Shosetsu Gendai Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 71 (2003) award
Kagari Tachibana
たちばな かがり
Tachibana Kagari
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1959-06-10 （Suginami, Tokyo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Non-fiction writer, Former bank employee, Cram school instructor
- Active Years
- 2000-
- Memberships
- Japan PEN Club, Association of Writers for a Nuclear-Free Society
- Nominations
- Bungeikai doujinshi second-half excellence award candidate
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toyo Eiwa Jogakuin Elementary School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Toyo Eiwa Jogakuin Junior & Senior High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Waseda University, Faculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences I | Faculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences I | Department of Western History | — | — | Japan |
Toyo Eiwa Jogakuin Elementary School
Country:
Japan
Attended elementary school
Toyo Eiwa Jogakuin Junior & Senior High School
Country:
Japan
Attended junior and senior high school
Waseda University, Faculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences I
Faculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences I
/ Department of Western History
Country:
Japan
Graduated from the Department of Western History
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Shosetsu Gendai Newcomer Award | Moonless Night | — | Shosetsu Gendai (Kodansha) | 受賞 |
| 2000 | Bungeikai Doujinshi Second-Half Excellence Award (Candidate) | — | — | Bungeikai | 候補 |
Shosetsu Gendai Newcomer Award
2003
Work:
Moonless Night
Organization:
Shosetsu Gendai (Kodansha)
Result:
受賞
Bungeikai Doujinshi Second-Half Excellence Award (Candidate)
2000
Organization:
Bungeikai
Result:
候補
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Judge's House
2008 Non-fiction novelA non-fiction novel dealing with Showa-era history (including the Matsukawa Incident), portraying judiciary and family stories.
Showa-era historyJudiciaryFamilyHistoric incidents
Scorched Earth Love: The Viscountess Called 'GHQ's Woman'
2011 Non-fictionA non-fiction work depicting the life of a woman referred to as 'GHQ's woman' and the social history of the occupation era.
Showa-era historyGHQOccupation periodWomen's history
Strangulation: The Darkness of the Zenpukuji River Stewardess Murder Case
2018 Non-fiction / Investigative reportageInvestigative reportage probing the truth behind the stewardess murder case at the Zenpukuji River.
True crimeCrimeInvestigative journalism
Judge's House: Expanded Edition — 70 Years After the Matsukawa Incident
2018 Non-fiction novelAn expanded edition of 'Judge's House', documenting 70 years following the Matsukawa Incident.
Showa-era historyJudiciaryHistoric incidents
The Death of Female Spy Zheng Pingru (Teng Pingru)
2023 Non-fictionA non-fiction account tracing the life and death of female spy Zheng Pingru, who operated within Sino-Japanese historical contexts.
EspionageSino-Japanese relationsWomen's historyMilitary history
Bibliography
- Judge's House
- Scorched Earth Love: The Viscountess Called 'GHQ's Woman'
- Strangulation: The Darkness of the Zenpukuji River Stewardess Murder Case
- Judge's House: Expanded Edition — 70 Years After the Matsukawa Incident
- The Death of Female Spy Zheng Pingru (Teng Pingru)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Fact-based narrativePrecise, research-driven proseStructured like a non-fiction novel
- Recurring Motifs
- Showa-era historyJudiciary and trialsWomen's perspectivesDeep dives into incident backgrounds
Legacy
Known for non-fiction novels on Showa-era history, she is regarded for in-depth examinations of the judiciary and postwar history. Her award-winning works have attracted attention.
Trivia
- Her grandfather, Jun'o Shimoizaka, served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Japan.
- Her father was lawyer Tsuneyo Shimoizaka. Her relatives include Junzo Shimoizaka (emeritus professor at Tohoku University) and Kikuma Shimoizaka (screenwriter).
- She worked in the foreign exchange department of a city bank, at the International Science and Technology Exposition, and as a cram school instructor before becoming a writer.
- In 2003 she won the Shosetsu Gendai Newcomer Award for 'Moonless Night'.