Tanizaki Prize

The Tanizaki Prize (谷崎潤一郎賞 "Tanizaki Jun'ichirō Shō"), named in honor of the Japanese novelist Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, is one of Japan's most sought-after literary awards. It was established in 1965 by the publishing company "Chūō Kōronsha Inc." to commemorate its 80th anniversary as a publisher. It is awarded annually to a full-length representative work of fiction or drama of the highest literary merit by a professional writer. The winner receives a commemorative plaque and a cash prize of 1 million yen.

Winners

*1965 Kojima Nobuo for "Hōyō kazoku", (抱擁家族)
*1966 Endo Shusaku for "Silence" ("Chinmoku", 沈黙)
*1967 Oe Kenzaburo for "The Silent Cry" ("Manen gannen no futtoboru", 万延元年のフットボール)
*1967 Abe Kobo for "Friends" ("Tomodachi", 友達)
*1968 no prize awarded
*1969 Enchi Fumiko for "Shu wo ubau mono"; "Kizu aru tsubasa"; "Niji to shura" (朱を奪うもの/傷ある翼/虹と修羅)
*1970 Yutaka Haniya for "Black Horse In The Midst Of Darkness" ("Yami no naka no kuroi uma", 闇のなかの黒い馬)
*1970 Yoshiyuki Junnosuke for "The Dark Room" ("Anshitsu", 暗室)
*1971 Noma Hiroshi for "Seinen no wa" (青年の環)
*1972 Maruya Saiichi for "A Singular Rebellion" ("Tatta hitori no hanran", たった一人の反乱)
*1973 Kaga Otohiko for "Kaerazaru natsu" (帰らざる夏)
*1974 Usui Yoshimi for "Azumino" (安曇野)
*1975 Minakami Tsutomu for "Ikkyū" (一休)
*1976 Fujieda Shizuo for "Denshin ugaku" (田紳有楽)
*1977 Shimao Toshio for "Hi no utsuroi" (日の移ろい)
*1978 Nakamura Shinichiro for "Summer" ("Natsu", 夏)
*1979 Tanaka Komimasa for "Poroporo" (ポロポロ)
*1980 Kono Taeko for "Ichinen no banka" (一年の牧歌)
*1981 Fukazawa Shichiro for "Michinoku no ningyotachi" (みちのくの人形たち)
*1981 Goto Akio for "Yoshinodayu" (吉野大夫)
*1982 Oba Minako for "Katachi mo naku" (寂兮寥兮)
*1983 Furui Yoshikichi for "Morning Glory" ("Asagao", 槿)
*1984 Kuroi Senji for "Life in the Cul-de-Sac" ("Gunsei, 群棲)
*1984 Takai Yuichi for "This Country's Sky" ("Kono kuni no sora", この国の空)
*1985 Murakami Haruki for "Hardboiled Wonderland and The End Of The World" ("Sekai no owari to haado boirudo wandaa rando", 世界の終わりとハードボイルド・ワンダーランド)
*1986 Hino Keizo for "Sakyu ga ugoku yo ni" (砂丘が動くように)
*1987 Tsutsui Yasutaka for " Yumenokizaka bunkiten" (夢の木坂分岐点)
*1988 no prize awarded
*1989 no prize awarded
*1990 Hayashi Kyoko for "Yasurakani ima wa nemuri tamae" (やすらかに今はねむり給え)
*1991 Inoue Hisashi for "Shanghai Moon" ("Shanhai Mūn", シャンハイムーン)
*1992 Setouchi Jakucho for "Hana ni toe" (花に問え)
*1993 Ikezawa Natsuki for "The Fall of Macias Guili" ("Mashiasu giri no shikkyaku", マシアス・ギリの失脚)
*1994 Tsujii Takashi for "Rainbow Cove" ("Niji no misaki", 虹の岬)
*1995 Tsuji Kunio for "Saigyo kaden" (西行花伝)
*1996 no prize awarded
*1997 Hosaka Kazushi for "Kisetsu no kioku" (季節の記憶)
*1997 Miki Taku for "Roji" (路地)
*1998 Tsushima Yuko for "Mountain of Fire: Account of a Wild Monkey" ("Hi no yama - yamazaruki", 火の山―山猿記)
*1999 Takagi Nobuko for "Tokō no ki" (透光の樹)
*2000 Tsujihara Noboru for "Yudotei Maruki" (遊動亭円木)
*2000 Murakami Ryu for "A Symbiotic Parasite" ("Kyoseichu", 共生虫)
*2001 Hiromi Kawakami for "The Teacher’s Briefcase" ("Sensei no kaban", センセイの鞄)
*2002 no prize awarded
*2003 Tawada Yoko for "Suspect On The Night Train" ("Yōgisha no yakōressha", 容疑者の夜行列車)
*2004 Horie Toshiyuki for "Yukinuma and Its Environs" ("Yukinuma to sono shūhen", 雪沼とその周辺)
*2005 Machida Ko for "Confession" ("Kokuhaku", 告白)
*2005 Yamada Eimi for "Wonderful Flavor" ("Fūmizekka", 風味絶佳)
*2006 Ogawa Yōko for "Meena's March" ("Mīna no Koushin", ミーナの行進)
*2007 Seirai Yuichi for "Bakushin" (爆心)

See also

* List of Japanese literary awards