Kurumizawa Koshi
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| Kōshi Kurumizawa | |
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 Kurumizawa Kōshi |
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| Born | 26 April 1925 Tokyo, Japan |
| Died | 23 May 1994 Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Genres | novels |
- In this Japanese name, the family name is Kurumizawa.
Kōshi Kurumizawa (胡桃沢耕史 Kurumizawa Kōshi?, 26 April 1925 - 23 May 1994) was the pen-name of a writer in Showa period Japan. His real name was Shimizu Masatarō.
[edit] Biography
Born in the Mukojima district of Tokyo, Kurumizawa graduated from the Commerce Department of Takushoku University. He worked for the Japanese government broadcasting company, NHK, as a producer of radio programs, and wrote on the side. His first novel Soshi futatabi kaerazu ("The Desperado Does Not Return"), published under his actual name, was awarded a prize in 1955 for best work by a new author. He set aside all of the earnings from his writing, and used to fund a round-the-world trip from 1958-1967. On his return to Japan, he adopted the Kurumizawa Kōshi pen-name, and began to write adventure novels.
His 1983 novel, Tenzan o koete ("Crossing the Tenzan Mountains") won a literary award for best work of fiction, and in the same year he was awarded the prestigious Naoki Prize for his story Kuro Pan Furyoki about the suffering of a Japanese prisoner of war in Siberia after World War II.
A fervent fan of author Naoki Sanjugo, Kurimizawa made sure that he secured the plot next to Naoki's grave in the temple of Choman-ji in Yokohama, and erected his own gravestone there prior to his death.
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[edit] External links
- E-texts of works at Aozora Bunko (Japanese site)]
