Bungei Award
1回登壇
-
第24回（1987年） honorable mention
Hisama Juugi
ひさま じゅうぎ
Hisama Juugi
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1953-11-27 （Niikappu, Hokkaido, Japan）
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
経歴
- 職業
- Novelist, Former cram school instructor, Literary critic, Writer
- 活動期間
- 1983年〜
- 所属
- Japan PEN Club, Japan Writers' Association
- 所属団体
- Japan PEN Club, Japan Writers' Association
- ノミネート
- Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize — nominee for 'Saint Maria Rhapsody' (1989)
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University, Faculty of Letters I | Faculty of Letters I | Department of French Literature | — | 1973-1977 | Japan |
Waseda University, Faculty of Letters I
Faculty of Letters I
/ Department of French Literature
期間:
1973-1977
卒業年:
1977
国:
Japan
Graduated
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Bungei Prize | Money Game | 佳作 | Bungei (magazine) | 佳作 (Honorable mention) |
| 1990 | Mishima Yukio Prize | Fin-de-siècle Whale Chronicle | — | Mishima Yukio Prize Committee | 受賞 |
Bungei Prize
1988
対象作品:
Money Game
部門:
佳作
主催:
Bungei (magazine)
結果:
佳作 (Honorable mention)
Mishima Yukio Prize
1990
対象作品:
Fin-de-siècle Whale Chronicle
主催:
Mishima Yukio Prize Committee
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Money Game
1988年 Novel (social)A novel modeled on the Toyoda Shoji scandal, depicting the human drama around Japan's 1980s bubble economy. It received an honorable mention in the Bungei Prize and attracted attention.
Bubble economyEconomyCrimeHuman drama
Saint Maria Rhapsody
1989年 NovelA work using postmodern techniques; it was shortlisted for the Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize. It deals with religious motifs and interpersonal relationships.
ReligiosityIdentityPostmodernism
Fin-de-siècle Whale Chronicle
1990年 Novel (postmodern)A postmodern long work questioning society and existence. It is one of his representative works and won the 3rd Mishima Yukio Prize.
PostmodernismExistenceSocial critique
Yaponica Tapestry
1992年 NovelA work weaving Japanese landscapes and memories, layering cultural motifs with personal narratives.
MemoryCultureIdentity
The Third Strongest at Sea
1993年 NovelA story about human relationships and nature. Details are limited, but it features contemporary literary expression.
Interpersonal relationshipsNature
Detectives' Summer
1998年 Novel (police fiction elements)An ensemble novel focusing on detectives. It was adapted into a television drama in 1999, starring Kōji Yakusho.
PoliceJusticeHuman drama
映像化・舞台化
- [Television drama] Detectives' Summer (1999)
Vital Signs Present
2008年 Novel (medical / ensemble)An ensemble story revolving around hospitals and signs of life. The work has been retitled and issued in paperback editions.
MedicineLifeEthics
Prayer of Gibson
2009年 NovelA story that explores individuals and themes of evil and temptation. It was later retitled and published in paperback.
TemptationPersonal conflict
Limit Hospital
2019年 Novel (medical)A long novel depicting hospitals and those who work in them. It features strong social elements set against local politics and medical settings.
MedicineLocal politicsEthics
全著作
- Money Game
- Saint Maria Rhapsody
- Fin-de-siècle Whale Chronicle
- Yaponica Tapestry
- The Third Strongest at Sea
- B-Class Reading Machine
- The Wicked Country Annupiuka
- B-Class Reading Club
- Rondo of Frenzy (1985–1990)
- Detectives' Summer
- Double Face
- Onibishi
- Lonely Heart
- Night of the Salamander
- St. James Hospital
- Vital Signs Present
- Prayer of Gibson
- Detectives' Holy War
- Golden Express
- Death Angel
- Forbidden Scalpel
- The Laughing Executioner: Female Prosecutor Sayaka Akizuki
- Limit Hospital
翻案
- Detectives' Summer (TV drama, 1999, Yomiuri TV)
作風・主題
- 文体
- Postmodern literatureElements of social critique
- 頻出モチーフ
- MoneySocial distortionCrimeHospitals / medicineLaw and ethics
健康
-
Health problems (unspecified)時期不明During convalescence he became interested in Korean dramas
評価・遺産
Regarded as a leading figure of postmodern literature in Japan, he is known for works addressing social and cultural themes from the late 1980s through the 1990s. He gained early attention with novels about the bubble economy and continued to tackle social themes such as medicine and the justice system.
関連学会
- Japan PEN Club
- Japan Writers' Association
資料所蔵先
- National Diet Library (NDL, ID: 00172158)
- VIAF (ID: 111039829)
- ISNI (0000000083025297)
大衆文化への影響
- TV drama adaptation (Detectives' Summer, 1999)
- Noted for the anecdote of calling himself a 'Korean-drama dad' (fan of Korean dramas)
引用
-
There is human drama in the world of money.
出典: Nikkei (interview) (2010年)
豆知識
- After graduating from university he worked as a cram-school instructor and turned to fiction writing at age 30.
- 'Money Game' was modeled on the Toyoda Shoji case and is considered one of the early novels dealing with Japan's bubble economy.
- Classmate in high school: Hidetoshi Sotooka; classmate at university: Hidetoshi Takazawa.
- Served as a visiting professor at Waseda University's Faculty of Letters from 1999 to 2002.