Shūichi Yoshida (吉田 修一,Yoshida Shūichi; born 14 September 1968) is a Japanese novelist.

Shūichi Yoshida was born in Nagasaki, and studiedBusiness Administration atHosei University. He won theBungakukai Prize for New Writers in 1997 for his story "Saigo no Musuko", and theAkutagawa Prize in 2002 (the fifth time he'd been nominated for the prize) for "Park Life". In 2002 he also won theYamamoto Shūgorō Prize forParade, and for winning both literary and popular prizes Yoshida was seen as a crossover writer, likeAmy Yamada orMasahiko Shimada. In 2003 he wrote lyrics for the song "Great Escape" onTomoyasu Hotei's album, 'Doberman'. His 2007 novel,Akunin, won theOsaragi Jiro Prize and theMainichi Publishing Culture Award, and was adapted into an award-winning2010 film byLee Sang-il. Another novel,Taiyo wa Ugokanai has been made into a 2020 film.

• 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

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 theIndependent Foreign Fiction Prize:Villain

• 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]

• 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

• Tōkyōwankei was adapted into a 2004 TV drama starringYukie Nakama.
• Haru, Bānīzu de was made into a 2006 TV movie starringHidetoshi Nishijima andShinobu Terajima.
• Shichigatsu Nijūyokka Dōri was made into a 2006 film starringTakao Ōsawa andMiki Nakatani. It had the international English titleChristmas on July 24th Avenue.^[10]
• Parade was adapted into a 2010 film starringTatsuya Fujiwara,Shihori Kanjiya, and model/actressKarina. 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 a2010 film starringSatoshi Tsumabuki,Eri Fukatsu andAkira Emoto. It won fiveJapanese Academy awards in 2011.
• The Story of Yonosuke (2013) (Yokomichi Yonosuke)
• The Ravine of Goodbye (2013) (Sayonara Keikoku)
• Rage (2016) (Ikari)^[11]
• The Women in the Lakes (2024) (Mizuumi no Onna-tachi)^[12]
• Rude to Love (2024) (Ai ni Ranbō)^[13]
• Kokuho (2025)^[14]

• Shūichi Yoshida page at JLPP (Japanese Literature Publishing Project)(in English)
• Shuichi Yoshida at J'Lit Books from Japan(in English)

• 1968 births
• Living people
• Japanese writers
• Japanese crime fiction writers
• Akutagawa Prize winners
• People from Nagasaki
• Hosei University alumni

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