, born 14 September 1968, is a Japanese

Japanese people

The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...

 novelist.

Biography

Shūichi Yoshida was born in Nagasaki, and studied Business Administration at Hosei University

Hosei University

is a private university based in Tokyo, Japan.The university originated in a school of law, Tōkyō Hōgakusha , established in 1880, and the following year renamed Tōkyō Hōgakkō . This was from 1883 headed by Dr. Gustave Emile Boissonade, and was heavily influenced by the French legal tradition...

. He won the Bungakukai Prize for New Writers in 1997 for his story "Saigo no Musuko", and the Akutagawa Prize

Akutagawa Prize

The is a Japanese literary award presented semi-annually. It was established in 1935 by Kan Kikuchi, then-editor of Bungeishunjū magazine, in memory of author Ryūnosuke Akutagawa...

 in 2002 (the fifth time he'd been nominated for the prize) for "Park Life". In 2002 he also won the Yamamoto Prize for Parade, and for winning both literary and popular prizes Yoshida was seen as a crossover writer, like Amy Yamada

Amy Yamada

born February 8, 1959, is a popular but controversial contemporary Japanese writer who is most famous for her stories that address issues of sexuality, racism, and interracial marriage, topics not typically discussed openly in Japanese society....

 or Masahiko Shimada

Masahiko Shimada

is a Japanese writer. He began his career as a novelist by describing himself as sayoku . In his works, he often refers to the Emperor and to the Japanese Royal Family. Recently, he began to write poems.-Biography:...

. In 2003 he wrote lyrics for the song "Great Escape" on Tomoyasu Hotei

Tomoyasu Hotei

is a Japanese musician, guitarist and actor. In 2003, HMV Japan ranked Hotei at number 70 on their list of the 100 most important Japanese pop acts.- Life and career :...

's album, 'Doberman

Doberman (album)

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'. His 2007 novel, Akunin, won the Osaragi Jiro Prize and the Mainichi Publishing Culture Award, and was recently adapted into an award-winning 2010 film

Villain (2010 film)

is a 2010 Japanese film directed by Lee Sang-il, based on Shuichi Yoshida's crime noir novel of the same name. It was nominated for numerous awards at the 2011 Japan Academy Prize, including Best Film and Best Director , and won five, which included all four acting awards and for the score by Joe...

 by Lee Sang-il

Lee Sang-Il

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.

Selected works

• Saigo no Musuko (1999)
• Parade (2002)
• Park Life (2002)
• Nichiyōbitachi (2002)
• Tōkyōwankei (2002)
• Shichigatsu Nijūyokka Dōri (2004)
• Haru, Bānīzu de (2004)
• Akunin (2007)
  • English: Villain, translated by Philip Gabriel, Pantheon, London 2010 ISBN 978-0-307-37887-3
• Shizuka na Bakudan (2008)

Adaptations

• Tōkyōwankei was adapted into a 2004 TV drama starring Yukie Nakama
  Yukie Nakama
  is a Japanese actress, singer and former idol. She was born in Okinawa, Japan, in a fisherman's family, the youngest of five siblings.At the start of her career she was a gravure idol and singer , and appeared in bit roles until her career breakthrough playing Sadako in "Ring 0: Birthday ."In 2000,...
  
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• 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
  Takao Osawa
  is a Japanese actor and a producer. He began his career as a fashion model when he was a university student in 1987.He rose to prominence in a lead role on the television drama Heaven's Coins in 1995. He turned his focus to film roles from 2000.-Movies:...
  
   and Miki Nakatani. It had the international English title Christmas on July 24th Avenue.
• Parade was adapted into a 2010 film starring Tatsuya Fujiwara
  Tatsuya Fujiwara
  is a Japanese television and film actor.-Biography:Born in Saitama, Fujiwara has had an interest in acting from a young age.He is famous for acting the part of Shuya Nanahara in the controversial 2000 film Battle Royale and continues the character as a leader of the Wild Seven in the sequel, Battle...
  
  , Shihori Kanjiya, and model/actress Karina
  Karina
  Karina is a pop-ballad singer-songwriter and actress from Venezuela.Her first major appearance was singing one of the roles in Karol Wojtyla's "El Taller del Orfebre", which was a Venezuelan made musical adaption of his play "The Jeweller's Shop", singing the song "Zapatos de tacón alto" 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
  Villain (2010 film)
  is a 2010 Japanese film directed by Lee Sang-il, based on Shuichi Yoshida's crime noir novel of the same name. It was nominated for numerous awards at the 2011 Japan Academy Prize, including Best Film and Best Director , and won five, which included all four acting awards and for the score by Joe...
  
   starring Satoshi Tsumabuki
  Satoshi Tsumabuki
  is a Japanese actor. His breakthrough film was Waterboys for which he was nominated for the 'Best Actor' award at the Japanese Academy Awards, and won the 'Newcomer of the Year' prize...
  
  , Eri Fukatsu
  Eri Fukatsu
  Eri Fukatsu , nicknamed , is a Japanese actress.Eri Fukatsu was born in Ōita, Ōita, Japan. Among other things, she has appeared in the TV series and the subsequent spin-off movies of the series. She is managed by Amuse Inc...
  
   and Akira Emoto. It won five Japanese Academy awards in 2011.

External links

• Shūichi Yoshida page at JLPP (Japanese Literature Publishing Project)