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第33回（2011年） award
Yuka Kobayashi
こばやし ゆか
Kobayashi Yuka
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 生誕
- 1976 （Nagano Prefecture, Japan）
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
経歴
- 職業
- Novelist, Mystery writer
- 活動期間
- 2016年〜
- ノミネート
- Japan Mystery Writers Association Award (short story category) nominee ("Siren")
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Shousetsu-Tsui Shinjin Award | Judgement | — | Koubo Guide (selection) | 受賞 |
| 2017 | KinoBest! selection | Judgement | — | KinoBest! | 選出 |
| 2004 | Broadcast Script Newcomer Award (Honorable Mention) | — | — | Broadcast Script Newcomer Award | 佳作 |
| 2006 | Isama Studio Film Festival Scenario Award (Jury Encouragement & Staff Prize) | Zensokuryoku Oyaji | — | Isama Studio Film Festival | 審査員奨励賞・スタッフ賞 |
| 2008 | Mt. Fuji / Kawaguchiko Film Festival Scenario Contest (Jury Chair Award) | — | — | Mt. Fuji / Kawaguchiko Film Festival | 審査委員長賞 |
| 2010 | MONO-KAKI Grand Prize (Scenario category - Honorable Mention) | — | — | MONO-KAKI Grand Prize | 佳作入選 |
Shousetsu-Tsui Shinjin Award
2011
対象作品:
Judgement
主催:
Koubo Guide (selection)
結果:
受賞
KinoBest! selection
2017
対象作品:
Judgement
主催:
KinoBest!
結果:
選出
Broadcast Script Newcomer Award (Honorable Mention)
2004
主催:
Broadcast Script Newcomer Award
結果:
佳作
Isama Studio Film Festival Scenario Award (Jury Encouragement & Staff Prize)
2006
対象作品:
Zensokuryoku Oyaji
主催:
Isama Studio Film Festival
結果:
審査員奨励賞・スタッフ賞
Mt. Fuji / Kawaguchiko Film Festival Scenario Contest (Jury Chair Award)
2008
主催:
Mt. Fuji / Kawaguchiko Film Festival
結果:
審査委員長賞
MONO-KAKI Grand Prize (Scenario category - Honorable Mention)
2010
主催:
MONO-KAKI Grand Prize
結果:
佳作入選
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Judgement
2016年 MysteryDebut novel. A mystery about crime and judgment, notable for its psychological focus on characters and unexpected twists.
guiltjudgmentpsychology
When Sinners Pray
2018年 MysteryA story about sin and atonement. It approaches the truth of an incident while depicting delicate human relationships.
atonementhuman relationships
The Forest of Salvation
2019年 MysteryA mystery that questions the boundary between victim and perpetrator. A weighty story set against social issues.
justicesocial issues
I Haven't Killed Anyone Yet
2021年 MysteryA provocative-titled novel. A psychological suspense that unsettles perspectives of perpetrator and victim.
identitypsychological suspense
Siren
2015年 Short story (mystery)A short mystery with tense developments; brief but memorable.
tensionsecrets
全著作
- Judgement (2016)
- When Sinners Pray (2018)
- The Forest of Salvation (2019)
- I Haven't Killed Anyone Yet (2021)
- Siren (short story, 2015)
作風・主題
- 文体
- cinematic descriptionsscript-like structurefocus on psychological depiction
- 頻出モチーフ
- sin and punishmentsalvationboundaries (victim/perpetrator)
評価・遺産
One of the notable younger writers in contemporary Japanese mystery fiction. Praised for cinematic depiction rooted in a screenwriting background and thematic focus on guilt and salvation.
引用
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Above all, I want children to live.
出典: Book Bang interview (special feature for The Forest of Salvation) (2022年)
豆知識
- Has liked films since childhood and attended a screenwriting school.
- Quit her job at 26 and moved to Tokyo to pursue writing for scripts.
- Received multiple recognitions in script competitions before debuting as a novelist.
- Favorite film: 'That Summer, the Most Peaceful Sea.'