is a Japanese novelist. He attended Fukuoka Prefectural Meizen High School, and then graduated with a major in Chinese philosophy

Philosophy

Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...

 at Aichi University

Aichi University

is a private university in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Its campuses are at Toyohashi, Higashi-ku, Nagoya and Miyoshi, Aichi.-History:The school was founded in 1901, and it was chartered as an university in 1946. Its predecessor was The East Asian University of Literature, a Japanese university...

 in Nagoya. Sakemi uses many themes from Chinese history in his writing. He examines the meanings of freedom and imprisonment as well, even if this causes his stories to vary from historical fact. In addition to writing, Sakemi has also worked at a housing equipment company.

Brief history

In 1989, Sakemi's novel Kōkyū Shōsetsu won the first Japan Fantasy Novel Award

Japan Fantasy Novel Award

The is an annual award which began in 1989 and is sponsored by the Yomiuri Shimbun and Shimizu Corporation with the backing of publisher Shinchōsha. The winner gets a contract to have their unpublished work published by Shinchōsha and receives ¥5 million. The contest is open to anyone, whether an...

. The following year, this novel was nominated for the Naoki Award

Naoki Prize

The Naoki Prize is a Japanese literary award presented semiannually. The official name is Naoki Sanjugo Prize. It was created in 1935 by Kikuchi Kan, then editor of the Bungeishunjū magazine, and named in memory of novelist Naoki Sanjugo...

 and made into the TV anime

Anime

is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....

 movie Like the Clouds, Like the Wind

Like the Clouds, Like the Wind

is a made-for-TV anime movie produced by Studio Pierrot for NTV and based on the novel by Ken'ichi Sakemi. It is often incorrectly thought to be produced by Studio Ghibli due to the character designs by Katsuya Kondō , partially due to an error in its first fan translation that attributed the...

. In 1991, Bokko was nominated for the 104th Naoki Awards, and then won the 4th Nakajima Atsushi Memorial Award along with his novel Rōkō ni Ari in 1992. Sakemi won the 19th Nitta Jirō Literature Prize for Shūkōtan in 2000.

Works

Novels

• Bokkō, ISBN 4-10-128112-2
• Dōtei, ISBN 4-06-263688-3
• Katarite no Jijō, ISBN 4-16-765610-8
• Kōkyū Shōsetsu
  Like the Clouds, Like the Wind
  is a made-for-TV anime movie produced by Studio Pierrot for NTV and based on the novel by Ken'ichi Sakemi. It is often incorrectly thought to be produced by Studio Ghibli due to the character designs by Katsuya Kondō , partially due to an error in its first fan translation that attributed the...
  
  , ISBN 4-10-375101-0 (hardcover), ISBN 4-10-128111-4 (bunkobon
  Bunkobon
  In Japan, bunkobon are small-format paperback books, designed to be affordable and portable.The great majority of bunkobon are A6 in size...
  
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• Nakimushi Yowamushi Shōkatsu Kōmei, ISBN 4-16-323490-X
• Pythagoras no Tabi, ISBN 4-08-747337-6
• Rōkō ni Ari, 13 volumes

1. ISBN 4-10-128113-0, March 1996
2. ISBN 4-10-128114-9, July 1997
3. ISBN 4-10-128115-7, April 1998
4. ISBN 4-10-128116-5, August 1998
5. ISBN 4-10-128117-3, June 1999
6. ISBN 4-10-128118-1, November 1999
7. ISBN 4-10-128119-X, September 2002
8. ISBN 4-10-128120-3, January 2003
9. ISBN 4-10-128121-1, June 2003
10. ISBN 4-10-128122-X, October 2003
11. ISBN 4-10-128123-8, February 2004
12. ISBN 4-10-128124-6, June 2004
13. ISBN 4-10-128125-4, November 2004
    • Seibo no Butai, ISBN 4-89456-771-7
    • Shūkōtan, ISBN 4-16-765656-6

Manga

• D'arc: Histoire de Jeanne D'arc, by Sakemi and Katsuya Kondō
  Katsuya Kondo
  is a Japanese manga artist, character designer, animator and animation director. He is best known for his character design work on the Studio Ghibli films Kiki's Delivery Service and Ocean Waves, as well as the PlayStation game Jade Cocoon...
  
  , Tokuma Shoten
  Tokuma Shoten
  is a publisher in Japan, that was established in 1954.The company was also the parent company for the film studio Daiei Motion Pictures, bought in 1974, and the record label Tokuma Japan Communications, bought in 1972, until both were sold off when Yasuyoshi Tokuma, who established this company,...
  
  
  • Volume 1: ISBN 4-19-770037-7, September 30, 1995, ¥950
  • Volume 2: ISBN 4-19-770048-2, September 30, 1996, ¥950

External links

Sakemi Ken'ichi Fan no Page