Mystery Writers of Japan Award
1 appearances
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Edition 47 (1994) award
Jiro Kitakami
きたがみ じろう
Kitakami Jiro
Aliases:
群 一郎 / 藤代 三郎 / 榊吾郎 / 館六郎 / 車堂郎
Pen Names:
Jiro Kitakami（Pen name as a mystery literary critic）,
Saburo Fujishiro（Pen name as a horse racing critic）,
Ichiro Mure（Pen name used for different genres）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1946-10-09 （Tokyo, Japan）
- Died
- 2023-01-19 （Japan） age 76
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- editor, publisher, essayist, literary critic
- Active Years
- 1976-2010
- Affiliations
- The Mystery Writers of Japan
- Memberships
- The Mystery Writers of Japan
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meiji University | Faculty of Letters | — | — | — | Japan |
Meiji University
Faculty of Letters
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Japan Adventure Fiction Association Grand Prize for Best Criticism | The Era of Adventure Novels | — | Japan Adventure Fiction Association | 受賞 |
| 1994 | Mystery Writers of Japan Award for Criticism, Other Categories | Adventure Novel Theory: One Hundred Years of Modern Hero Images | — | The Mystery Writers of Japan | 受賞 |
| 1994 | Japan Adventure Fiction Association Grand Prize for Best Criticism | Adventure Novel Theory: One Hundred Years of Modern Hero Images | — | Japan Adventure Fiction Association | 受賞 |
| 1985 | Japan Nonfiction Award | Chronicle of Hon no Zasshi | — | — | 候補 |
| 2015 | Shiroyama Saburo Award | Showa Reminiscence: About My Father | — | Kadokawa Culture Promotion Foundation | 候補 |
Japan Adventure Fiction Association Grand Prize for Best Criticism
1984
Work:
The Era of Adventure Novels
Organization:
Japan Adventure Fiction Association
Result:
受賞
Mystery Writers of Japan Award for Criticism, Other Categories
1994
Work:
Adventure Novel Theory: One Hundred Years of Modern Hero Images
Organization:
The Mystery Writers of Japan
Result:
受賞
Japan Adventure Fiction Association Grand Prize for Best Criticism
1994
Work:
Adventure Novel Theory: One Hundred Years of Modern Hero Images
Organization:
Japan Adventure Fiction Association
Result:
受賞
Japan Nonfiction Award
1985
Work:
Chronicle of Hon no Zasshi
Result:
候補
Shiroyama Saburo Award
2015
Work:
Showa Reminiscence: About My Father
Organization:
Kadokawa Culture Promotion Foundation
Result:
候補
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Era of Adventure Novels
1983 CriticismA critical study on adventure novels.
Adventure novelsLiterary criticism
Chronicle of Hon no Zasshi
1985 CriticismA record of the history and editorial activities of Hon no Zasshi magazine.
PublishingEditorial work
Adventure Novel Theory: One Hundred Years of Modern Hero Images
1993 CriticismA critical discussion on the transition of hero images in modern adventure novels.
Adventure novelsHero imagesLiterary criticism
Showa Reminiscence: About My Father
2015 EssayAn essay about the author's father.
EssayFamily
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Accessible style as an essayistSharp analysis as a literary critic
- Recurring Motifs
- Adventure novelsReflective middle-aged life novels
Health
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Lung cancer終末期Died on January 19, 2023, due to lung cancer.
Legacy
He significantly impacted the Japanese mystery criticism and publishing worlds, contributed to popularizing adventure novels, and was a talented editor who discovered and nurtured many writers.
Academic Societies
- The Mystery Writers of Japan
Quotes
-
I want to settle (die) around the age of seventy-five.
Source: Makoto Shiina, "What I Think About Death Now"
Trivia
- Used several pen names, mainly known as Jiro Kitakami, Saburo Fujishiro, and Ichiro Mure.
- Contributed to the editing world as publisher of the magazine Hon no Zasshi.
- Also active as a horse racing commentator with a long-running column in Weekly Gallop.