Chiji Kuroi dies at 94, author of the ``introverted generation''

Senji Kuroi (real name Shunjiro Osabe), a representative author of the ``introverted generation,'' passed away on the 12th at a hospital in Tokyo due to pneumonia. He was 94 years old. Born in Tokyo. The funeral will be held from 11 a.m. on the 20th at Eko-in Temple, Ryogoku 2-8-10, Sumida-ku, Tokyo. The chief mourner was his eldest son, Sosuke Osabe.

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After graduating from the Faculty of Economics at the University of Tokyo in 1955, he worked for Fuji Heavy Industries (currently Subaru) for 15 years. While working as an office worker, he belonged to the New Japan Literature Society, and in 1958 released ``Blue Factory''. In 1970, he became a full-time writer after receiving the Art Encouragement Award for ``Time,'' which questioned the meaning of work and life through the human relationships within a company.

He distanced himself from the student movements of the time, and along with Yukichi Furui and Akio Goto, he was called a member of the ``introvert generation,'' who drew detailed depictions of the inner lives of modern people. She won the Tanizaki Junichiro Award in 1984 for ``Gunsei,'' which captures the daily lives of city dwellers, and the Yomiuri Literary Award in 1995 for ``Curtain Call,'' which depicts the love affair between a stage actress and a playwright. He won the Mainichi Art Award in 2001 for ``Feathers and Tsubasa,'' and the Noma Literary Award in 2006 for ``One Day at the Fence of a Dream.''

He also served as a member of the Akutagawa Prize selection committee from 1987 to 2012, and worked hard to discover emerging artists. Chairman of the Japan Literary Artists Association from 2002 to 2006, and director of the Japan Art Institute from 2014 to 2020. Awarded the Order of the Rising Sun in 2008 and Person of Cultural Merit in 2014.