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Naoki Oishi

おおいし なおき

Oishi Naoki

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1958-04-27 （Shimada, Shizuoka, Japan）
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Mystery writer
Active Years
1999-

Education

Kansai University
Faculty of Letters / Department of History
Country: Japan
Graduated from Kansai University, Faculty of Letters, Department of History

Awards

Japan Mystery Literature Grand Prize (Newcomer Award)
1999
Work: The Girl Who Came from Palestine
Organization: Japan Mystery Literature Grand Prize Committee
Result: winner
Shogakukan Bunko Novel Prize
2003
Work: The Cherry Blossoms the Terrorist Dreamed Of
Organization: Shogakukan
Result: winner
Yokomizo Seishi Mystery Award (TV Tokyo Prize)
2006
Work: Oblivion
Organization: TV Tokyo
Result: winner
Japan Mystery Writers Association Award (Short Story)
2016
Work: Together with Grandma
Category: 短編
Organization: Japan Mystery Writers Association
Result: winner
Kyoto Book Award (Popular Choice)
2020
Work: The Twentieth-Year Cherry Canal
Organization: Kyoto Book Award Committee
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Girl Who Came from Palestine

1998 Novel / Mystery

Debut novel blending human drama set against a Middle Eastern background with mystery elements.

war and memoryhuman relationshipsjustice

The Cherry Blossoms the Terrorist Dreamed Of

2003 Mystery

A novel combining social themes with crime elements; recognized with an award.

terrorismsocial issuesmemory

Oblivion

2006 Mystery

A mystery focused on memory and oblivion; winner of the Yokomizo Seishi Mystery Award (TV Tokyo Prize).

memoryoblivionsearch for truth

The Twentieth-Year Cherry Canal

2019 Short story collection

A collection including the short story "Together with Grandma", which earned the Japan Mystery Writers Association Award (short story).

familyagingnostalgia

The Negotiator THE MOVIE (novelization)

2009 Novelization

A novelization of the film "The Negotiator THE MOVIE."

negotiationsuspense

Bibliography

  • The Girl Who Came from Palestine
  • From Kidnapping to Kidnapping
  • Rain Falling on Santiago
  • The Bomber
  • The Cherry Blossoms the Terrorist Dreamed Of
  • Dedicated to Falnaas
  • Dreamlike Drift
  • Oblivion
  • The Twentieth-Year Cherry Canal
  • Kyoto Ichijoji: In the Town with a Beautiful Bookstore

Adaptations

  • Thirteen Assassins (movie novelization)
  • The Miracles of the Pacific / The Man Called Fox (movie novelization)
  • A Tale of Samurai Cuisine (movie novelization)
  • The Negotiator THE MOVIE (movie novelization)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Concise, restrained prosePlot development using mystery-genre structures
Recurring Motifs
memory and oblivionfamily and nostalgialandscapes of Kyoto and regional towns

Legacy

As a Japanese mystery writer, he is known for works that address social themes, short stories and novelizations of films. He is noted for works set in Kyoto and stories that explore memory.

Academic Societies

  • Japan Mystery Writers Association

Archives

  • National Diet Library (author-related materials)

Trivia

  • Born in Shimada, Shizuoka Prefecture.
  • Graduated from Kansai University, Faculty of Letters, Department of History.
  • A mystery writer who has also written numerous movie novelizations.