Shūgorō Yamamoto

Biography

Born in Ōtsuki, Yamanashi Prefecture, as Shimizu Satomu. He apprenticed at the pawnshop "Yamamoto Shūgorō Shōten" in Yokohama, from which he took his pen name. Major works include "The Records of Japanese Womanly Virtue" (Nihon Fudōki), "The Fir Tree Remains" (Momi no Ki wa Nokotta), "The Story of the Blue Boat" (Aobeka Monogatari), "Saburō" (Sabu), and "The Town Without Seasons" (Kisetsu no Nai Machi). He famously declined the Naoki Prize and the Mainichi Publishing Culture Award, considering literary prizes irrelevant to his work.

Literary Schools / Movements

Publication Venues (19 venues)Click to filter works by venue

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• Asahi Shimbun
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• Bungei Shunjū
• fujin_club
• gendai
• king
• kodan_club
• kodan_zasshi
• kuraku
• Other publication venues
• Shin Seinen
• shojo_club
• shonen_club
• shosetsu_shincho
• shukan_asahi
• sunday_mainichi
• Standalone publication
• tokyo_shimbun

Selected Works (224 works recorded in Aozora Bunko)

• 須磨寺附近 (Sumadera Fukin) (1926)
• 粗忽評判記 (Sokotsu Hyōban Ki) (1929)
• 危し‼　潜水艦の秘密 (Shi Sensui Kan no Himitsu) (1930)
• 黒襟飾組の魔手 (Kuro Eri Kazari Gumi no Mashu) (1930)
• 幽霊屋敷の殺人 (Yūrei Yashiki no Satsujin) (1930)
• 骸骨島の大冒険 (Gaikotsu Tō no Dai Bōken) (1930)
• 謎の頸飾事件 (Nazo no Ken) (1931)
• だだら団兵衛 (Da dara Dan Hyōe) (1932)
• 豹 (Hyō) (1933)
• 其角と山賊と殿様 (Kikaku to Sanzoku to Tonosama) (1934)
• 酒・杯・徳利 (Sake Hai Tokkuri) (1934)
• 藪落し (Yabu Otoshi) (1935)
• 無頼は討たず (Burai wa Uta Zu) (1936)
• 蛮人 (Banjin) (1936)
• だんまり伝九 (Dammari Den Kyū) (1936)
• 暗がりの乙松 (Kuragari no Otomatsu) (1936)
• 入婿十万両 (Irimuko Jū Man Ryō) (1936)
• 半化け又平 (Han Bake mata Taira) (1936)
• 嫁取り二代記 (Yometori Ni Dai Ki) (1937)
• おもかげ抄 (Omo Kage) (1937)
• お美津簪 (O Mitsu Kanzashi) (1937)
• 殺生谷の鬼火 (Sesshō Tani no Onibi) (1937)
• 亡霊ホテル (Bōrei Hoteru) (1937)
• 松林蝙也 (Shōrin) (1938)
• 初午試合討ち (Hatsūma Shiai Uchi) (1938)
• 武道宵節句 (Budō Yoi Sekku) (1938)
• 流血船西へ行く (Ryūketsu Sen Nishi e Iku) (1938)
• 美少女一番乗り (Bishōjo Ichibannori) (1938)
• 歔欷く仁王像 (Kyoki Ku Niō Zō) (1938)
• 廃灯台の怪鳥 (Hai Tōdai no Kai Tori) (1938)

Showing top 30 of 224 works. Read in Japanese for full list.

References

• Wikipedia (English) — Source for biographical summary (CC BY-SA)
• Aozora Bunko — Source for the complete works list (CC BY 4.0)
• Japanese version of this page — Full bibliography and bibliophile information