Nihon SF Grand Prize
1回登壇
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第17回（1996年） award
Shusuke Kaneko
かねこ しゅうすけ
Kaneko Shusuke
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
経歴
- 職業
- Film director, Screenwriter
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Japan Cultural Design Award | — | — | — | winner |
| 1996 | Japan SF Grand Prize (Work Award) | Gamera 2: Attack of the Legion | — | Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of Japan (SFWJ) | winner |
| 1997 | Seiun Award (Media/Film-Theatre) | Gamera 2: Attack of the Legion | — | Japan SF Fan Groups Council | winner |
| 1996 | Japan Adventure Novel Association Film Award | Gamera 2: Attack of the Legion | — | Japan Adventure Novel Association | winner |
Japan Cultural Design Award
結果:
winner
Japan SF Grand Prize (Work Award)
1996
対象作品:
Gamera 2: Attack of the Legion
主催:
Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of Japan (SFWJ)
結果:
winner
Seiun Award (Media/Film-Theatre)
1997
対象作品:
Gamera 2: Attack of the Legion
主催:
Japan SF Fan Groups Council
結果:
winner
Japan Adventure Novel Association Film Award
1996
対象作品:
Gamera 2: Attack of the Legion
主催:
Japan Adventure Novel Association
結果:
winner
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Gamera 2: Attack of the Legion
1996年 Kaiju / Monster filmThe second film of the Heisei Gamera trilogy (1996). Alien silicon-based lifeforms called the Legion arrive with gigantic plant bodies, invading Sapporo and other areas of Japan. The story follows the Self-Defense Forces and Gamera battling the Legion; the film presents unique ecological ideas (high-oxygen environments, electromagnetic communication) and was praised for its effects and staging.
Extraterrestrial lifeMilitary and civiliansRebirth and sacrificeNature vs. humanity
全著作
- Gamera: Guardian of the Universe (Director)
- Gamera 2: Attack of the Legion (Director)
- Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris (Director)
- School Ghost Stories 3 (Director)
- F (Director)
作風・主題
- 文体
- Direction emphasizing practical special effectsJuxtaposition of military realism and civilian perspectivesCombines human drama with spectacle
- 頻出モチーフ
- Cooperation/conflict between the Self-Defense Forces and monstersLarge-scale vistas with detailed ecological depictionMotifs of rebirth/revival (e.g. children's prayers)
評価・遺産
Regarded as a key director of the 1990s Heisei Gamera trilogy. Gamera 2 received unusual recognition within Japanese SF circles and helped raise Kaneko's profile. His films have been re-evaluated in recent years through 4K restorations and re-screenings.
大衆文化への影響
- Cult recognition as director of the Heisei Gamera trilogy
- Gamera 2's 4K digital restoration screened theatrically, contributing to reevaluation
豆知識
- Gamera 2: Attack of the Legion won the 1996 Japan SF Grand Prize; it was an unusual case of a film receiving that award.
- Shusuke Kaneko has been a recipient of the Japan Cultural Design Award (year not specified).