Dazai Osamu Award
1 appearances
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Edition 7 (1971) award
Masahiko Mikami
みかみ まさひこ
Mikami Masahiko
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1932-02-24 （Tokyo, Japan）
- Died
- 2008-10-18 age 76
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Filmmaker
- Active Years
- 1971-2008
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyoto University | Faculty of Letters | — | — | — | Japan |
Kyoto University
Faculty of Letters
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Dazai Osamu Prize | In Exile | — | — | winner |
| 1988 | Kodansha Nonfiction Prize | Wagamama Ippai: Natori Yonosuke | — | Kodansha | winner |
Dazai Osamu Prize
1971
Work:
In Exile
Result:
winner
Kodansha Nonfiction Prize
1988
Work:
Wagamama Ippai: Natori Yonosuke
Organization:
Kodansha
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Kodansha Nonfiction Award
1 appearances
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Edition 10 (1988) award
Works
Major Works
In Exile
1972 NovelA novel dealing with themes of exile and isolation.
exileisolation
Portraits of Iberia
1973 Essays/LiteraryContains observations and depictions related to the Iberian Peninsula.
placeportraiture
Age of Phantoms
1975 Criticism/EssaysAn essayistic work reflecting on the era and social influences.
eramemory
The Unfilmed World
1977 Criticism/Film theoryA critical work discussing visual expression and unfilmed worlds.
visualsrepresentation
Wagamama Ippai: Natori Yonosuke
1988 NonfictionA nonfiction work centered on the figure Natori Yonosuke.
biographical portraitnonfiction
Foster Children of Democracy: The Group Portrait of Mito Middle School Students Admitted in 1944
2009 Nonfiction/HistoryA nonfiction group portrait of Mito middle school students who enrolled in 1944 (published 2009).
wartime lifegroup portrait
Bibliography
- In Exile
- Portraits of Iberia
- Age of Phantoms
- The Unfilmed World
- Wagamama Ippai: Natori Yonosuke
- Wagamama Ippai: Natori Yonosuke (Chikuma Bunko edition)
- Foster Children of Democracy: The Group Portrait of Mito Middle School Students Admitted in 1944
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Cinematic descriptionInterplay of nonfiction and fiction
- Recurring Motifs
- exilememoryportraiture
Legacy
Masahiko Mikami was known for work that moved between fiction, nonfiction and a cinematic perspective. He received the Dazai Osamu Prize and the Kodansha Nonfiction Prize, and is recognized for exploring postwar Japanese culture and portraiture of personalities.
Trivia
- His legal name was Fujihisa Masahiko (藤久 真彦).
- His wife is reported to be broadcast critic Fujihisa Mine.
- He won the Dazai Osamu Prize in 1971 for 'In Exile'.
- He won the Kodansha Nonfiction Prize in 1988 for 'Wagamama Ippai: Natori Yonosuke'.
- He died on October 18, 2008, aged 76.