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Masato Kunihiro

くにひろ まさと

Kunihiro Masato

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1979-00-00 (Shiga Prefecture, Japan)
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
Writer
Active Years
2011-

Awards

18th Japan Horror Novel Award (Short Story Prize)
2011
Work: Entering Something Like a Hole
Category: 短編賞
Organization: Japan Horror Novel Award
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Entering Something Like a Hole

2011 Horror fiction

Debut work published by Kadokawa Horror Bunko. Often presented as a collection of short stories exploring uncanny intrusions into everyday life, boundaries of memory, and subtle psychological horror.

grotesquefearghostsmemory

Bibliography

  • Entering Something Like a Hole (Kadokawa Horror Bunko, 2011)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
gloomy, detailed descriptionspsychological, character-focused prose
Recurring Motifs
holesboundariesmemories of the past

Legacy

Known within Japanese horror literature. Recognized for short fiction; gained attention with the short story prize at the 18th Japan Horror Novel Award and the subsequent publication.

Trivia

  • Born in 1979 (full birthdate not publicly specified).
  • Reportedly resides in Shiga Prefecture.
  • Winner of the Short Story Prize at the 18th Japan Horror Novel Award.
  • Has an authority entry in the National Diet Library (NDL).