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Ryuji Morita

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Morita Ryuji

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1954-12-23 （Meguro, Tokyo, Japan）
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese
居住地歴
Meguro, Tokyo, Japan → Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan (studied/associated)

経歴

職業
Novelist, Editor, Visiting Professor, Instructor
活動期間
1971年〜
所属
Pia Corporation (Editor, Editorial roles), Waseda University, Faculty of Letters (Visiting Professor, 2007–2009), Shukutoku University Extension Center (Instructor), Japan Writers' Association (Member), Japan PEN Club (Member)
所属団体
Japan Writers' Association, Japan PEN Club
影響を受けた人物
Takuro Yoshida, Charles Bukowski, Steve Erickson
ノミネート
12th Noma Literary Newcomer Award — Nominated (1990), 5th Mishima Yukio Prize — Nominated (1992)

学歴

Saitama Prefectural Kawagoe High School
国: Japan
Won first prize in an Obunsha short story contest while a student (short story "Nukaboshi").
Meiji University
School of Political Science and Economics / Department of Political Science
国: Japan
Graduated from the Department of Political Science.
Nihon Bungaku Gakkō (Japan School of Literature)
期間: 1975-1977
国: Japan
Studied creative writing during this period.

受賞歴

Waseda Bungaku Newcomer Prize
1985
対象作品: A Dream Longer Than Night
主催: Waseda Bungaku (Waseda Literature)
結果: 佳作入選
Noma Literary Newcomer Award
1990
対象作品: Street Children
主催: Noma Cultural Foundation
結果: 候補
Mishima Yukio Prize
1992
対象作品: Saudade
主催: Mishima Yukio Prize Committee
結果: 候補
Twitter Literature Award
2011
対象作品: Futari Shizuka
主催: Twitter Literature Award (domestic category)
結果: 国内編第1位（受賞）

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Street Children

1990年 Novel

Debut novel depicting the loneliness of youth, street life, and social marginalization.

YouthSocial isolationUrban life

Saudade

1992年 Novel

A novel centered on loss and nostalgia and the emotions tied to the past.

NostalgiaLossLove

Last Waltz

1993年 Novel

A work that carefully portrays the subtleties of human relationships.

Human relationshipsRenewal

Wangan Rhapsody

1999年 Novel

Explores urban landscapes and personal solitude; later republished under another title.

City lifeLoneliness
映像化・舞台化
  • [Film/Video] Erotic Novel: Pornographia (original story) / 金田敬 (2014)
翻訳
  • Night's End (Taiwan edition)

Futari Shizuka

2010年 Novel

A collection themed on solitude and renewal. Won first place in the domestic category of the Twitter Literature Award.

SolitudeFamilyRenewal

Father, Long Goodbye: A Man's Caregiving Journal

2016年 Non-fiction (Caregiving memoir)

A nonfiction account of ten years caring for a father with dementia. Widely read as a caregiving memoir.

CaregivingFamilyDementia
翻訳
  • Father Long Goodbye (Korean edition)
  • Father: A Son's Caregiving Diary (Chinese edition)

Honey and Spit

2016年 Novel

Includes short and mid-length pieces that probe the darker aspects of life and relationships.

RelationshipsDesireLoneliness

High Heels in the Ruins

2017年 Novel

A novel weaving family history and postwar fragments; received critical praise.

Family historyPostwarMemory

全著作

  • Street Children
  • Saudade
  • Last Waltz
  • You Don't Go on Friday
  • Someday I Will Write a Book
  • Hunting Season in Japan 2008
  • Wangan Rhapsody
  • Reset
  • Delicious Water
  • Fall. Out
  • You're the Most Important
  • Fruits of Shinjuku
  • Ordinary Magic
  • Fortunate Days (retitled: The Beginning of a Small Eternity)
  • Futari Shizuka
  • Body and Heart (theme anthology)
  • Because It's Tough For You, You're Not Giving Up Yet
  • Les fruits de Shinjuku (French edition)
  • The Fountain Always Springs
  • Today Is the Youngest Day of the Rest of Your Life
  • Father, Long Goodbye: A Man's Caregiving Journal
  • Honey and Spit
  • High Heels in the Ruins

翻案

  • 'Erotic Novel: Pornographia' (Toei Video, 2014) — based on a story by Ryuji Morita (published in Weekly Post)

作品の翻訳

  • Fruits of Shinjuku — English edition (translator: Giles Murray)
  • Les fruits de Shinjuku (French edition)
  • Night's End (Taiwan edition, translation of Wangan Rhapsody)
  • Father Long Goodbye (Korean edition)
  • Father: A Son's Caregiving Diary (Chinese edition)

作風・主題

文体
Realistic depictionLyrical yet detailed character portrayalIncorporation of social themes
頻出モチーフ
FamilyLonelinessShinjuku / Urban lifeCaregivingYouth

健康

  • Depression
    2000年代〜（断続）
    Experienced depression related to work stress, which affected writing and daily life; improved with treatment and adjustments and continued to write.

評価・遺産

Regarded as a contemporary Japanese writer who sensitively depicts city life and family. With a background as an editor he produced a wide range of fiction and essays, engaged in criticism and teaching, served on selection committees, and reached a broad readership.

関連学会

  • Japan Writers' Association
  • Japan PEN Club

資料所蔵先

  • Morita Ryuji Archives (official website)

大衆文化への影響

  • Frequent guest on NHK's 'Weekly Book Review' and other programs
  • Film/video adaptation of a story (2014 'Pornographia')
  • Notable for his presence on Twitter and for public political statements that attracted attention

豆知識

  • As a high school student he won first prize in an Obunsha short story contest with "Nukaboshi", which launched his writing career.
  • Worked as an editor at Pia for 18 years and left in 1996 to become a full-time writer.
  • 'Yoru no Hate made' (Night's End) sold approximately 300,000 copies in its Kadokawa paperback edition.
  • Won first place in the domestic category of the inaugural Twitter Literature Award for 'Futari Shizuka' in 2010s.
  • His 2016 book 'Father, Long Goodbye' about caregiving for his father with dementia was widely read and translated into Korean and Chinese, among other languages.
  • Has publicly stated that he is a fan of singer Takuro Yoshida.