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Yamamoto Shugoro Award やまもとしゅうごろうしょう

Edition 6 (1993)

Popular literatureHistorical fiction

Winners

4 people
Miyuki Miyabe みやべ みゆき award

A detective on leave follows the trail of a missing woman and enters the darkness of consumer credit and bankruptcy. Through her disappearance, the novel depicts the terror of losing name, life, and trust.

The trail of a missing woman leads a detective into the underside of a credit-driven society.

590 pages
missing personbankruptcydarkness of modern society
Ikemiya Shoichiro いけみや しょういちろう nominee

This historical novel recasts the Ako incident not as a sentimental tale of loyal retainers but as a carefully prepared military action. Oishi Kuranosuke's strategy and the retainers' honor become tense political drama.

Breaking the familiar Chushingura mold, the novel sees the raid as a battle.

323 pages
Chushingurahistorical reinterpretationsamurai honor
Kaoru Takamura たかむら かおる nominee

An international espionage novel triggered by the death of a former IRA terrorist and the mystery of the faceless spy called Riviera. Its plot links Tokyo, Britain, and Ireland through intricate design.

The name of a faceless spy sparks a covert struggle across borders.

485 pages
international espionageIRAintelligence agencies
Ramo Nakajima なかじま らも nominee

This long novel boldly mixes African sorcery, television culture, and the collapse and recovery of a family. Horror, laughter, folklore, and psychic adventure race together.

A story of sorcery, media, and family starts running with strange heat.

296 pages
sorceryfamily recoveryweird adventure