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Shinbashi Yukichi
しんばし ゆうきち
Shinbashi Yukichi
Pen Names:
Shinbashi Yukichi（Pen name. Real name was Maniwa Yutaka.）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1933-03-29 （Osaka Prefecture, Japan）
- Died
- 2018-02-17 （Sakai, Osaka, Japan） age 84
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 1965-2018
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hatsushiba High School (now Hatsushiba Ritsumeikan Junior & Senior High School) | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Hatsushiba High School (now Hatsushiba Ritsumeikan Junior & Senior High School)
Country:
Japan
Graduated from high school. Worked various jobs before focusing on writing.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Naoki Prize (54th) | Yaobachō ("Match‑fixing") | — | — | winner |
Naoki Prize (54th)
1965
Work:
Yaobachō ("Match‑fixing")
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Yaobachō ("Match‑fixing")
1966 Short storyA short story centered on horse racing and match‑fixing; it explores gambling and human relationships and won the 54th Naoki Prize.
horse racinggamblingmatch‑fixing
Keiba Hōrōki (Travels in Horse Racing)
1970 Contemporary novelA work portraying travels and a cast of characters around horse racing. Uses on‑site observation to depict the world of gambling.
horse racingtravelprofessional gamblers
Keiba Jinsei (A Life with Horse Racing)
1972 Novella / Contemporary fictionOne of a series of works about people who stake their lives on horse racing, portraying the lives and relationships of gamblers.
horse racinghuman dramagambling culture
Keiba no Oni (The Demon of Horse Racing)
1973 Contemporary novelA novelistic work dramatizing the world of professional bettors and ticket‑scalpers, focusing on obsession and the gambler's fate.
horse racinggamblersobsession
Aoki Choryū no Ōkami‑tachi: Alternative Account of the Murakami Suigun (1998)
1998 Historical novel (alternative account)An alternative historical novel about the Murakami Suigun. Different in tone from his horse‑racing works, it attempts a reinterpretation of historical events.
historyalternative narrativenaval/pirate forces
Bibliography
- Yaobachō ("Match‑fixing")
- Haitoku no Shōbushi
- Keiba Gurui
- Keiba Buraku
- Kasaimon
- Keiba Mushuku
- Hangyaku no Shōbushi
- Ippatsu Shōbu
- Keiba Angya
- Keiba Hōrōki (Travels in Horse Racing)
- Shōsetsu Keiba Hisshōhō
- Keiba Bangai‑chi
- Hijō no Muchi
- Baken‑shi Tachi
- Otoko ga Kakeru: New Keiba Hōrōki
- Kuroi Honmei‑uma
- Keiba Kyō Retsuden: Baken‑shi Erejī
- Kensōba Kūyu Satsujin Jiken
- Keiba Jinsei
- Keiba Taiheiki
- Keiba no Oni
- Raku‑ba no Hōshū
- Baken‑shi to Megami
- Keiba Fūraibō
- Baken‑shi Tose: Taihei / The Big Gamble
- Baken‑shi Tose: Motemote Taihei
- Keiba Fūunji
- Keiba Sanjūshi
- Keiba Suikyō Ren
- Keiba Niōten
- Keiba Burai
- Hōrō no Baken‑shi
- Yaobachō‑shi no Keifu
- Kurokage Bojō: Seiun‑hen
- Baken‑shi no Okite: Shōbushi Fukkatsu
- Baken‑shi no Okite: Kenkon Itteki
- Shakunetsu no Kake
- Baken‑shi Kagyō
- Yoidoresu Baken‑shi
- Baken‑shi Kaidō
- Meido no Baken‑shi
- Yōki na Baken‑shi (Vols. 1–2)
- Keiba Tenshi
- Keiba Nagarebushi
- Baken‑shi to Yōsei‑tachi (Shōryū / Kiko)
- Keiba Yūjō: Kawachi Umakan‑tare Jiden (Burai‑hen)
- Keiba Yūjō: Fūun‑hen
- Ōana Icchokusen
- Aoki Choryū no Ōkami‑tachi: Alternative Account of the Murakami Suigun
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Contemporary fictionObservation‑based descriptionDirect, robust narrative voice
- Recurring Motifs
- horse racinggamblingprofessional gamblersmale life and honor
Health
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Long‑term illness and convalescence約7年間（生涯の中の一時期）Underwent about seven years of medical convalescence but continued to write during that time.
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Renal failure2018年2月（晩年）Died of renal failure on 2018-02-17.
Legacy
Known for a body of contemporary fiction centered on horse racing; he achieved recognition including the 54th Naoki Prize. His vivid portrayals of the horse‑racing and gambler worlds left a strong impression on racing enthusiasts and readers of popular fiction.
Archives
- Holdings at the National Diet Library (Japan)
- Recorded in library databases such as VIAF and WorldCat
In Popular Culture
- His horse‑racing novels illustrated a crossover between racing culture and popular literature.
Trivia
- Real name: Maniwa Yutaka.
- Winner of the 54th Naoki Prize for 'Yaobachō' (1965).
- Born in Osaka Prefecture.
- Known for numerous works themed around horse racing.
- Died of renal failure in a Sakai hospital on 2018-02-17.