Kodansha Nonfiction Award
1 appearances
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Edition 7 (1985) award
Natsuo Sekigawa
せきかわ なつお
Sekikawa Natsuo
Pen Names:
Tetsuo Hayakawa（birth name (legal name)）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1949-11-25 （Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, non-fiction writer, critic, manga story writer, editor, visiting professor
- Active Years
- 1973-
- Affiliations
- Waseda University (Visiting Professor), Kobe College / Kobe College University (Visiting Professor), Nihon Eiga (Japan Film) University (Special Appointment Professor), Territorial Division, National Land Council (member)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nagaoka High School (Niigata Prefecture) | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Sophia University, Faculty of Foreign Studies (dropped out) | Faculty of Foreign Studies | — | — | 在籍（中退） | Japan |
Nagaoka High School (Niigata Prefecture)
Country:
Japan
Sophia University, Faculty of Foreign Studies (dropped out)
Faculty of Foreign Studies
Period:
在籍（中退）
Country:
Japan
left before graduation (dropped out)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Kodansha Non-Fiction Prize | Home Run Across the Strait | — | Kodansha | winner |
| — | Shiba Ryotaro Prize | Body of work (multiple publications) | — | Shiba Ryotaro Prize Committee | winner |
| 2003 | Kodansha Essay Prize | When Showa Was Bright | — | Kodansha | winner |
| 2001 | Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize (selected work) | "The Age of Botchan" (manga, art by Jiro Taniguchi; story by Sekikawa) | — | Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize | selected |
Kodansha Non-Fiction Prize
Work:
Home Run Across the Strait
Organization:
Kodansha
Result:
winner
Shiba Ryotaro Prize
Work:
Body of work (multiple publications)
Organization:
Shiba Ryotaro Prize Committee
Result:
winner
Kodansha Essay Prize
2003
Work:
When Showa Was Bright
Organization:
Kodansha
Result:
winner
Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize (selected work)
2001
Work:
"The Age of Botchan" (manga, art by Jiro Taniguchi; story by Sekikawa)
Organization:
Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize
Result:
selected
Awards & Nominations
Shiba Ryotaro Award
1 appearances
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Edition 4 (2000) award
Kodansha Essay Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 19 (2003) award
Works
Major Works
Practice Problems of Seoul
1984 non-fiction / reportageA reportage-style exploration of Korea and cross-cultural encounter, based on the author's stays in South Korea and observations of society and culture.
Koreacross-cultural understandingurban culture
Home Run Across the Strait
1984 non-fictionA reportage on Zainichi Koreans and Korean professional baseball that examines issues of nationality and ethnicity.
Zainichi Koreanssportsidentity
When Showa Was Bright
2002 essay / non-fictionAn essay collection discussing Nikkatsu film stars of mid-Showa era and popular culture, evoking the era's memories and everyday life.
Showa erafilm historypopular culture
Bibliography
- A Detective Doesn't Need a Name
- Practice Problems of Seoul
- Home Run Across the Strait
- When Showa Was Bright
- Poor People's Nocturne
- August in the Water
Adaptations
- Investigation of Ordinary Love (1992)
- The Case Shop Business (1992)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- reportage-style writingcritical and essayistic tonelight, conversational essay voice
- Recurring Motifs
- memories of the Showa erapostwar and modern historynationality and identity
Legacy
Known for reportage and non-fiction exploring Zainichi Koreans, Showa-era culture, and film history; also acclaimed as a manga story writer through collaboration with Jiro Taniguchi.
In Popular Culture
- Appeared as a character model in manga (e.g., works by Ishikawa Jun)
Trivia
- Birth name is Tetsuo Hayakawa.
- Born in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture.
- Longtime manga collaborator with Jiro Taniguchi.
- Dropped out of Sophia University, worked as an editor, then became a manga story writer and non-fiction author.