Mephisto Award
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Yukiya Shoji
しょうじ ゆきや
Shoji Yukiya
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1961-00-00 （Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Resident of Ebetsu, Hokkaido, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Screenwriter, Game scenario writer
- Active Years
- 2002-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asahikawa National College of Technology | Department of Chemistry (left before graduation) | Chemistry | — | — | Japan |
Asahikawa National College of Technology
Department of Chemistry (left before graduation)
/ Chemistry
Country:
Japan
Left during third year
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Mephisto Prize | Humming an Old Song Looking Up at the Sky (pulp-town fiction) | — | Kodansha | Winner |
| 2024 | Tokuma Bunko Prize | Kokudō Shokudō 1st season | — | Tokuma Shoten | Winner |
Mephisto Prize
2002
Work:
Humming an Old Song Looking Up at the Sky (pulp-town fiction)
Organization:
Kodansha
Result:
Winner
Tokuma Bunko Prize
2024
Work:
Kokudō Shokudō 1st season
Organization:
Tokuma Shoten
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Humming an Old Song Looking Up at the Sky (pulp-town fiction)
2003 Youth / Coming-of-age novelA debut novel set in the 'pulp-town' of Asahikawa, portraying coming-of-age and nostalgia through a boy's experiences.
youthcoming of agenostalgia
HEARTBEAT
2005 MysteryA work that blends sensitive portrayals of youth and family relationships with elements of mystery.
friendshipfamilymysterymusic
Tokyo Bandwagon
2006 Family novelFirst in a series depicting a warm, large family in downtown Tokyo, weaving everyday relationships and emotions.
familynostalgiacommunitymusic
Adaptations
- [TV drama] Tokyo Bandwagon: Downtown Large Family Story (2013)
Tokyo Park
2006 Contemporary fictionExplores relationships, loneliness and renewal; adapted into a 2011 film directed by Shinji Aoyama starring Haruma Miura.
rebirthlonelinesshuman relationships
Adaptations
- [Film] Tokyo Park / 青山真治 (2011)
Bibliography
- Humming an Old Song Looking Up at the Sky (pulp-town fiction)
- A Song Sung High and Far to the Sky (pulp-town fiction)
- HEARTBEAT
- HEARTBLUE
- Tokyo Bandwagon
- She Loves You: Tokyo Bandwagon
- Stand By Me: Tokyo Bandwagon
- My Blue Heaven: Tokyo Bandwagon
- All My Loving: Tokyo Bandwagon
- Ob‑La‑Di Ob‑La‑Da: Tokyo Bandwagon
- Lady Madonna: Tokyo Bandwagon
- From Me to You: Tokyo Bandwagon
- All You Need Is Love: Tokyo Bandwagon
- Here Comes the Sun: Tokyo Bandwagon
- The Long and Winding Road: Tokyo Bandwagon
- Love Me Tender: Tokyo Bandwagon
- Hey Jude: Tokyo Bandwagon
- And I Love Her: Tokyo Bandwagon
- Yellow Submarine: Tokyo Bandwagon
- Goodbye Yellow Brick Road: Tokyo Bandwagon
- Hidden Child: Tokyo Bandwagon Zero
- Hello Goodbye: Tokyo Bandwagon
- Penny Lane: Tokyo Bandwagon
- Can't Buy Me Love: Tokyo Bandwagon
- The Neverending Story: Tokyo Bandwagon
- Morning Mourning
- Coffee Blues
- Bittersweet Waltz
- Slow Ballad
- Detective Zantippy's Vacation
- Detective Zantippy's Buddhist Heart
- Living with a Cat and Wife: Ashinobara Nisho
- Searching for a Cat Dream: Ashinobara Nisho
- The Saint of Hanasaki Koji 4‑Chome
- Q.O.L
- Our Voices Reach There
- HOMETOWN
- Tokyo Park
- Calendar Boy
- Relive
Adaptations
- Tokyo Park — film adaptation (2011)
- Tokyo Bandwagon — TV drama adaptation (2013)
- Musume no Kekkon (The Daughter's Marriage) — TV drama special (2018)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- gentle, embracing sensibilityversatile entertainment-oriented style
- Recurring Motifs
- youthfamilymusicneighborhood / townscape
Legacy
Yukiya Shoji is known for youth and family novels that have attracted a wide readership; many of his works have become long-running series or been adapted for film and television. His fiction is noted for warmth, nostalgia and musical elements.
In Popular Culture
- Has entered popular culture through adaptations such as the film Tokyo Park and the TV drama Tokyo Bandwagon
- Ongoing series and paperback editions have influenced a broad readership
Trivia
- He was in a band during his student days and has a deep interest in music.
- Born in Asahikawa, Hokkaido; currently resides in Ebetsu.
- Worked at an advertising production company as a writer/editor before becoming a novelist.
- Debuted in 2002 after winning the 29th Mephisto Prize with his novel.
- A supporter of the Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo soccer club.
- Maintains an official website (sakka-run; booklover's longdiary) and an X (formerly Twitter) account.