Sake-drinking Bookstore Staff Award
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Edition 10 (2014) award
Susumu Nakanowatari
なかのわたり すすむ
Nakanowatari Susumu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1976-09-17 （Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Kodaira, Tokyo (birthplace) → Kokubunji, Tokyo (restaurant owner) → Tokyo (precision equipment factory owner)
Career
- Occupations
- Professional baseball player, Restaurant owner, Author, Businessman
- Active Years
- 1999-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokai University Sugao High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Tokai University Sugao High School
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Sake-Drinking Bookseller Award (10th edition) | The Baseball Player Who Fought with the Club and Got Fired: A Rebellious Player's Autobiography (paperback) | — | — | won |
Sake-Drinking Bookseller Award (10th edition)
Work:
The Baseball Player Who Fought with the Club and Got Fired: A Rebellious Player's Autobiography (paperback)
Result:
won
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
From YOKOHAMA's Underboss to Motsunabe Restaurant Owner
2011 MemoirA candid memoir recounting his time in Yokohama, experiences after retirement, and the story of opening and running a restaurant.
baseballpost-retirement liferestaurant management
The Baseball Player Who Fought with the Club and Got Fired: A Rebellious Player's Autobiography
2014 AutobiographyPaperback edition of his collected columns; depicts conflicts with his club and candid on-the-ground accounts with a sharp tongue.
baseballpersonal relationshipsconfession
Bibliography
- From YOKOHAMA's Underboss to Motsunabe Restaurant Owner (2011, Million Publishing)
- The Baseball Player Who Fought with the Club and Got Fired: A Rebellious Player's Autobiography (paperback 2014, Futabasha)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- blunt and caustic voicecolumn- and interview-style accessible prose
- Recurring Motifs
- baseball commentaryraw on-site realismanecdotes about food and restaurants
Legacy
He was known as a relief pitcher during his playing days and, after retirement, became a restaurant owner and author familiar to local communities and baseball fans. His acerbic voice drew attention and his restaurant served as a local gathering spot.
In Popular Culture
- Serialized column in Manga Jitsuwa Knuckles
Quotes
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Don't go talking about 'Mobile Hama' stuff.
Source: Sportiva article (interview) (2020)
Trivia
- His uniform name "NAKANOWATARI" drew attention for being 12 characters long.
- Game creator Shohei Nakanowatari is his cousin.
- After retirement he opened the restaurant "Motsunabe Watari" in Kokubunji; it later closed and the name/recipes were passed to a successor who revived the shop.