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Seigo Morita

もりた せいご

Morita Seigo

Profile

Gender
Male
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
Novelist

Awards

Naoki Prize
Work: Uogashi Monogatari
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Uogashi Monogatari (Tales of the Fish Market)

1985 Novel

Set in Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market in the autumn of 1966, this novel depicts the lives and human bonds of people working at the market. Through the bustle of the market and interpersonal relationships it illuminates social change during Japan's period of high economic growth.

TsukijiFishHigh economic growthHuman relationships
Adaptations
  • [TV drama] Uogashi Monogatari / 永野昭、岡本憲侑 (1987)

Bibliography

  • Uogashi Monogatari (1985)

Adaptations

  • Adapted into NHK's 'Drama Ningen Moyo' TV drama (1987, 5 episodes)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Realistic depictionWarm, humanistic narration
Recurring Motifs
MarketsWorkersFamilyIntergenerational conflict and solidarity

Legacy

Known as a Naoki Prize-winning work, the novel is praised as a human drama set in Tsukiji fish market. It was adapted for NHK television in 1987, and footage is archived at the Broadcast Library.

Archives

  • Broadcast Library (Yokohama, Kanagawa) — Episode 1 footage archived

In Popular Culture

  • The 1987 NHK TV adaptation and the TV production's selection for the 25th Galaxy Awards made the work memorable among 1980s TV drama audiences.

Trivia

  • The novel 'Uogashi Monogatari' is listed as a 1985 publication.
  • The original work is noted as a Naoki Prize-winning piece.
  • The NHK TV adaptation was broadcast in 1987 as a 5-episode series.
  • The TV version was selected as a Galaxy Award recommendation (25th Galaxy Awards).
  • Footage of Episode 1 is preserved at the Broadcast Library (Yokohama, Kanagawa).