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第17回（1995年） award
Takashi Iwakawa
いわかわ たかし
Iwakawa Takashi
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1933-01-25 （Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan）
- 死没
- 2001-07-15 （Akishima, Tokyo, Japan） 68歳
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
- 居住地歴
- Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture (birthplace) → Akishima, Tokyo (late life/death)
経歴
- 職業
- Non-fiction writer
- 活動期間
- 1974年〜2001年
- 影響を受けた人物
- Toshiyuki Kajiyama
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiroshima University | Faculty of Letters, German Department | German literature | — | — | Japan |
Hiroshima University
Faculty of Letters, German Department
/ German literature
国:
Japan
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | JRA Award — Equine Culture Prize | — | — | Japan Racing Association (JRA) | 受賞 |
| 1995 | Kodansha Nonfiction Award | Koto: Even If I Become the Soil of an Isolated Island | — | Kodansha | 受賞 |
JRA Award — Equine Culture Prize
1994
主催:
Japan Racing Association (JRA)
結果:
受賞
Kodansha Nonfiction Award
1995
対象作品:
Koto: Even If I Become the Soil of an Isolated Island
主催:
Kodansha
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
The Adventures of Donburist
1974年 Non-fictionDebut work featuring early essays and reportage-style pieces by the author.
reportagesocial observation
Refusing to Believe in God: Epitaphs of BC-class War Criminals
1976年 Non-fiction (war / trial documentation)A nonfiction study of BC-class war criminals, investigating postwar trials and individual biographies.
war responsibilitypostwar history
The Strait
1982年 Novel / Source for filmA work depicting human drama around the sea and local communities; known as the basis for a later film adaptation.
human dramalocal communities
映像化・舞台化
- [Film] The Strait
Even If I Become the Soil of an Isolated Island: BC-class War Criminal Trials
1995年 Non-fictionA continuation of 'Refusing to Believe in God', a detailed reportage on BC-class war criminal trials.
war trialshistorical investigation
全著作
- The Adventures of Donburist (1974)
- I Will Buy Resentment (1974)
- Refusing to Believe in God: Epitaphs of BC-class War Criminals (1976)
- Giant: A Study of Nobusuke Kishi (1977)
- The Strait (1982)
- The Human Study of Horse Racing (1979)
- Even If I Become the Soil of an Isolated Island: BC-class War Criminal Trials (1995)
- Why I Cannot Trust Newspapers (1996)
翻案
- The Strait (film adaptation)
作風・主題
- 文体
- research-driven nonfictionfact-focused investigative style
- 頻出モチーフ
- war and postwar historyhorse racing and sportspolitical insider stories
健康
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brainstem hemorrhage2001-07Hospitalized for a brainstem hemorrhage in 2001 and died the same year
評価・遺産
Left a diverse body of nonfiction works on war, politics, and sports; recipient of awards including the Kodansha Nonfiction Award. Contributed to investigations of regional and postwar history.
豆知識
- Wrote many books in the 1970s–80s on professional baseball and horse racing.
- Publicly revealed that he won a bet on the 7th Japan Cup (1987).
- Contributed to weeklies as a member of Toshiyuki Kajiyama's circle.