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第75回（1995年） award
Mari Ueza
うえざ まり
Ueza Mari
ペンネーム:
Mari Ueza（Used as a pen name for the essay collection 'Ueza Report'）
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 生誕
- 1949-10-20 （Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan）
- 死没
- 2015-11-07 （Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan） 66歳
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
経歴
- 職業
- Writer, Novelist
- 活動期間
- 1995年〜2015年
- ノミネート
- Naoki Prize nominee (multiple times), Jidai Shosetsu (Historical Fiction) Grand Prize nominee
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido Hakodate Chubu High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Hakodate Otani Junior College | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Hokkaido Hakodate Chubu High School
国:
Japan
Hakodate Otani Junior College
国:
Japan
Graduated from what is now Hakodate Otani Junior College
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | All Yomimono Newcomer's Award | Maboroshi no Koe | — | Bungei Shunju | Winner |
| 1999 | Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Newcomer Award | Fukagawa Love Story | — | Yoshikawa Eiji Award Committee | Winner |
| 2001 | Nakayama Yoshihide Literary Prize | Yokan no Yuki (Snow of Late Cold) | — | Nakayama Yoshihide Prize Committee | Winner |
| 1997 | Naoki Prize | Maboroshi no Koe / Kamiyui Isanji Detective Tales | — | Naoki Prize Committee | Nominated |
| 2002 | Yamamoto Shugoro Prize | People of Ayame Alley | — | Yamamoto Shugoro Prize Committee | Nominated |
All Yomimono Newcomer's Award
1995
対象作品:
Maboroshi no Koe
主催:
Bungei Shunju
結果:
Winner
Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Newcomer Award
1999
対象作品:
Fukagawa Love Story
主催:
Yoshikawa Eiji Award Committee
結果:
Winner
Nakayama Yoshihide Literary Prize
2001
対象作品:
Yokan no Yuki (Snow of Late Cold)
主催:
Nakayama Yoshihide Prize Committee
結果:
Winner
Naoki Prize
1997
対象作品:
Maboroshi no Koe / Kamiyui Isanji Detective Tales
主催:
Naoki Prize Committee
結果:
Nominated
Yamamoto Shugoro Prize
2002
対象作品:
People of Ayame Alley
主催:
Yamamoto Shugoro Prize Committee
結果:
Nominated
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Maboroshi no Koe (Voice of Illusion)
1995年 Jidaigeki / Historical fiction'Maboroshi no Koe' is a short novel featuring Isanji, the work that debuted the author. It depicts commoners' life and human sentiments in Edo-period Japan.
Edo commoner lifeHuman empathyArtisanship
Kamiyui Isanji Detective Tales (Kamiyui Isanji)
1997年 Historical fiction / Period novelA linked short story collection centered on the hairdresser-detective Isanji. The series warmly depicts townspeople and incidents; it was adapted into a TV drama.
Linked short storiesTownship empathyMystery and detection
映像化・舞台化
- [Television drama] Kamiyui Isanji (1999)
Raiou (Raiou)
2000年 Historical fictionA novel portraying the relationship between a blind ronin and a woman. Adapted into a 2010 film starring Masaki Okada and Yu Aoi.
Blindness and perceptionClass and affectionFate
映像化・舞台化
- [Film] Raiou (2010)
Fukagawa Love Story
1999年 Historical fictionA tale of love and human sentiment set in Fukagawa, awarded the Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Newcomer Award.
RomanceTown cultureHuman empathy
全著作
- Maboroshi no Koe
- Shikon no Tsubame
- Saraba Fukagawa
- Sandara Bocchi
- Kuroku Nure
- The Boat That Carries You
- Did You See the Rain
- I Raise My Voice
- The Clock That Marks Today
- Wind That Blows in the Heart
- I Do Not Know About Tomorrow
- Nameless Days
- Yesterday's Truth, Today's Lie
- Kamado Riverside
- Naki no Ginji
- Banshou: Continued Naki no Ginji
- Utsurobune: Naki no Ginji, Part Three
- The Record of Koteya Kijuu
- Yukimaroge
- Silver Rain
- Muro no Ume
- Fukagawa Love Story
- Ochapppii: Edo Front Ukiyo Temperament
- Raiou
- Yokan no Yuki
- The Scribe Goro's Coming
- Ounesty: Meiji Romance
- Kanro Ume
- Kirare Gonsa
- Namidado Kotojo Diary
- Kandabori Yatsushitagari
- Fukao Kurenai
- People of Ayame Alley
- The Woman of Genyaten
- I Saw Cherry Blossoms
- Egg Fluff
- The Melancholy Shop
- Hyoutan
- Tabakaze
- Safe, This Famous Horse
- The Woman Called Aramis
- Until the Crescent Becomes Round
- Listener Yohei: Edo Night Tales
- Light One Lamp
- Koi Ichimonme
- Toka Ebisu
- Yubae
- Fukagawa Nyan Nyan Alley
- Higanbana
- Ohaguro Tombo
- Tomiko Loves
- Lonely Sharaku
- Nadeshiko's Casebook
- Boastful Mohei
- Toryanse
- Sakata Saga
- Night Food Stall
- Spinning Wheel
- Takasago
- Nihonbashi Honshichou Ragged Tenement
- Matchmaker Ofuku: Dreams of Yesterday
- Tamekichi: Stories of the North Town Magistrate
- Ume Grandma's Life Records
翻案
- Kamiyui Isanji (TV drama, 1999)
- Raiou (Film, 2010)
作風・主題
- 文体
- Lyrical and evocative proseCharacter-driven narrationDetailed depictions of Edo commoners' life
- 頻出モチーフ
- Human empathyUrban commoner lifeFamily and separationArtisans and daily life
健康
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Breast cancer2014-2015In 2014 she disclosed a diagnosis of metastatic breast cancer and publicly reported her fight; she died in 2015 after treatment. Her account of the illness drew public attention.
評価・遺産
Mari Ueza was widely regarded as a historical-fiction novelist who warmly depicted Edo commoner life and human sentiment. Her representative series were adapted for television and film, making her an important figure in contemporary jidaigeki literature.
記念館・博物館
- Hakodate City Literature Museum Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan
資料所蔵先
- Holdings at Hakodate City Literature Museum
- Holdings at the National Diet Library of Japan
大衆文化への影響
- TV drama 'Kamiyui Isanji' (1999)
- Film 'Raiou' (2010)
引用
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I had no attachment to the pen name; I only wanted to be able to conceal my real name.
出典: Essay / interview passage -
My Breast Cancer Report
出典: Essay published in Bungei Shunju (account of illness) (2015年)
豆知識
- Birth name: Kaoru Itō.
- Pen name 'Mari Ueza' was chosen in connection with the essay title 'Ueza Report'.
- Debuted in 1995 by winning the All Yomimono Newcomer's Award for 'Maboroshi no Koe'.
- Her 'Kamiyui Isanji' series was adapted for TV and 'Raiou' was adapted into a film.
- She publicly disclosed metastatic breast cancer in 2014 and died in Hakodate in 2015 at age 66.