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Shunichiro Sakuraba
さくらば しゅんいちろう
Sakuraba Shun'ichirō
Pen Names:
Sakuraba Haru（Pen name used for poetry and short pieces）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1978-04-12 （Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Yokohama, Kanagawa → Chuo, Tokyo
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Screenwriter
- Active Years
- 2003-
- Memberships
- Japan Writer's Association
- Influenced By
- Haruki Murakami, Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
- Influenced
- Natsumi Satou
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University | Faculty of Letters | Department of Japanese Literature | BA | 1997-2001 | Japan |
Waseda University
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Japanese Literature
Degree:
BA
Period:
1997-2001
Year of Graduation:
2001
Country:
Japan
Published short stories in doujinshi while enrolled
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Akutagawa Prize | Mist City | — | Japan Literary Promotion Association | Winner |
| 2005 | Shincho Newcomer Award | Morning Cage | — | Shinchosha Publishing | Winner |
Akutagawa Prize
2010
Work:
Mist City
Organization:
Japan Literary Promotion Association
Result:
Winner
Shincho Newcomer Award
2005
Work:
Morning Cage
Organization:
Shinchosha Publishing
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Mist City
2010 Contemporary fiction 320 pagesA novel about intersecting memories and loss at the margins of a city. The protagonist pieces together fragments of the past while searching for a place to belong.
citymemoryloneliness
Adaptations
- [Film] Mist City / 中村亮 (2013)
Translations
- Mist City (English translation)
Morning Cage
2005 Short story collection 180 pagesA collection of short stories depicting fragments of lives in the city. The pieces reveal quiet madness and the gaps within everyday life.
alienation of everyday lifeisolationfragments of memory
Translations
- Morning Cage (selected stories translated)
Bibliography
- Morning Cage
- Mist City
- Sound by the Window
- The Way Back
Adaptations
- Mist City (film, 2013)
Translations of Works
- Mist City (English translation)
- Morning Cage (selected translations)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Contemporary introspective proseOccasional surreal imagery
- Recurring Motifs
- citymemoryloneliness
Legacy
Known for carefully extracting the memories of the city, he has been highly regarded among younger writers and gained popular attention through film adaptations. Considered a representative author of introspective realism in contemporary Japanese literature.
Academic Societies
- Japan Society for Literary Studies
Archives
- Sakuraba Archive (deposited at Yokohama City Library)
In Popular Culture
- The film adaptation of 'Mist City' increased recognition among general audiences
Quotes
-
Words always begin at the corner of a city.
Source: Mist City (Afterword) (2010)
Trivia
- Before becoming a novelist he wrote scripts for short indie games.
- He has a habit of writing drafts at the same cafe in Yokohama.