Shitsurakuen

<i>A Lost Paradise</i>

A Lost Paradise

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For other uses, see Lost Paradise (disambiguation) and Paradise Lost (disambiguation).
"Shitsurakuen" redirects here. For the manga series Shitsurakuen, see Shitsurakuen (manga).

A Lost Paradise (失楽園, Shitsurakuen) is 1997 Japanese novel by author Junichi Watanabe. It tells the story of a 54-year-old married former magazine editor, his affair with a 37-year-old married typesetter and their double-suicide. The couple, Kūki and Rinko, are modeled after the famous case of Sada Abe.[1][2][3]

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The book became a bestseller throughout Asia, selling 3 million copies in Japan. Shitsurakuen became a slang word for having an affair.[2][4] It was first serialized in the business newspaper Nihon Keizai Shimbun in 1995.[3][5][6] The book was made into a film and a TV drama the same year.[2] The film Lost Paradise was nominated for 13 Japan Academy Prizes winning one with Hitomi Kuroki for lead actress.[7]

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    West, Mark D. (2006). Secrets, sex, and spectacle: the rules of scandal in Japan and the United States. University of Chicago Press. p. 272. ISBN 0-226-89408-8. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
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    Osedo, Hiroshi (2 February 2005). "Lust and seduction top stock news". The Courier-Mail. Archived from the original on 2012-02-15. Retrieved 2009-05-26. ..Shitsurakuen (A Lost Paradise) appeared in...
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    Yao, Minji (28 June 2008). "The master of secret sin". Shanghai Daily. Archived from the original on 20 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
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    第21回　日本アカデミー賞. Japan Academy Prize website (in Japanese). Japan Academy Prize Association. Archived from the original on 28 April 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-26.


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