomura Kodō Literary Prize | Ekin: Painting the Darkness | — | Nomura Kodō Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 2020 | Japan Historical Writers Association Award | Mamushi: Three Generations Chronicle | 作品賞 | Japan Historical Writers Association | 受賞 |
| 2020 | Nakayama Yoshihide Literary Prize | Mamushi: Three Generations Chronicle | — | Nakayama Yoshihide Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 2020 | Booksellers' Choice Historical Novel Award | Mamushi: Three Generations Chronicle | — | Booksellers' Choice Historical Novel Award Committee | 候補 |
| 2022 | Booksellers' Choice Historical Novel Award | To the End of the Lone Sword | — | Booksellers' Choice Historical Novel Award Committee | 受賞 |
| 2024 | Oda Sakunosuke Prize | Gudō Ikkyū | 大賞候補 | Oda Sakunosuke Prize Committee | 候補 |
| 2025 | Naoki Prize | Hisoku no Chigiri | — | Naoki Prize Selection Committee | 候補 |
| 2025 | Watanabe Junichi Literary Prize | Gudō Ikkyū | — | Watanabe Junichi Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 2025 | Nitta Jirō Literary Prize | Gudō Ikkyū | — | Nitta Jirō Prize Committee | 受賞 |
All Yomimono New Writers' Prize
2012
対象作品:
Ukita's Abandoned Bride
部門:
新人賞
主催:
Bungeishunju
結果:
受賞
Naoki Prize
2015
対象作品:
Ukita's Abandoned Bride
主催:
Naoki Prize Selection Committee
結果:
候補
Historical and Period Writers' Club Award
2015
対象作品:
Ukita's Abandoned Bride
部門:
新人賞
主催:
Historical & Period Writers' Club
結果:
受賞
Funahashi Seiichi Literary Prize
2015
対象作品:
Ukita's Abandoned Bride
主催:
Funahashi Seiichi Prize Committee
結果:
受賞
High School Naoki Prize
2015
対象作品:
Ukita's Abandoned Bride
主催:
High School Naoki Prize Selection Committee
結果:
受賞
Yamada Futaro Award
2015
対象作品:
Mermaid's Flesh
主催:
Yamada Futaro Award Committee
結果:
候補
Booksellers' Choice Historical Novel Award
2015
対象作品:
Mermaid's Flesh
主催:
Booksellers' Choice Historical Novel Award Committee
結果:
候補
Sakuya Konohana Award
2015
対象作品:
Ukita's Abandoned Bride
部門:
文芸その他部門
主催:
Sakuya Konohana Award Committee
結果:
受賞
Booksellers' Choice Historical Novel Award
2016
対象作品:
Sengoku 24 Hours: The Final Moment
主催:
Booksellers' Choice Historical Novel Award Committee
結果:
候補
Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Newcomer Award
2017
対象作品:
The Light-mouthed Man of the Realm
主催:
Yoshikawa Eiji Award Committee
結果:
候補
Historical and Period Writers' Club Award
2017
対象作品:
Sengoku 24 Hours: The Final Moment
部門:
作品賞
主催:
Historical & Period Writers' Club
結果:
候補
Yamamoto Shugoro Prize
2017
対象作品:
The Enemy Is Miyamoto Musashi
主催:
Yamamoto Shugoro Prize Committee
結果:
候補
Naoki Prize
2017
対象作品:
The Enemy Is Miyamoto Musashi
主催:
Naoki Prize Selection Committee
結果:
候補
Yamada Futaro Award
2017
対象作品:
The Enemy Is Miyamoto Musashi
主催:
Yamada Futaro Award Committee
結果:
候補
Naoki Prize
2018
対象作品:
Ukita's Paradise
主催:
Naoki Prize Selection Committee
結果:
候補
Osaka Honma-hon Book Award
2019
対象作品:
The Light-mouthed Man of the Realm
主催:
Osaka Honma-hon Award Committee
結果:
受賞
Japan Historical Writers Association Award
2019
対象作品:
The Tower of Kongo
部門:
作品賞
主催:
Japan Historical Writers Association
結果:
候補
Nomura Kodō Literary Prize
2019
対象作品:
Ekin: Painting the Darkness
主催:
Nomura Kodō Prize Committee
結果:
受賞
Japan Historical Writers Association Award
2020
対象作品:
Mamushi: Three Generations Chronicle
部門:
作品賞
主催:
Japan Historical Writers Association
結果:
受賞
Nakayama Yoshihide Literary Prize
2020
対象作品:
Mamushi: Three Generations Chronicle
主催:
Nakayama Yoshihide Prize Committee
結果:
受賞
Booksellers' Choice Historical Novel Award
2020
対象作品:
Mamushi: Three Generations Chronicle
主催:
Booksellers' Choice Historical Novel Award Committee
結果:
候補
Booksellers' Choice Historical Novel Award
2022
対象作品:
To the End of the Lone Sword
主催:
Booksellers' Choice Historical Novel Award Committee
結果:
受賞
Oda Sakunosuke Prize
2024
対象作品:
Gudō Ikkyū
部門:
大賞候補
主催:
Oda Sakunosuke Prize Committee
結果:
候補
Naoki Prize
2025
対象作品:
Hisoku no Chigiri
主催:
Naoki Prize Selection Committee
結果:
候補
Watanabe Junichi Literary Prize
2025
対象作品:
Gudō Ikkyū
主催:
Watanabe Junichi Prize Committee
結果:
受賞
Nitta Jirō Literary Prize
2025
対象作品:
Gudō Ikkyū
主催:
Nitta Jirō Prize Committee
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
-
第9回（2015年） award
Yamada Futaro Award
2回登壇
-
第6回（2015年） nominee
-
第8回（2017年） nominee
-
第4回（2015年） award
-
第38回（2017年） nominee
-
第7回（2019年） literary award
-
第26回（2020年） award
-
第44回（2025年） award
-
第10回（2025年） award
作品
代表作
Ukita's Abandoned Bride
2014年 Historical novelA collection centered on Ukita Naoie (Ukita family) and related stories. Based on historical facts of the Sengoku period, it explores human relationships and fate.
Sengoku periodLords and retainersHuman relationships
Mermaid's Flesh
2015年 Historical short storiesA short story collection depicting Bakumatsu figures such as Sakamoto Ryōma, Okita Sōji and Kondō Isami, focusing on their human aspects.
BakumatsuHumanity of heroesFate
The Light-mouthed Man of the Realm
2016年 Historical novelA work centered on the first Yonezawa Hikohachi, depicting wit and social scenes while weaving in local-historical perspectives.
Edo/early modernBiographical storytellingLocal history
Sengoku 24 Hours: The Final Moment
2016年 Historical short storiesA short story collection featuring Sengoku warlords such as Toyotomi Hideyori, Date Masamune, and Imagawa Yoshimoto; blends historical fact and imagination.
Sengoku warlordsFinal momentsHistorical detail
The Enemy Is Miyamoto Musashi
2017年 Historical novelA long novel focusing on Miyamoto Musashi, portraying his swordsmanship and life grounded in historical sources.
SwordsmanshipBushidoSolitude
Hideyoshi's Deeds
2017年 Historical novelA work tracing Toyotomi Hideyoshi's life and achievements, depicting the conflict between power and humanity.
History of powerSengoku periodCharacter study
Warriors
2018年 Historical linked short storiesA linked short story collection about figures like Takeda Shingen, Oda Nobunaga and Sanada Masayuki, depicting battles and human life.
History of warlordsBattlesFate
Ukita's Paradise
2018年 Historical novelA novel depicting Ukita Hideie; through his domain and family it portrays aspects of Sengoku history.
Domain governanceFamily historyEnd of Sengoku era
Ekin: Painting the Darkness
2018年 Historical novelA work about the Bakumatsu ukiyo-e artist Ekin, portraying his life and the darker aspects of his expression.
ArtBakumatsuDarkness and expression
The Tower of Kongo
2019年 Historical long novelA linked long novel inspired by Kongo-gumi, carefully depicting craftsmen and organizational history.
Craftsman cultureArchitectural historyGenerational succession
Mamushi: Three Generations Chronicle
2020年 Historical novelA multi-generational tale centered on Saitō Dōsan, depicting succession and shifts of power.
Power successionSengoku politicsFamily history
To the End of the Lone Sword
2022年 Historical novelA novel following Miyamoto Musashi as he investigates the curse of the 'Five Spirit Demons'.
BushidoOccultInvestigation
Gudō Ikkyū
2024年 Historical novelA novel about Ikkyū Sōjun, examining Zen and the life of a maverick monk; delves into Muromachi-era thought and character.
ZenRogue monkMuromachi period
Hisoku no Chigiri
2024年 Historical novelA story about the Tokushima Domain's financial crisis and the efforts of feudal lord Hachisuka Shigeyoshi and his retainers to reform and revive it.
Domain reformEconomic historyDomain reconstruction
Nobunaga: 130 Days of Absence
2020年 Non-fiction / historical study (trade paperback)A study that uses Shinchō Kōki as a hint to explore the little-known 130-day blank period in Oda Nobunaga's life.
Source researchNobunaga studiesHistorical lacunae
全著作
- Ukita's Abandoned Bride
- Mermaid's Flesh
- The Light-mouthed Man of the Realm
- Sengoku 24 Hours: The Final Moment
- The Enemy Is Miyamoto Musashi
- Hideyoshi's Deeds
- Warriors
- Ukita's Paradise
- Ekin: Painting the Darkness
- Keigan ni Soro (title untranslated)
- The Tower of Kongo
- Sengoku Twelve Hours: The Time of Beginning
- Nobunaga, Bringing Down the Heavens
- Mamushi: Three Generations Chronicle
- Love Boy Dream Fantasy (title transliteration)
- Onin Riot: Legends of Rogues
- To the End of the Lone Sword
- Sengoku Twelve Hours: Women Asuras
- Sword, Sacrificed to Flowers
- Gudō Ikkyū
- Hisoku no Chigiri
- Nobunaga: 130 Days of Absence
作風・主題
- 文体
- Narrative prose grounded in historical factDetail-oriented period-accurate descriptionAnalytic depiction of characters' inner lives
- 頻出モチーフ
- Sengoku warlordsPower and successionFamily and generationsFate and occult elements
評価・遺産
Masaki Kinoshita is a prominent contemporary historical novelist in Japan; since his debut he has received and been nominated for numerous literary prizes. He is known for meticulous, fact-based depictions of Sengoku and Bakumatsu-era figures.
関連学会
- Japan Historical Writers Association
資料所蔵先
- National Diet Library of Japan (holdings)
- Kinki University Library (holdings)
大衆文化への影響
- Stage appearance: Performed as Kurihara in the 2024 inaugural production of 'Nanige ni Bunshigeki' – 'Houkago'
- Social media: Active on X (formerly Twitter) as @musketeers10
豆知識
- Graduated from Kinki University Faculty of Engineering, Department of Architecture.
- Worked for a housing manufacturer and later as a freelance writer before debuting as a novelist.
- Debuted in 2012 after winning the All Yomimono New Writers' Prize for 'Ukita's Abandoned Bride'.
- Has activities beyond writing, including stage appearances and social media engagement.