Seiun Award
1 appearances
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Edition 3 (1972) award
Ryo Hanmura
はんむら りょう
Hanmura Ryo
Aliases:
清野 平太郎
Pen Names:
Ryo Hanmura（Pen name used for fiction. Real name is Kiyono Heitaro.）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1933-10-27 （Katsushika, Tokyo, Japan）
- Died
- 2002-03-04 （Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan） age 68
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Katsushika, Tokyo (birth) → Noto region, Ishikawa (evacuated 1942-1945) → Tomakomai, Hokkaido (1984-1987) → Asakusa, Tokyo (1987-1999 approx.) → Kanuma, Tochigi (1999-2001 approx.) → Maebashi, Gunma (2001) → Chofu, Tokyo (2001-2002, returned to family)
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Screenwriter, Broadcast-related (early career)
- Active Years
- 1962-2002
- Affiliations
- Japan SF Writers Club (served as secretary-general)
- Memberships
- Japan SF Writers Club
- Influenced By
- Sakyo Komatsu (associate/influence)
- Influenced
- Later writers in the tradition of 'denki' romance and alternate-history war novels
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo Metropolitan Ryogoku High School | — | — | — | 卒業 1952 | Japan |
Tokyo Metropolitan Ryogoku High School
Period:
卒業 1952
Year of Graduation:
1952
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Hayakawa SF Contest (Honored) | Shukaku ("Harvest") | — | Hayakawa Publishing | 入選 |
| 1972 | Seiun Award (Japanese Long Novel) | Ishi no Ketsumyaku ("Veins of Stone") | 日本長編部門 | Seiun Award Committee | 受賞 |
| 1973 | Izumi Kyoka Literary Prize | Musubi-yama Hiroku ("Secrets of Musubi Mountain") | — | Izumi Kyoka Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 1975 | Naoki Prize | Ameyadori ("Taking Shelter from the Rain") | — | Naoki Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 1988 | Japan SF Grand Prize | Misaki Ichiro no Teikou ("Misaki Ichiro's Resistance") | — | Japan SF Grand Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 1993 | Shibata Renzaburo Prize | Kakashi Nagaya | — | Shibata Renzaburo Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 2002 | Japan Adventure Fiction Association Grand Prize (Special Prize) | — | 特別賞 | Japan Adventure Fiction Association | 受賞 |
Hayakawa SF Contest (Honored)
1962
Work:
Shukaku ("Harvest")
Organization:
Hayakawa Publishing
Result:
入選
Seiun Award (Japanese Long Novel)
1972
Work:
Ishi no Ketsumyaku ("Veins of Stone")
Category:
日本長編部門
Organization:
Seiun Award Committee
Result:
受賞
Izumi Kyoka Literary Prize
1973
Work:
Musubi-yama Hiroku ("Secrets of Musubi Mountain")
Organization:
Izumi Kyoka Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Naoki Prize
1975
Work:
Ameyadori ("Taking Shelter from the Rain")
Organization:
Naoki Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Japan SF Grand Prize
1988
Work:
Misaki Ichiro no Teikou ("Misaki Ichiro's Resistance")
Organization:
Japan SF Grand Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Shibata Renzaburo Prize
1993
Work:
Kakashi Nagaya
Organization:
Shibata Renzaburo Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Japan Adventure Fiction Association Grand Prize (Special Prize)
2002
Category:
特別賞
Organization:
Japan Adventure Fiction Association
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Izumi Kyoka Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (1973) award
Naoki Sanjugo Award
1 appearances
Nihon SF Grand Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 9 (1988) award
Shibata Renzaburo Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 6 (1993) award
Works
Major Works
Ishi no Ketsumyaku (Veins of Stone)
1971 Denki romance / Fantastic SFA novel blending folkloric mystery and SF concepts, combining elements of denki (fantastic romance) with contemporary themes.
fantasy/folklorefamily lineagefolk belief
Sengoku Jieitai (G.I. Samurai / Sengoku Self-Defense Force)
1974 Alternate-history war novel / Science fictionA seminal alternate-history tale in which a modern Japan Self-Defense Force unit is transported to the Sengoku era, exploring clashes between eras and military ethics.
time travelhistorical alterationmilitary ethics
Adaptations
- [Film] Sengoku Jieitai / 深作欣二 (1979)
- [Film (Original idea)] Sengoku Jieitai 1549 (2005)
Misaki Ichiro's Resistance
1988 Human drama × SFA work fusing human drama with SF elements, depicting individual resistance and conflict against social backdrops.
human sentimentsocial critiqueSF elements
Bibliography
- Shukaku (Harvest)
- Ishi no Ketsumyaku (Veins of Stone)
- Musubi-yama Hiroku
- Sengoku Jieitai
- Ameyadori
- Misaki Ichiro's Resistance
- The World of the Sun (Taiyo no Sekai)
- Yoseiden (The Demon Star Tale) — 7 vols.
- Kakashi Nagaya
- Hareta Sora (Clear Sky)
Adaptations
- Sengoku Jieitai (film adaptation, 1979)
- Shinjuku Bakamono Monogatari (film 1977, based on his story)
- Ameyadori (NHK TV drama 1975, based on his work)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Denki (fantastic) romanceFusion of folklore and SFHumanist/heartfelt characterizationImaginative, fantastical plotting
- Recurring Motifs
- legends and folklorealternate historyfamily and lineagewarnings about remilitarization
Health
-
Pneumonia2002-03Died of pneumonia on 4 March 2002, marking the end of his career.
Legacy
Ryo Hanmura is recognized for pioneering a fusion of denki romance and science fiction, shaping the genre of fantastic SF in Japan. Works like Sengoku Jieitai are regarded as progenitors of alternate-history war fiction and have influenced popular culture through multiple adaptations.
Academic Societies
- Japan SF Writers Club
Archives
- Hanbun-kyo (official site)
In Popular Culture
- Film Sengoku Jieitai (1979) and other screen adaptations widely known in popular culture
Quotes
-
I don't really know myself... I chose it much like one would name a hostess — include many 'r' sounds and start with an open consonant...
Source: From an interview in Junzaburo Yoshiyuki's 'Terror Conversations' (Shincho Bunko, 1980) (1980)
Trivia
- Real name: Kiyono Heitaro.
- Debuted in 1962 after being honored in the Hayakawa SF Contest for the short story 'Shukaku'.
- Although rumors exist about the pen name's origin, he stated he chose it for sound, inspired by naming conventions such as for chemicals.
- At one time owned a racehorse named Hafendahl (a play on his pen name).
- Sengoku Jieitai was adapted into a film in 1979 and remade in 2005.