Bungei Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 24 (1987) honorable mention
Hisama Juugi
ひさま じゅうぎ
Hisama Juugi
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1953-11-27 （Niikappu, Hokkaido, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Former cram school instructor, Literary critic, Writer
- Active Years
- 1983-
- Affiliations
- Japan PEN Club, Japan Writers' Association
- Memberships
- Japan PEN Club, Japan Writers' Association
- Nominations
- Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize — nominee for 'Saint Maria Rhapsody' (1989)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Period:
1973-1977
Year of Graduation:
1977
Country:
Japan
Graduated
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Work:
Money Game
Category:
佳作
Organization:
Bungei (magazine)
Result:
佳作 (Honorable mention)
Mishima Yukio Prize
1990
Work:
Fin-de-siècle Whale Chronicle
Organization:
Mishima Yukio Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Yamamoto Shugoro Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 2 (1989) nominee
Mishima Yukio Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 3 (1990) award
Works
Major Works
Money Game
1988 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 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 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 NovelA work weaving Japanese landscapes and memories, layering cultural motifs with personal narratives.
MemoryCultureIdentity
The Third Strongest at Sea
1993 NovelA story about human relationships and nature. Details are limited, but it features contemporary literary expression.
Interpersonal relationshipsNature
Detectives' Summer
1998 Novel (police fiction elements)An ensemble novel focusing on detectives. It was adapted into a television drama in 1999, starring Kōji Yakusho.
PoliceJusticeHuman drama
Adaptations
- [Television drama] Detectives' Summer (1999)
Vital Signs Present
2008 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 NovelA story that explores individuals and themes of evil and temptation. It was later retitled and published in paperback.
TemptationPersonal conflict
Limit Hospital
2019 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
Bibliography
- 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
Adaptations
- Detectives' Summer (TV drama, 1999, Yomiuri TV)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Postmodern literatureElements of social critique
- Recurring Motifs
- MoneySocial distortionCrimeHospitals / medicineLaw and ethics
Health
-
Health problems (unspecified)時期不明During convalescence he became interested in Korean dramas
Legacy
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.
Academic Societies
- Japan PEN Club
- Japan Writers' Association
Archives
- National Diet Library (NDL, ID: 00172158)
- VIAF (ID: 111039829)
- ISNI (0000000083025297)
In Popular Culture
- TV drama adaptation (Detectives' Summer, 1999)
- Noted for the anecdote of calling himself a 'Korean-drama dad' (fan of Korean dramas)
Quotes
-
There is human drama in the world of money.
Source: Nikkei (interview) (2010)
Trivia
- 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.