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Hiroshi Ogiwara

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Hiroshi Ogiwara

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1956-06-30 (Ōmiya, Saitama Prefecture (now Saitama City), Japan)
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese

経歴

職業
Novelist, Mystery writer, Copywriter
活動期間
1997年〜
所属団体
Japan PEN Club
影響を受けた人物
Kurt Vonnegut, Raymond Chandler
ノミネート
2003 - 16th Yamamoto Shugoro Prize (nominated): 'Cold Game', 2005 - 58th Mystery Writers of Japan Award (short story category, nominated): 'Okaasama no Roshia no Soup', 2006 - 134th Naoki Prize (nominated): 'Ano Hi ni Drive', 2007 - 136th Naoki Prize (nominated): 'Yondome no Hyōgaki', 2008 - 139th Naoki Prize (nominated): 'Aishi no Zashiki-warashi', 2011 - 144th Naoki Prize (nominated): 'Suna no Ōkoku'

学歴

Seijo University
Faculty of Economics
学位: 経済学士
卒業年: 1980
国: Japan

受賞歴

Shosetsu Subaru Newcomer Award (10th)
1997
対象作品: Ororo Batake de Tsukamaete
主催: Shosetsu Subaru (Shueisha)
結果: Winner
Yamamoto Shugoro Prize (18th)
2005
対象作品: Memories of Tomorrow
主催: Yamamoto Shugoro Prize Committee
結果: Winner
Yamada Fūtarō Prize (5th)
2014
対象作品: Two Thousand Seven Hundred Summers and Winters
主催: Yamada Fūtarō Prize Committee
結果: Winner
Naoki Prize (155th)
2016
対象作品: Barbershop by the Sea
主催: Naoki Prize Committee
結果: Winner
Chūōkōron Literary Award (19th)
2024
対象作品: The Laughing Forest
主催: Chūōkōron Shinsha (Chūōkōron Literary Award)
結果: Winner
Hon'ya Taisho / Booksellers Award (2nd place, 2nd edition)
2005
対象作品: Memories of Tomorrow
主催: Hon'ya Taisho Executive Committee
結果: 2nd place

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Ororo Batake de Tsukamaete

1998年 Humorous popular fiction

A humorous novel set at an advertising company. His debut work, which won the 10th Shosetsu Subaru Newcomer Award.

advertising industryworkplace human relationshipshumor

Memories of Tomorrow

2004年 Social human drama addressing medical and caregiving themes

Depicts a middle-aged man with early-onset Alzheimer's disease and the struggles of his family. Adapted into a 2006 film starring Ken Watanabe.

memorycaregivingfamilyaging
映像化・舞台化
  • [Film] Memories of Tomorrow / 堤幸彦 (2006)

Beloved Zashiki-warashi

2008年 Human drama with elements of fantasy

A story about family and people's interactions surrounding a zashiki-warashi (house spirit). Adapted into the film 'HOME: Aishino Zashiki-warashi' in 2012.

familynostalgiafolk motifs
映像化・舞台化
  • [Film] HOME: Beloved Zashiki-warashi / 和泉聖治 (2012)

Barbershop by the Sea

2016年 Short story collection / human drama

A collection of short stories set in provincial towns, noted for warm character portrayals and subtle everyday observations. Winner of the 155th Naoki Prize.

provincial lifehuman dramamemory
映像化・舞台化
  • [TV drama] Barbershop by the Sea (NHK BS8K) (2022)

Two Thousand Seven Hundred Summers and Winters

2014年 Novel

A long-form novel spanning generations and seasons. Winner of the Yamada Fūtarō Prize.

intergenerationaltimefamily

全著作

  • Ororo Batake de Tsukamaete
  • Nakayoshi Kobato-gumi
  • Hardboiled Egg
  • Kidnapping Rhapsody
  • Mother's Longing (Haha-koi Tabigarasu)
  • Cold Game
  • Memories of Tomorrow
  • Beloved Zashiki-warashi
  • Two Thousand Seven Hundred Summers and Winters
  • Barbershop by the Sea
  • Goldfish Princess
  • Kingdom of Sand
  • Strawberry Life
  • Beneath Paradise

翻案

  • Memories of Tomorrow (film, 2006)
  • Kidnapping Rhapsody (film, 2010)
  • HOME: Beloved Zashiki-warashi (film, 2012)
  • Universal Ad Agency series (TV drama, 2017)
  • Goldfish Princess (TV, 2020)
  • Barbershop by the Sea (TV, 2022)

作風・主題

文体
Accessible prose blending humor and human dramaDialogue-driven narrationCareful depiction of everyday detail
頻出モチーフ
familymemory and lossprovincial lifeadvertising / workplace

評価・遺産

Known for works focused on family and memory, he has earned wide readership and received major literary prizes such as the Naoki Prize, Yamamoto Shugoro Prize and Yamada Fūtarō Prize. Many of his works have been adapted into films, TV dramas and manga, making him a prominent figure in contemporary popular Japanese literature.

関連学会

  • Japan PEN Club

資料所蔵先

  • National Diet Library holdings / authority data

大衆文化への影響

  • Memories of Tomorrow (2006 film, starring Ken Watanabe)
  • Kidnapping Rhapsody (2010 film)
  • HOME: Beloved Zashiki-warashi (2012 film)
  • Universal Ad Agency series (TV adaptation, 2016-2017)
  • Goldfish Princess (NHK broadcast, 2020)

豆知識

  • After working as a copywriter in advertising agencies, he began writing novels at age 39 and debuted in 1997 with 'Ororo Batake de Tsukamaete'.
  • 'Memories of Tomorrow' deals with early-onset Alzheimer's disease and was adapted into a 2006 film starring Ken Watanabe.
  • In 2020 he published a collection of manga works and effectively debuted as a manga artist at age 60.
  • Born in Ōmiya (now Saitama City), Saitama Prefecture.