Japan Horror Novel Grand Award
1 appearances
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Edition 20 (2013) readers prize
Yuu Sajima
さじま ゆう
Sajima Yuu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1979 （Tokyo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Broadcast writer, Screenwriter, Company employee, Theatre troupe founder
- Active Years
- 2013-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nihon University College of Art; Graduate School of Art Studies | College of Art | — | — | — | Japan |
Nihon University College of Art; Graduate School of Art Studies
College of Art
Country:
Japan
After graduation founded the theater troupe "California Vacances" and worked as a broadcast writer and screenwriter.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Japan Horror Novel Award (Readers' Prize) | Uramizu | 読者賞 | Japan Horror Novel Award committee | 受賞 |
Japan Horror Novel Award (Readers' Prize)
2013
Work:
Uramizu
Category:
読者賞
Organization:
Japan Horror Novel Award committee
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Uramizu
2013 Horror novelDebut work submitted to a prize. A horror story depicting grudges and hidden terrors within contemporary urban life and human relationships.
grudgeurban horror
The Scissors Girl and the Reminiscence Film
2014 Horror novelFocusing on the motif of the 'Scissors Girl', this horror work explores memory and the frictions of the past in a short-to-mid length narrative.
memorybladespast grudges
Summer Breeze Monochrome: The Scissors Girl and the Reminiscence Film
2015 Horror novelPublished in 2015. A collection related to 'The Scissors Girl and the Reminiscence Film', depicting abnormalities lurking behind suburban everyday life.
suburban undersidethe uncanny in everyday life
Bibliography
- Uramizu (Kadokawa Horror Bunko, Sep 2013)
- The Scissors Girl and the Reminiscence Film (Kadokawa Horror Bunko, Jul 2014)
- Summer Breeze Monochrome: The Scissors Girl and the Reminiscence Film (Kadokawa Horror Bunko, Feb 2015)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Atmospheric horror proseNarrative-driven, accessible style
- Recurring Motifs
- blades (scissors)memory and reminiscencethe underside of suburban life
Legacy
As a contemporary Japanese horror writer, he debuted with the Readers' Prize at the 2013 Japan Horror Novel Award. He has gained a modest readership with several titles published by Kadokawa Horror Bunko.
Trivia
- Founded the theatre troupe "California Vacances."
- Debuted in 2013 after winning the Readers' Prize at the 20th Japan Horror Novel Award for the submitted work "Uramizu."
- Has public accounts on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter).
- Identifiers exist in VIAF and the National Diet Library (NDL).