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was a Japanese novelist who was born in Korea during its occupation by the Empire of Japan. He is known for his historical novels as well as his influence on Japanese literature following the Second World War. Murakami's debut novel, , received an honorable mention for an award sponsored by the Sunday Mainichi.〔(Library database ) of Ichikawa City, Chiba. Accessed 2007-05-01. 〕 In 1940 he received the Naoki Prize for his novel .〔(Naoki Award winners ). Accessed 2007-05-01.〕 During the American occupation of Japan, Murakami wrote a novel about the swordsman Sasaki Kojirō, a famous enemy of Miyamoto Musashi. The novel, which was serialized in the Asahi Shimbun and turned into a film in 1950, was notable as one of the few examples of ''jidaigeki'' that survived the strict censorship of the time. He became known as a standard-bearer for the revival of popular literature in the postwar period. Murakami's well-known later works include and . His period work on Minamoto no Yoshitsune was made into a television drama by the Japan Broadcasting Corporation. Murakami was recognized for his achievements by a Purple Ribbon Medal from the Japanese government in 1974 and he was an Order of the Sacred Treasures recipient in 1981. Murakami died of heart failure at a hospital in Tokyo on April 3, 2006, at the age of 96. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Genzō Murakami」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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