Mu Legendary Novel Grand Award
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (2002) excellence award
Kaoru Shigisawa
しぎさわ かおる
Shigisawa Kaoru
Pen Names:
Minatoya Taksei（Pen name used for publishing period novels）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1955-01-01 （Tokyo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 2003-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University | Faculty of Education | Department of Japanese Language and Literature | — | — | Japan |
Waseda University
Faculty of Education
/ Department of Japanese Language and Literature
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Mu Dengi Novel Award | — | — | — | 優秀賞 |
Mu Dengi Novel Award
2003
Result:
優秀賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Bibliography
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Blends historical fact with fictionalized war chroniclesIncorporates noh and archery rituals into narrative description
- Recurring Motifs
- Noh and kyogen performancesKyudo (archery) and martial artsHuman portraits of Sengoku warlords
Legacy
Known for popular historical and period novels set in the Sengoku and Edo eras. Notable for incorporating traditional arts such as noh and kyudo into his fiction.
Trivia
- Used the pen name "湊谷卓生" (Minatoya Taksei) for some period novels.
- Reportedly familiar with noh (Kompira school), kyogen (Izumi school) and kyudo (Hioki school).