Historical Period Writers Club Award
1 appearances
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Edition 5 (2016) award
Kai Tsujido
つじどう かい
Tsujido Kai
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- null （Kochi Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 2008-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University | Faculty of Letters | — | — | — | Japan |
Waseda University
Faculty of Letters
Country:
Japan
After graduating, he worked at a publishing company and later left to become a full-time writer.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Historical Period Writers Club Award | Kaze no Ichibei (series) | シリーズ賞 | Historical/Jidaigeki Writers Club | 受賞 |
Historical Period Writers Club Award
2016
Work:
Kaze no Ichibei (series)
Category:
シリーズ賞
Organization:
Historical/Jidaigeki Writers Club
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Kaze no Ichibei
2010 Jidaigeki / Period novelA period novel series set in Edo centered on Ichibei, depicting local incidents and human relationships with a warm, humanistic tone.
Edo periodhuman dramacrime and justice
Yashaman Doshin: Fuyu Kagerou
2008 Jidaigeki / Period novelA work from a series featuring a doshin (magistrate's subordinate) as protagonist, combining swordplay and humanistic period drama elements.
swordplaychivalryhuman feelings
Hagure Karasu (Higurashi Doshin)
2010 Jidaigeki / Period novelPart of a series about the Higurashi doshin, including episodic tales that weave in the lives of ordinary townspeople.
Edo daily lifehuman dramashort story collection
Kaishakunin: Bessho Ryugen
2015 Jidaigeki / Period novelA serious human drama focusing on a kaishakunin (executioner's assistant), exploring life, death, and professional ethics in the period setting.
life and deathprofessional ethicshumanity
Hantetsu no Hito
2016 Jidaigeki / Period novelA series concerning swords and blacksmiths, contrasting the values of samurai and townspeople as the story unfolds.
swordscraftsmenstatus and values
Shimaiya Samurai
2014 Jidaigeki / Period novelA distinctive samurai tale emphasizing character relationships and the links between incidents.
samuraihuman relationshipsmystery resolution
Bibliography
- Yashaman Doshin: Fuyu Kagerou (2008)
- Meido no Wakarebashi (2008)
- Oyako-zaka (2009)
- Ginmi-gata Yoriki Ninjō-hika: Hana no Arashi (2008)
- Higurashi Doshin Shimatsuchō: Hagure Karasu (2010)
- Kaze no Ichibei (2010)
- Kaze no Ichibei II: Gyoten no Kokorozashi (2018)
- Kaishakunin: Bessho Ryugen (2015)
- Hantetsu no Hito (2016)
- Ochibi ni Moyuru: Re-examination of Ooka's Judgment (2021)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- detailed period settingsnarrative emphasizing human feelings
- Recurring Motifs
- compassion/humanitychivalryEdo streetscape
Legacy
Regarded as a steady presence in contemporary period fiction; praised for character portrayals and depictions of Edo life, with several series supported by readers.
Trivia
- Born in 1948 (from Kochi Prefecture).
- Graduated from Waseda University, Faculty of Letters.
- Won the 5th Historical Period Writers Club Award (Series Prize) in 2016 for the Kaze no Ichibei series.
- Primarily writes jidaigeki (period novels).