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Machida Yasushi

まちだ やすし

Machida Yasushi

Pen Names: Machida MachizoUsed during music activities, Machida KoUsed during novelist activities

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1962-01-15 (Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan)
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese
Residence History
Atami, Shizuoka, Japan → Tokyo, Japan

Career

Occupations
novelist, musician, actor, university professor
Active Years
1977-
Affiliations
Musashino University, Faculty of Literature, Department of Japanese Literature and Culture
Influenced By
Isoda Kamura, Chikamatsu Shu'ei, Ango Sakaguchi, Sakunosuke Oda, Osamu Dazai
Nominations
Mishima Prize nominee, Akutagawa Prize nominee

Education

Osaka Prefectural Imamiya High School
Period: 1978-1981
Year of Graduation: 1981
Country: Japan

Awards

Bunkamura Dumago Literary Award
1997
Work: Kussun Daikoku
Organization: Bunkamura
Result: 受賞
Noma Literary Newcomer Award
1997
Work: Kussun Daikoku
Organization: Noma Foundation
Result: 受賞
Akutagawa Prize
2000
Work: Kiregire
Organization: Akutagawa Prize Selection Committee
Result: 受賞
Hagiwara Sakutaro Prize
2001
Work: Doma no Shijuhattaki
Organization: Hagiwara Sakutaro Prize Committee
Result: 受賞
Kawabata Yasunari Literature Prize
2002
Work: Gongen no Odoriko
Organization: Kawabata Yasunari Prize Selection Committee
Result: 受賞
Tanizaki Jun'ichiro Prize
2005
Work: Confession
Organization: Tanizaki Junichiro Prize Committee
Result: 受賞
Noma Literary Award
2008
Work: Inn Tour
Organization: Noma Foundation
Result: 受賞
Funahashi Seiichi Literary Award
2023
Work: Kōyaku Kojiki
Organization: Funahashi Seiichi Prize Committee
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Kussun Daikoku

1996 Novel

Kiregire

2000 Novel

Confession

2005 Novel

Inn Tour

2008 Novel

Hosana

2017 Novel

Style & Themes

Literary Style
nonsense literatureslapstick comedy
Recurring Motifs
nonsensehumorKawachi Ondo

Health

  • abstinence from alcohol
    2015年末-
    improved health

Legacy

He is highly regarded for his unique writing style and humor.