Shosetsu Gendai Newcomer Award
1 appearances
Nanbara Mikio
なんばら みきお
Nanbara Mikio
Aliases:
安井 幹雄
Pen Names:
Nanbara Mikio（Pen name; real name Yasui Mikio.）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1938-03-23 （Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 1973-
- Affiliations
- Japan Writers' Association, Japan PEN Club
- Memberships
- Japan Writers' Association, Japan PEN Club
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University | School of Political Science and Economics | — | — | — | Japan |
Waseda University
School of Political Science and Economics
Year of Graduation:
1960
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Shosetsu Gendai New Writers' Award | Onna E Jigoku | — | Shosetsu Gendai | Winner |
| 1981 | Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Newcomer Award | Yami to Kage no Hyakunen Sensō | — | Yoshikawa Eiji Award Committee | Winner |
| 1997 | Japan Literary Award | Zeniya Gohei no Umi | — | Japan Literary Award Committee | Winner |
| 2014 | Historical and Period Fiction Writers' Club Award (Achievement/Lifetime) | — | 実績功労賞 | Historical and Period Fiction Writers' Club | Recipient |
Shosetsu Gendai New Writers' Award
1973
Work:
Onna E Jigoku
Organization:
Shosetsu Gendai
Result:
Winner
Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Newcomer Award
1981
Work:
Yami to Kage no Hyakunen Sensō
Organization:
Yoshikawa Eiji Award Committee
Result:
Winner
Japan Literary Award
1997
Work:
Zeniya Gohei no Umi
Organization:
Japan Literary Award Committee
Result:
Winner
Historical and Period Fiction Writers' Club Award (Achievement/Lifetime)
2014
Category:
実績功労賞
Organization:
Historical and Period Fiction Writers' Club
Result:
Recipient
Awards & Nominations
Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (1981) award
Historical Period Writers Club Award
1 appearances
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Edition 3 (2014) award
Works
Major Works
Onna E Jigoku
1973 Historical/Period novelA period novel set in the Edo era that portrays the lives and fates of women. It is Nanbara's debut work and won the Shosetsu Gendai New Writers' Award in 1973.
Edo periodWomenFateHuman drama
Yami to Kage no Hyakunen Sensō
1980 Historical novelA long historical novel that treats intergenerational conflicts and struggles for power. The work received the Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Newcomer Award in 1981.
Power strugglesIntrigueIntergenerational conflict
Zeniya Gohei no Umi
1995 Historical novelA historical novel based on the life of the merchant Zeniya Gohei. It won the Japan Literary Award in 1997.
Merchant historyEconomic historyBiographical fiction
Tsukiumaya Oen (series)
1983 Period fiction/seriesA series of period novels depicting life around Yoshiwara, including courtesans and townspeople. Published across multiple volumes and adapted for television.
YoshiwaraCourtesansTownspeopleCasebook
Adaptations
- [TV drama] Tsukiumaya Oen Jikenchō
Iro no Wana: Ōedo Onna Goyomi
1975 Historical novelA portrait of women in Edo, presented as an ensemble piece. One of his early representative works, reissued in paperback editions.
Greater EdoEnsemble of womenHuman feelings
Bibliography
- Iro no Wana: Ōedo Onna Goyomi (1975)
- Ansatsu-sha no Shinwa (1976)
- Konoike Ichizoku no Yabō (1977)
- Shinsengumi Jōfuden (1977)
- Shōdō no Hasha (1978)
- Minamoto no Yoritomo (Children's Biography Series) (1978)
- Shura no Eshi: Torii Kiyomoto (1979)
- Tenpō Aku no Hana (1979)
- Yami to Kage no Hyakunen Sensō (1980)
- Oniwaban Jūshichike (1981)
- Kubi Ichimanryō (1981)
- Kuruwa Shūgen: Shinjū Ukiyo Zōshi (1981)
- Bijo wa Jakō no Nioi (1982)
- Bakumatsu Onna Renka (1982)
- Nippon Kōshoku Eiyūden (1983)
- Hakozaki Betsuri-bune (1983)
- Shippū Kiri-saru: Bakumatsu no Gōshō Nakaiya Jūbei (1983)
- Tsukiumaya Oen (1983–)
- Bijodori (1984)
- Kita no Mokushiroku (1984)
- Onke no Inutachi (1984)
- Zangiku Moyu (1985)
- Nazo no Danjūrō (1985)
- Yoshiwara Midare Mai (1985)
- Tenchi Moeru (1985)
- Kanei Fūunroku (1986)
- Edo Tsuma Okon (1986)
- Ōoku Jūhakkē (1986)
- Tenka no Hata ni Somuite: Yūki Ujimasa & Mochitomo (1986)
- Kamigami no Kake (1986)
- Onna Chūshingura (1986)
- Kubi Tori (1987)
- Onke no Ōgon (1988)
- Shinsengumi Tanteigata (1988)
- Satsuma-han Nottori (1988)
- Tokugawa Suikoden (1988)
- Hasha no Kimaru Hi (1988)
- Taiyō o Kiru (1989)
- Ansatsu-ken: Ninja-tachi no Shinwa (1989)
- Nukenin Hyakumangoku (1990)
- Jōen Kunoichi Keizu (1990)
- Tokugawa Ninpō Keizu (1990)
- Sorezore no Sekigahara (1990)
Adaptations
- Tsukiumaya Oen Jikenchō (TV Tokyo period drama)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Detailed descriptions rooted in period settingsA style that carefully depicts characters' psychologyAn accessible, popular-novel narrative tone
- Recurring Motifs
- Ensembles set in Edo/YoshiwaraDepictions of merchants and wealthy tradersLives of women and human sentimentPower and intrigue
Legacy
A prolific author of period and historical novels, recipient of multiple literary awards, and widely read for popular historical fiction.
Academic Societies
- Japan Writers' Association
- Japan PEN Club
Archives
- Holdings at the National Diet Library (NDL), Japan
- Holdings at Waseda University Library
In Popular Culture
- Tsukiumaya Oen Jikenchō (TV Tokyo period drama)
Trivia
- His real name is Yasui Mikio.
- He joined Nikkatsu and worked in the planning department before leaving in 1975 to focus on writing.
- He debuted by winning the Shosetsu Gendai New Writers' Award in 1973 for 'Onna E Jigoku'.