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Yusho Takiguchi

たきぐち ゆうしょう

Takiguchi Yūshō

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1982-10-18 （Hachijō, Tokyo, Japan）
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese
居住地歴
Hachijō, Tokyo (birthplace) → Iruma, Saitama (raised)

経歴

職業
Novelist, Writer
活動期間
2011年〜
ノミネート
36th Noma Literary New Face Award — Nominee (Sleeping Position), 28th Mishima Yukio Prize — Nominee (Love and Life), 153rd Akutagawa Prize — Nominee (Jimi Hendrix Experience)

学歴

Waseda University — Second Faculty of Letters
Second Faculty of Letters
期間: 2005–（中退）
国: Japan
Attended for about three years and later dropped out

受賞歴

Shincho New Writer Award
2011
対象作品: Musical Instrument
部門: 小説部門
主催: Shinchosha
結果: Winner
Noma Literary New Face Award
2014
対象作品: Sleeping Position
主催: Noma Cultural Foundation
結果: Nominee
Noma Literary New Face Award
2015
対象作品: Love and Life
主催: Noma Cultural Foundation
結果: Winner
Mishima Yukio Prize
2015
対象作品: Love and Life
結果: Nominee
Akutagawa Prize
2015
対象作品: Jimi Hendrix Experience
結果: Nominee
Akutagawa Prize
2016
対象作品: Those Who Are Not Dead
結果: Winner
Oda Sakunosuke Prize
2022
対象作品: Horizon
主催: Oda Sakunosuke Prize Committee
結果: Winner
Art Encouragement Prize (Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award)
2023
対象作品: Horizon
主催: Agency for Cultural Affairs
結果: Winner
Kawabata Yasunari Literary Award
2023
対象作品: Going the Opposite Direction
主催: Kawabata Yasunari Literary Award Committee
結果: Winner

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Sleeping Position

2014年 Fiction (short story collection)

A short-story collection that depicts fine details of everyday life and subtle human relationships. Characters' memories and quiet loneliness emerge across the pieces.

memoryeveryday lifefamilyloneliness

Love and Life

2015年 Fiction (short and mid-length stories)

A collection of stories that weave emotional fluctuations and interpersonal nuances, portraying individuals' inner lives and delicate interactions in society.

emotionrelationshipsmemory

Jimi Hendrix Experience

2015年 Fiction

A volume containing mid-length works that capture contemporary sensibilities. Motifs of music and memory recur throughout.

musicmemorythe city

Those Who Are Not Dead

2016年 Fiction

A work thematically focused on the boundary between life and death and feelings of loss. It received critical acclaim as an award-winning piece.

life and deathlossfamily

The Shine of Eggplant

2017年 Fiction

A collection of short pieces characterized by a narrative style that connects fragments of everyday life and characters' memories.

everyday lifememorycharacter study

Elevated Line

2017年 Fiction

A longer work portraying the city and its inhabitants, notable for scenes involving railways and travel.

the citymovementrailways
映像化・舞台化
  • [Stage play] Elevated Line (stage adaptation) / 小田尚稔 (2018)

A Long Day

2021年 Fiction

A long-form piece that carefully follows the passage of ordinary time, depicting daily continuity and personal feelings.

timeeveryday lifememory

Horizon

2022年 Fiction

A long work with interlinked elements; its narrative crosses perspectives and time, intersecting everyday life with views toward the distant horizon.

perspectivetimealienation

Ramen Curry

2023年 Fiction

A linked short-story collection depicting facets of contemporary life through various settings and characters.

everyday lifefoodhuman relations

The Fun Nursery School

2025年 Fiction

A recent collection of short stories that includes perspectives centered on children and family life.

familychildcareeveryday life

全著作

  • Sleeping Position
  • Love and Life
  • Jimi Hendrix Experience
  • Those Who Are Not Dead
  • The Shine of Eggplant
  • Elevated Line
  • A Long Day
  • Horizon
  • Ramen Curry
  • The Fun Nursery School

翻案

  • Elevated Line (stage adaptation) — SCOOL Performance Series 2017 Vol.6 (staged 2018)

作風・主題

文体
restrained, quiet prosea narrative approach that carefully depicts minute everyday details
頻出モチーフ
memoryfamilynightrailwayseveryday landscapes

評価・遺産

Since the 2010s, he has been recognized for a writing style that captures nuances of everyday life. Having received major literary prizes including the Akutagawa Prize, he is regarded as an important voice in contemporary Japanese literature.

大衆文化への影響

  • TV appearance on 'Seven Rules' (2017)
  • Active presence on social media (X)
  • Stage adaptation of a work (Elevated Line)

豆知識

  • Enrolled in then dropped out of Waseda University's Second Faculty of Letters
  • Produced a free paper before literary debut
  • Debut work 'Musical Instrument' won the 43rd Shincho New Writer Award
  • Spouse is book designer Asami Satō
  • Has family roots on Iwo Jima (grandparents)