| Number |
Year |
Author |
Work |
| 126 |
2002 |
Yu Nagashima |
Mosupiido de haha wa (Mother at Hyperspeed) |
| 125 |
2001 |
Sokyu Gen'yu |
Chuin no hana (Flowers in Limbo) |
| 124 |
2001 |
Yuichi Seirai
Toshiyuki Horie |
Seisui (Holy Water)
Kuma no shikiishi (The Bear and the Paving Stone) |
| 123 |
2000 |
Ko Machida
Hisaki Matsuura |
Kiregire (Shreds)
Hana kutashi (A Flower-Spoiling Rain) |
| 122 |
1999 |
Chiya Fujino
Gen Getsu |
Natsu no yakusoku (Summer Promise)
Kage no sumika (A Dwelling in the Shade) |
| 120 |
1998 |
Keiichiro Hirano |
Nisshoku |
| 119 |
1998 |
Shu Fujisawa
Mangetsu Hanamura |
Buenos Aires gozen reiji
Gerumanium no yoru |
| 118 |
1997 |
No Award |
|
| 117 |
1997 |
Shun Medoruma |
Suiteki |
| 116 |
1996 |
Miri Yu
Hitonari Tsuji |
Kazoku sinema
Kaikyo no hikari |
| 115 |
1996 |
Hiromi Kawakami |
Hebi wo fumu |
| 114 |
1995 |
Eiki Matayoshi |
Buta no mukui |
| 113 |
1995 |
Kazushi Hosaka |
Kono hito no iki |
| 112 |
1994 |
No Award |
|
| 111 |
1994 |
Yoriko Shono
Mitsuhiro Muroi |
Taimu surippu konbinato
Odoru deku |
| 110 |
1993 |
Hikaru Okuizumi |
Ishi no raireki (The Stones Cry Out) |
| 109 |
1993 |
Haruhiko Yosimeki |
Jyakuryo koya |
| 108 |
1992 |
Yoko Tawada |
Inumukoiri (The Bridegroom was a Dog) |
| 107 |
1992 |
Tomomi Fujiwara |
Untenshi |
| 106 |
1991 |
Eiko Matsumura |
Abaton |
| 105 |
1991 |
Yoh Henmi
Anna Ogino |
Jido kisho sochi
Seoimizu |
| 104 |
1990 |
Yoko Ogawa |
Ninshin kalenda |
| 103 |
1990 |
Noboru Tsujihara |
Mura no namae |
| 102 |
1989 |
Mieko Takizawa
Akira Ooka |
Nekobaba no iru machi de
Hyoso Seikatsu |
| 101 |
1989 |
No Award |
|
| 100 |
1988 |
Keishi Nagi
Yangji Lee |
Daiamondo dasuto
Yuhi |
| 99 |
1988 |
Man Arai |
Tazune-bito no jikan |
| 98 |
1987 |
Natsuki Ikezawa
Kiyohiro Miura |
Sutiru Laifu (Still Lives)
Chonan no iede (He's Leaving Home) |
| 97 |
1987 |
Kiyoko Murata |
Nabe no naka |
| 96 |
1986 |
No Award |
|
| 95 |
1986 |
No Award |
|
| 94 |
1985 |
Fumiko Kometani (Greenfeld Fumiko) |
Sugi-koshi no matsuri (Passover) |
| 93 |
1985 |
No Award |
|
| 92 |
1984 |
Satoko Kizaki |
Aogiri (Phoenix Tree) |
| 91 |
1983 |
No Award |
|
| 89 |
1983 |
No Award |
|
| 88 |
1982 |
Juro Kara
Sachiko Kato |
Sagawa-kun kara no tegami
Yume no kabe |
| 87 |
1982 |
No Award |
|
| 86 |
1981 |
No Award |
|
| 85 |
1981 |
Rie Yoshiyuki |
Chiisana kifujin |
| 84 |
1980 |
Ketsuhiko Otsuji (Genpei Akasegawa) |
Chichi ga kieta |
| 83 |
1980 |
No Award |
|
| 82 |
1979 |
Reiko Mori |
Mokking-bado no iru machi |
| 81 |
1979 |
So Aono
Yoshiko Shigekane |
Gusha no yoru
Yamaai no kemuri |
| 80 |
1978 |
No Award |
|
| 79 |
1978 |
Michitsuna Takahashi
Ki-ichiro Takahashi |
Kugatsu no sora
Nobuyo |
| 78 |
1977 |
Shuzo Taki
Teru Miyamoto |
Kaya no ki matsuri
Hotaru-gawa (River of fireflies) |
| 77 |
1977 |
Masuo Ikeda
Masahiro Mita |
Eege-kai ni sasagu
Bokutte nani |
| 76 |
1976 |
No Award |
|
| 75 |
1976 |
Ryu Murakami |
Kagirinaku tomei ni chikai Buru (Almost Transparent Blue) |
| 74 |
1975 |
Kenji Nakagami
Kazuo Okamatsu |
Misaki (The Cape)
Shikano-shima |
| 73 |
1975 |
Kyoko Hayashi |
Matsuri no ba |
| 72 |
1974 |
Hiroo Sakata
Keizo Hino |
Tuchi no utsuwa
Ano yuhi |
| 71 |
1974 |
No Award |
|
| 70 |
1973 |
Atsushi Mori
Kuninobu Noro |
Gassan
Kusa no tsurugi |
| 69 |
1973 |
Taku Miki |
Hiwa |
| 68 |
1972 |
Michiko Yamamoto
Shizuko Go |
Betti-san no niwa (Betty-san)
Rekuiemu (Requiem) |
| 67 |
1972 |
Akio Miyahara
Hiroshi Hatayama |
Dareka ga sawatta
Itsuka kiteki wo narashite |
| 66 |
1971 |
Fe-Song Lee (Kaissei Ri)
Mineo Higashi |
Kinuta wo utsu onna
Okinawa no shonen (Child of Okinawa) |
| 65 |
1971 |
No Award |
|
| 64 |
1970 |
Yoshikichi Furui |
Yoko |
| 63 |
1970 |
Komao Furuyama
Tomoko Yoshida |
Pureo 8 no Yoake
Mumyojyoya |
| 62 |
1969 |
Takayuki Kiyo-oka |
Akashiya no tairen |
| 61 |
1969 |
Kaoru Shoji
Hideo Takubo |
Akazukin-chan ki wo tsukete
Fukai kawa |
| 60 |
1968 |
No Award |
|
| 59 |
1968 |
Sai-ichi Maruya
Minako Oba |
Toshi no nokori
Sanbiki no Kani (The three crabs) |
| 58 |
1967 |
Hyozo Kashiwabara |
Tokuyama michisuke no kikan |
| 57 |
1967 |
Tatsuhir Oshiro |
Kakuteru Pati (The Cocktail Party) |
| 56 |
1966 |
Kenji Maruyama |
Natsu no nagare |
| 55 |
1966 |
No Award |
|
| 54 |
1965 |
Yuichi Takai |
Kita no kawa |
| 53 |
1965 |
Setsuko Tsumura |
Gangu |
| 52 |
1964 |
No Award |
|
| 51 |
1964 |
Sho Shibata |
Saredo Warera ga hibi |
| 50 |
1963 |
Setsuko Tanabe |
Kansho Ryoko-Senchimentaru jaanii- |
| 49 |
1963 |
Kiichi Goto
Taeko Kono |
Shonen no hashi
Kani (Crabs) |
| 48 |
1962 |
No Award |
|
| 47 |
1962 |
Akira Kawamura |
Bidan no shuppatsu |
| 46 |
1961 |
Koichiro Uno |
Geishin |
| 45 |
1961 |
No Award |
|
| 44 |
1960 |
Tetruro Miura |
Shinobu Gawa |
| 43 |
1960 |
Morio Kita |
Yoru to kiri no sumi de |
| 42 |
1959 |
No Award |
|
| 41 |
1959 |
Shiro Shiba |
Santo |
| 40 |
1958 |
No Award |
|
| 39 |
1958 |
Kenzaburo Oe |
Shiiku (The Catch) |
| 38 |
1957 |
Takeshi Kaiko |
Hadaka no osama |
| 37 |
1957 |
Itaru Kikamura |
Iwo-jima |
| 36 |
1956 |
No Award |
|
| 35 |
1956 |
Keitaro Kondo |
|
| 34 |
1955 |
Shintaro Ishihara |
Taiyo no kisetsu (Season of Violence) |
| 33 |
1955 |
Shusaku Endo |
Shiroi hito |
| 32 |
1954 |
Nobuo Kojima
Junzo Shono |
Amerikan sukuru (American School)
Purusaido shokei |
| 31 |
1954 |
Jun-nosuke Yoshiyuki |
Shuu |
| 30 |
1953 |
No Award |
|
| 29 |
1953 |
Shotaro Yasuoka |
Warui Nakama / Inki na Tanoshimi |
| 28 |
1952 |
Seicho Matsumoto
Yusuke Gomi |
Aru "kokura nikki" den
Soshin |
| 27 |
1952 |
No Award |
|
| 26 |
1951 |
Yoshie Hotta |
Hiroba no kodoku / Kankan |
| 25 |
1951 |
Kobo Abe
Hiromitsu Ishikawa |
Kabe - S. Karuma-shi no hanzai
Haru no kusa |
| 24 |
1950 |
No Award |
|
| 23 |
1950 |
Ryoichi Tsuji |
Ihojin |
| 22 |
1949 |
Yasushi Inoue |
Togyu |
| 21 |
1949 |
Shigeko Yuki
Tsuyoshi Kotani |
Honn no hanashi
Kakusho |
| |
|
Suspended 1945-1949 |
|
| 20 |
1944 |
Motokichi Shimizu |
Karitachi |
| 19 |
1944 |
Yoshinori Yagi
Juzo Obi |
Ryuukanfuu
Token |
| 18 |
1943 |
Kaoru Tonobe |
Washi |
| 17 |
1943 |
Kikuzo Ishizuka |
Chanzuu no koro |
| 16 |
1942 |
Toshio Kuramitsu |
Renrakuin |
| 15 |
1942 |
No Award |
|
| 14 |
1941 |
Yoshiko Shibaki |
Seika no ichi |
| 13 |
1941 |
Yukei Tada |
Choko deruta |
| 12 |
1940 |
Tsunehisa Saurada |
Hiraga gennai |
| 11 |
1940 |
No Award |
|
| 10 |
1939 |
Kotaro Samukawa |
Mitsuryosha |
| 9 |
1939 |
Yoshinori Handa
Ken Hase |
Niwatori sodo
Asakusa no kodomo |
| 8 |
1938 |
Tsuneko Nakazato |
Noriai basha |
| 7 |
1938 |
Gishu Nakayama |
Atsumonozaki |
| 6 |
1937 |
Ashihei Hino |
Funnyotan |
| 5 |
1937 |
Kazuo Ozaki |
Nonki megane (Rosy glasses) |
| 4 |
1936 |
Jun Ishikawa
Uio Tomizawa |
Fugen
Chichukai |
| 3 |
1936 |
Tomoya Tsuruta
Takeo Oda |
KoshamainKi
Jyogai |
| 2 |
1935 |
No Award |
|
| 1 |
1935 |
Tatsuzo Ishikawa |
Sobo |
