Shincho Entertainment Grand Award
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (2006) award
Kunihiko Sakaki
さかき くにひこ
Sakaki Kunihiko
Aliases:
神田 邦彦 / Kanda Kunihiko
Pen Names:
Kunihiko Sakaki（Used as a pen name for fiction）,
Kunihiko Kanda（Real name used for textbooks and academic works）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1963-03-14 （Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture (formerly Omiya)）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture (formerly Omiya) → Bunkyo, Tokyo (Kaisei Junior & Senior High School)
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, secondary school teacher, textbook author
- Active Years
- 2006-
- Affiliations
- Kaisei Junior and Senior High School
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaisei Junior and Senior High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Kaisei Junior and Senior High School
Country:
Japan
Alma mater; later worked there as a teacher.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Shincho Entertainment Newcomer Award (2nd) | Misaki e (later published as '100万分の1の恋人') | — | Shinchosha | 受賞 |
Shincho Entertainment Newcomer Award (2nd)
2006
Work:
Misaki e (later published as '100万分の1の恋人')
Organization:
Shinchosha
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
One-in-a-Million Lover
2007 Novel (includes medical fiction)The novel follows the relationship between Misaki, whose father suffers from Huntington's disease, and the narrator. It explores medical issues, family bonds, and how people confront illness and mortality.
medical issuesfamilyromanceillness and death
Translations
- Published in Taiwan (Chinese translation)
- Published in South Korea (Korean translation)
I Won't Say Goodbye Any More
2008 NovelA novel dealing with themes of farewell and recovery. Detailed plot information is limited.
farewellfamilyrecovery
Bibliography
- One-in-a-Million Lover (originally titled 'Misaki e')
- I Won't Say Goodbye Any More
- Comprehensive Study of Middle School Japanese (as Kanda Kunihiko; co-authored)
- Comprehensive Study Problem Collection: Japanese Reading Comprehension (as Kanda Kunihiko; co-supervisor)
- Super Fast Classical Grammar 50 (as Kanda Kunihiko)
- Miracle Classical Japanese Vocabulary 396 (as Kanda Kunihiko)
- Modern Japanese: Standard Problem Commentary (as Kanda Kunihiko)
Translations of Works
- One-in-a-Million Lover (Taiwanese/Chinese translation)
- One-in-a-Million Lover (Korean translation)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- concise modern prosecharacter-driven writing with lyrical descriptions
- Recurring Motifs
- illnessfamily bondsmemory and loss
Legacy
After debuting with the Shincho Entertainment Newcomer Award, his novel 'One-in-a-Million Lover' has been recognized within medical fiction circles and translated into Taiwan and Korea. He is known for balancing a career as an author with work in education and writing textbooks.
Trivia
- Real name: Kanda Kunihiko.
- His mother is modern dancer Akiko Kanda.
- His adoptive mother is koto musician Tomii Kanda.
- Works as a teacher at his alma mater Kaisei Junior & Senior High School.
- 'One-in-a-Million Lover' was originally titled 'Misaki e' when selected as an award-winning manuscript.