Seiun Award
1 appearances
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Edition 4 (1973) award
Hirose Tadashi
ひろせ ただし
Hirose Tadashi
Pen Names:
Hirose Shokichi（Birth name (legal name)）,
Mikise Takashi / Mikise Takashi (collective)（Collective pen name used with friends for TV anime scriptwriting）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1924-09-30 （Kyobashi, Tokyo City (now Chuo-ku, Tokyo)）
- Died
- 1972-03-09 （Akasaka, Tokyo） age 47
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, science fiction writer, mystery writer, screenwriter, jazz saxophonist, classic car model maker
- Active Years
- 1961-1972
- Affiliations
- The Mystery Writers of Japan
- Memberships
- The Mystery Writers of Japan
- Nominations
- 64th Naoki Prize nominee (Minus Zero), 65th Naoki Prize nominee (Tzis), 66th Naoki Prize nominee (Eros)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nihon University (former Faculty of Engineering) | Faculty of Engineering (Architecture department, former) | Department of Architecture | — | 入学 1942 - 卒業年不明 | Japan |
Nihon University (former Faculty of Engineering)
Faculty of Engineering (Architecture department, former)
/ Department of Architecture
Period:
入学 1942 - 卒業年不明
Country:
Japan
Entered the former Faculty of Engineering, Department of Architecture in 1942. Graduation year not specified.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Seiun Award (Japanese Long Novel) | Alice in the Mirror Country | 日本長編部門 | Japan SF Convention (Seiun Award selection) | winner |
| 1970 | Naoki Prize (nominee) | Minus Zero | — | Naoki Prize Selection Committee | nominated |
| 1971 | Naoki Prize (nominee) | Tzis | — | Naoki Prize Selection Committee | nominated |
| 1971 | Naoki Prize (nominee) | Eros | — | Naoki Prize Selection Committee | nominated |
Seiun Award (Japanese Long Novel)
1973
Work:
Alice in the Mirror Country
Category:
日本長編部門
Organization:
Japan SF Convention (Seiun Award selection)
Result:
winner
Naoki Prize (nominee)
1970
Work:
Minus Zero
Organization:
Naoki Prize Selection Committee
Result:
nominated
Naoki Prize (nominee)
1971
Work:
Tzis
Organization:
Naoki Prize Selection Committee
Result:
nominated
Naoki Prize (nominee)
1971
Work:
Eros
Organization:
Naoki Prize Selection Committee
Result:
nominated
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Minus Zero
1970 Science fiction / MysteryA novel combining science-fiction elements and mystery themes focusing on time and identity. Serialized and published in book form in 1970.
timeidentitymemory
Tzis
1971 Science fictionA collection including short and medium-length works. Contains pieces centered on the theme of time.
timeparodyduality
Eros
1971 Short stories / FictionA collection of short stories. The piece 'Eros — Another Past' was later used as a TV drama source.
the pastloverecollection
Alice in the Mirror Country
1972 Science fiction (novel)A novel using mirrors, inversion and temporal dislocation as motifs; considered one of his representative works.
mirrorstimereality vs. fiction
The T-Type Ford Murder Case
1972 Mystery novelA mystery-heavy novel published in Kodansha's series of new mystery writers.
crimedetectionpast grudges
How to Build a Time Machine
1973 Short story collectionA 1973 short story collection compiling numerous time-themed stories.
timescience fictionphilosophical reflection
Bibliography
- Minus Zero
- Tzis
- Eros
- Alice in the Mirror Country
- The T-Type Ford Murder Case
- How to Build a Time Machine
- Collected Works of Hirose Tadashi (6 vols.)
Adaptations
- Moshimo Ano Toki (NHK drama: based on 'Eros — Another Past')
- Script contributions: Big X, Space Ace, Mach GoGoGo, etc. (TV anime)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Experimental, image-rich SF style focused on timeNarration blending humor and parody
- Recurring Motifs
- timemirrors / inversionduality / split personalitiesthe past and memory
Health
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heart attack1972-03-09（急性）Suddenly died in 1972, abruptly ending his creative activities.
Legacy
Recognized for a distinctive body of time-centered SF works and nicknamed a 'writer possessed by time.' Posthumously collected works were published and he secured recognition in Japanese SF circles, including a Seiun Award.
Academic Societies
- The Mystery Writers of Japan
In Popular Culture
- His name appears in the narration of Mach GoGoGo episode 1, leaving traces in contemporary TV culture.
Quotes
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At his funeral, his coffin bore the inscription 'Time Machine Passenger.'
Source: Yasutaka Tsutsui (commentary in '72 Japan SF Best Anthology) (1972)
Trivia
- He was active as a jazz saxophonist and formed 'Hirose Tadashi and the Skytones' in 1952.
- There was a film project (with Toshihachi Fujita) adapting 'Minus Zero' for which he co-wrote a script; the project was shelved and the script is said to have been placed in his coffin.
- He wrote scripts for anime and TV programs such as Big X, Space Ace and Mach GoGoGo.