Shogo Sato (佐藤 正午, Satō Shōgo, born Kanetaka Sato[1] (佐藤 謙隆, Satō Kanetaka), 25 August 1955[1]) is a Japanese novelist.
Shogo Sato | |
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佐藤 正午 | |
| Born | Kenryu Sato 25 August 1955 |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation | Novelist |
Biography
editHe was born in Sasebo, Nagasaki.[1] He graduated from Sasebo North High School, and dropped out from Hokkaido University Department of Literature.[2] While studying at university, he was impressed after reading Isahaya Shōbu Nikki (1977) by the writer Kuninobu Noro, and started writing novels when he got a reply by writing a fan letter.[3] In 1979 he went back to Sasebo after leaving the university, won the Subaru Literary Award for his long-awaited novel Eien no 1/2 (永遠の1/2, Eien no Nibun no Ichi) written in 1983 for two years, and debuted as a writer.[4][1] He made his pen name "Shogo" (正午, Shōgo, "Noon") because he said that he heard the sound of a siren from a fire department in Sasebo City ringing at noon in the age of amateurs and coming up with the custom of starting to write novels.[1]
His other representative works include Revolver (1985), Kojin Kyōju (1988, Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize nominate), Kanojo ni tsuite Shiru koto no subete (1995), Y (1998), Jump (2000), Minoue Banashi (2009), etc., in which Y an Jump were bestsellers. In 2015, he won the Futaro Yamada Award for Hato no Gekitai-hō. In 2017, he later won the 157th Naoki Prize for Tsuki no Michi Kake.[5]
Bicycle racing has been his long-standing hobby,[6] and several works were on the subject of bicycle racing, such as Eien no 1/2, his short story Kimi wa Gokai shite iru, his column collection on bicycle racing side B, etc., were also published.
Bibliography
editNovels
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Eien no 1.2 |
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Ōsama no Kekkon |
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His short novel "Aoi Kasa" was completed |
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Revolver |
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Bico's |
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Koi o Kazoete |
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Dōtei Monogatari |
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Kojin Kyōju |
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Hōtō-ki |
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Kanojo ni Tsuite Shiru koto no Subete |
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Toriatsukai Chūi |
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Y |
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Jump |
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5 |
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Under Report |
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| Feb 2009 | Osananajimi | Iwanami Shoten | |
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Minoue Banashi |
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| Nov 2014 | Hato no Gekitai-hō | Shogakukan | |
| Sep 2015 | Under Report/Blue | Shueisha Bunko | Complete edition with the short story "Blue" drawn at a later date |
| Apr 2017 | Tsuki no Michi Kake | Iwanami Shoten |
Short stories
edit| Dates | Title | Publishers |
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| Apr 1988 | Onna ni tsuite | Kodansha |
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Natsu no Jōfu |
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| Apr 1991 | (Renamed) Koi Urimasu | Kodansha Bunko |
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Ninjin Club |
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Spain no Ame |
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Burnishing Point |
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Couples |
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Kimi wa Gokai shite iru |
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| Apr 2001 | (Reverted) Onna ni tsuite | Kobunsha Bunko |
| Sep 2005 | Hana no yōna Hito | Iwanami Shoten |
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Dance Hall |
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| Sep 2011 | (Renamed) Koto no Shidai | Shogakukan Bunko |
Essays, others
edit| Dates | Title | Publishers | Notes |
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| Jun 1989 | Watashi no Inu made Aishite hoshī | Shueisha Bunko | |
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Ari no susabi |
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Zō o Arau | ||
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side B |
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Buta o Nusumu |
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| Jun 2006 | Shōsetsu no Yomikaki | Iwanami Shoten | |
| Nov 2009 | Shogo-ha | Shogakukan | |
| Jun 2015 | Kaku Interview (1, 2) | Shogakukan Bunko | Interview readings (listeners: Kotoko Ito, Yumi Higashine) |
| Feb 2016 | Shōsetsuka no Shiki | Iwanami Shoten |
Anthologies
editWorks by Shogo Sato are inside quotation marks ("")
| Dates | Title | Works | Publishers |
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| Jul 1988 | Liaison–6-tsu no Koi no Monogatari | Shufunotomo | "Itokiriba" |
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Jū Nana-tsubu no Biyaku |
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"Furueru Onna" |
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Tobaku-shi-tachi |
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"Kimi wa Gokai shite iru" |
| Jul 2001 | Hito no Monogatari | Kadokawa Shoten | "Ai no Chikara o Uyamae" |
| Jan 2004 | Love Stories | Suiyō-sha | "Earring" |
| Mar 2005 | Himitsu.–Watashi to Watashi no aida no Jū Ni-wa | Da Vinci Books Bunko | "Niratama A", "Niratama B" |
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Otona no Kataomoi |
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"Magokoro" |
Imaging works
edit- Films
| Date | Title | Distributor | Director | Lead actor |
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| 21 Nov 1987 | Eien no 1/2 | Toho | Kichitaro Negishi | Saburō Tokitō |
| 22 Oct 1988 | Revolver | Cine Ropponica | Toshia Fujita | Kenji Sawada |
| 8 May 2004 | Jump | Cinequanon | Masao Takeshita | Taizo Harada |
| 19 May 2012 | Kanojo ni tsuite Shiru koto no subete | King Record | Kishu Izuchi | Ai Sasamine |
| 2022 | Tsuki no Michi Kake | Shochiku | Ryūichi Hiroki | Yo Oizumi[7] |
- TV dramas
| Dates | Title | Network | Series | Lead actor | Original work |
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| 8 Jan – 12 Mar 2013 | Shotenin Michiru no Minoue Banashi | NHK | Yoru Dora | Erika Toda | Minoue Banashi |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "佐藤正午のプロフィール". Shogo Sato Home (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 23 Jul 2017.
- ^ Sato, Shogo. "佐世保で生まれる物語。佐藤正午はなぜ故郷で小説を書き続けるのか…。" (Interview) (in Japanese). Interviewed by Terogo Ogawa. Lifesasebo. Retrieved 23 Jul 2017.
- ^ Sato, Shogo (1989). Watashi no Inu made Aishite hoshī (in Japanese). Shueisha Bunko. p. 11. ISBN 978-4087494631.
- ^ Sato, Shogo (1989). Watashi no Inu made Aishite hoshī (in Japanese). Shueisha Bunko. p. 12.
- ^ "芥川賞に沼田真佑さん 直木賞に佐藤正午さん". Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). 19 Jul 2017. Retrieved 23 Jul 2017.
- ^ Sato, Shogo (1989). Watashi no Inu made Aishite hoshī (in Japanese). Shueisha Bunko.
- ^ "大泉洋×有村架純×目黒蓮×柴咲コウが共演、数奇な愛の物語「月の満ち欠け」映画化". Natalie. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
External links
edit- Shogo Sato Home – Official homepage. Archived on 17 February 2014. (in Japanese)