Inoue has won a very large number of literary awards in the course of his career, including the 67th Naoki Prize in 1972 for his novel Tegusari Shinju ("Handcuffed Double Suicide"). He followed on this success in 1981 with Kirikirijin ("The People of Kirikiri"), which was awarded both the Yomiuri Literary Prize and the 2nd Japan Science Fiction Award.
Inoue has received a large number of literary awards throughout his career, including the 67th Naoki Prize in 1972 for his novel "Handcuffed Double Suicide". He followed up with "The People of Kirikiri" in 1981, which was awarded both the Yomiuri Literary Prize and the 2nd Japan Science Fiction Award.