Shuichi Yoshida
Shūichi Yoshida | |
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Born | Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan | 14 September 1968
Occupation | novelist |
Nationality | Japanese |
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Biography[edit]
Shūichi Yoshida was born in Nagasaki, and studied Business Administration at Hosei University. He won the Bungakukai Prize for New Writers in 1997 for his story "Saigo no Musuko", and the Akutagawa Prize in 2002 (the fifth time he'd been nominated for the prize) for "Park Life". In 2002 he also won the Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize for Parade, and for winning both literary and popular prizes Yoshida was seen as a crossover writer, like Amy Yamada or Masahiko Shimada. In 2003 he wrote lyrics for the song "Great Escape" on Tomoyasu Hotei's album, 'Doberman'. His 2007 novel, Akunin, won the Osaragi Jiro Prize and the Mainichi Publishing Culture Award, and was adapted into an award-winning 2010 film by Lee Sang-il. Another novel, Taiyo wa Ugokanai has been made into a 2020 film.
Works in English translation[edit]
- Villain (original title: Akunin), trans. Philip Gabriel (London: Pantheon, 2010) ISBN 978-0-307-37887-3
- Parade (original title: Parēdo), trans. Philip Gabriel (London: Harvill Secker, 2014) ISBN 9781846552373
Awards and nominations[edit]
- Japanese Awards
- 1997 - Bungakukai Prize for New Writers: Saigo no Musuko (The Last Son)
- 2002 - Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize: Parēdo (Parade [1])
- 2002 - Akutagawa Prize: Pāku Raifu (Park Life [2])
- 2007 - Osaragi Jiro Prize: Villain
- 2007 - Mainichi Publishing Culture Award: Villain
- 2010 - Shiba Ryotaro Prize: Yokomichi Yonosuke (Yonosuke Yokomichi [3])
- British Award
- 2011 - Longlisted for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize: Villain
Bibliography[edit]
Novels[edit]
- Parēdo (Parade) (パレード), 2002 (Parade, London: Harvill Secker, 2014)
- TōKyō Wankei (
東京湾 景 ), 2003 - Nagasaki Ranraku-Zaka (
長崎 乱 楽 坂 ), 2004 - Rando Māku (Landmark) (ランドマーク), 2004
- Shichi Gatsu Nijū Yokka Dōri (7
月 24日 通 り), 2004 - Hinata (ひなた), 2006
- Akunin (
悪人 ), 2007 (Villain, London: Pantheon, 2010) - Shizuka na Bakudan (
静 かな爆 弾 ), 2008 - Sayonara Keikoku (さよなら
渓谷 ), 2008 - Moto Shokukin (
元 職員 ), 2008 - Yokomichi Yonosuke (
横道 世 之 介 ), 2009 - Heisei Saru Kani Kassenzu (
平成 猿 蟹 合戦 図 ), 2011 - Taiyō wa Ugokanai (
太陽 は動 かない), 2012 - Rū (
路 (ルウ)), 2012 - Ai ni Ranbō (
愛 に乱暴 ), 2013 - Ikari (
怒 り), 2014 - Hashi o Wataru (
橋 を渡 る), 2016[4] - Kokuhō (
国宝 ), 2018[5][6] - Anju to Zushiō (アンジュと
頭 獅王), 2019[7] - Mizuumi no Onna-tachi (
湖 の女 たち), 2020[8] - Miss Sunshine (ミス・サンシャイン), 2022[9]
Short story collections[edit]
- Saigo no Musuko (
最後 の息子 ), 1999 - Nettaigyo (
熱帯魚 ), 2001 - Pāku Raifu (Park Life) (パーク・ライフ), 2002
- Nichiyōbi tachi (
日曜日 たち), 2003 - Haru, Bānīzu de (
春 、バーニーズで), 2004 - Onna tachi wa Ni do Asobu (
女 たちは二 度 遊 ぶ), 2006 - Hatsukoi Onsen (
初恋 温泉 ), 2006 - Urizun (うりずん), 2007
- Ano Sora no Shita de (あの
空 の下 で), 2008 - Kyanserusareta Machi no Annai (キャンセルされた
街 の案内 ), 2009 - Sora no Bōken (
空 の冒険 ), 2010
Adaptations[edit]
- Tōkyōwankei was adapted into a 2004 TV drama starring Yukie Nakama.
- Haru, Bānīzu de was made into a 2006 TV movie starring Hidetoshi Nishijima and Shinobu Terajima.
- Shichigatsu Nijūyokka Dōri was made into a 2006 film starring Takao Ōsawa and Miki Nakatani. It had the international English title Christmas on July 24th Avenue.[10]
- Parade was adapted into a 2010 film starring Tatsuya Fujiwara, Shihori Kanjiya, and model/actress Karina. Its world premiere was held at Pusan International Film Festival 2009, including a sold-out panel with the five young stars.
- Villain was adapted into a 2010 film starring Satoshi Tsumabuki, Eri Fukatsu and Akira Emoto. It won five Japanese Academy awards in 2011.
- Yokomichi Yonosuke (2013)
- The Ravine of Goodbye (2013) (Sayonara Keikoku)
Notes[edit]
- ^ J'Lit | Publications : Parade | Books from Japan (in English)
- ^ J'Lit | Publications : Park Life | Books from Japan (in English)
- ^ J'Lit | Publications : Yonosuke Yokomichi | Books from Japan (in English)
- ^ "
橋 を渡 る". Hanmoto.com. Retrieved March 6, 2024. - ^ "
国宝 (上 )青春 篇 ". Hanmoto.com. Retrieved March 6, 2024. - ^ "
国宝 (下 )花道 篇 ". Hanmoto.com. Retrieved March 6, 2024. - ^ "アンジュと
頭 獅王". Hanmoto.com. Retrieved March 6, 2024. - ^ "
湖 の女 たち". Hanmoto.com. Retrieved March 6, 2024. - ^ "ミス・サンシャイン". Hanmoto.com. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
- ^ imdb link
External links[edit]
- Shūichi Yoshida page at JLPP (Japanese Literature Publishing Project) (in English)
- Shuichi Yoshida at J'Lit Books from Japan (in English)