Nihon SF Grand Prize
1回登壇
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第35回（2014年） achievement award
Hirai Kazumasa
ひらい かずまさ
Hirai Kazumasa
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1938-05-13 （Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan）
- 死没
- 2015-01-17 （Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan） 76歳
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
経歴
- 職業
- Novelist, Manga original author, Screenwriter
- 活動期間
- 1962年〜2015年
- 影響を受けた人物
- Raymond Chandler, Shūgorō Yamamoto, Haruhiko Oyabu, Yasutaka Tsutsui, Keiko Takahashi (religious leader), Rumiko Takahashi, Izumi Matsumoto, Carlos Castaneda
- 影響を与えた人物
- Masaki Tsuji, Rumiko Takahashi, Kenichi Sakemi, Nobuaki Aikawa, Kazuhiro Fujita, Yasuhiro Nightow, Norio Nukui
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuo University | Faculty of Law | — | — | 1958-1962 | Japan |
Chuo University
Faculty of Law
期間:
1958-1962
卒業年:
1962
国:
Japan
Graduated from Chuo University, Faculty of Law. Active in writing during university.
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Hayakawa SF Contest Encouragement Prize | Murder Zone | — | Hayakawa Publishing (S-F Magazine) | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Japan SF Award (Merit) | — | 功績賞 | Japan SF Award | 受賞 |
| 2016 | Retro Seiun Award | — | — | Retro Seiun Award Committee | 受賞（追贈） |
Hayakawa SF Contest Encouragement Prize
1961
対象作品:
Murder Zone
主催:
Hayakawa Publishing (S-F Magazine)
結果:
受賞
Japan SF Award (Merit)
2014
部門:
功績賞
主催:
Japan SF Award
結果:
受賞
Retro Seiun Award
2016
主催:
Retro Seiun Award Committee
結果:
受賞（追贈）
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Leonora
1962年 Science fictionA short story first published in a doujinshi and reprinted in S-F Magazine; marked his commercial debut.
robotshuman naturefuture society
The Tiger of Megalopolis
1968年 Science fictionHis first full-length novel; underwent multiple major revisions before publication.
urbanityviolencenear-future
Android Oyuki
1969年 Science fictionHis second novel; well received and revived his standing as a novelist.
androidsidentity
Cyborg Blues
1971年 Science fictionA representative cyborg-themed work in Japanese science fiction.
cyborgscivilizational critique
The Wolf's Crest (Wolf Guy)
1971年 SF / ActionNovelization of the manga 'Wolf Guy'; a flagship work of the popular series.
werewolvesrevengeidentity
映像化・舞台化
- [Film] Wolf Guy (film) / 不明 (1973)
Great Demon War (Gumma/Ten of Fantasia series)
1979年 Fantasy / Science fictionA monumental long-running series declared as his life’s work; blends religious ideas and kotodama (word-spirit) themes in an expansive worldview.
mythic warkotodama (word-spirit)religious themes
映像化・舞台化
- [Film (animated)] Himala/Great Demon War (film) (1983)
Bohemian Glass Street
1995年 Romantic SF / General fictionA long novel born from the author's long-held desire to write a great love story.
loverebirtheveryday & extraordinary
全著作
- Leonora
- The Tiger of Megalopolis
- Android Oyuki
- Cyborg Blues
- The Wolf's Crest
- Great Demon War series
- Bohemian Glass Street
翻案
- 8マン (TV anime)
- Himala/Great Demon War (animated film)
- Wolf Guy (live-action film)
作風・主題
- 文体
- Highly entertaining SF, blending novelistic and manga-like expressions, varied prose often with hard-boiled elements
- 頻出モチーフ
- werewolveskotodama and religious motifscataclysmic warstransformation and identity
健康
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Acute heart failure2015-01Died of acute heart failure in January 2015.
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Severe hand pain (unable to hold a pen)1980年代初頭Severe pain made him unable to hold a pen; he switched to a word processor and continued writing.
評価・遺産
Hirai Kazumasa had a major impact on Japanese SF and popular fiction; series such as 'Wolf Guy' and the 'Great Demon War' influenced many later writers. He was also a pioneer in electronic and online publishing.
引用
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Kotodama user ("word-spirit user")
出典: Commentary by Azusa Nakajima; later adopted by Hirai himself (1978年)
豆知識
- As a youth he wrote his first novel in a school notebook and circulated it among classmates.
- He adopted the thumb-shift OASYS word processor early and was an early practitioner of electronic publication.
- He founded his own publishing imprint (Lunatec) and pursued self-publishing and digital distribution.