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Sakyo Komatsu

こまつ さきょう

Komatsu Sakyo

ペンネーム: Sakyo Komatsu（Pen name used for his fiction work. Legal name was Minoru Komatsu.）, Minoru Komatsu（Legal name. Used in official records and some early works.）

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1931-01-28 （Nishi-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan）
死没
2011-07-26 （Minoh (Minoo), Osaka Prefecture, Japan） 80歳
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese
居住地歴
Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture → Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture → Osaka, Osaka Prefecture → Minoh (Minoo), Osaka Prefecture

経歴

職業
Novelist, Science fiction writer, Critic, Screenwriter
活動期間
1961年〜2011年
所属
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan (SF Writers Club), Space Writers Club (SACJ), IO Corporation (Sakyo Komatsu Office)
所属団体
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan, Space Writers Club (SACJ)
影響を受けた人物
Robert Sheckley, Luigi Pirandello, Ivan Yefremov
影響を与えた人物
Liu Cixin, Many later Japanese SF writers (e.g. Akira Hori)

学歴

Kyoto University
Faculty of Letters / Department of Italian Literature
学位: 文学士
期間: 1950-1954
卒業年: 1954
国: Japan
Thesis on Luigi Pirandello. Participated in university literary circles.

受賞歴

Seiun Award (Japanese Long Work)
1971
対象作品: Who Shall Inherit?
部門: 日本長編部門
主催: Seiun Award / Japan SF Convention
結果: 受賞
Seiun Award (Japanese Short Work)
1973
対象作品: The Crystalline Star Cluster
部門: 日本短編部門
主催: Seiun Award / Japan SF Convention
結果: 受賞
Japan Mystery Writers Association Award
1974
対象作品: Japan Sinks
主催: Japan Mystery Writers Association
結果: 受賞
Seiun Award (Japanese Long Work)
1974
対象作品: Japan Sinks
部門: 日本長編部門
主催: Seiun Award / Japan SF Convention
結果: 受賞
Seiun Award (Japanese Short Work)
1976
対象作品: Vomisa
部門: 日本短編部門
主催: Seiun Award / Japan SF Convention
結果: 受賞
Seiun Award (Japanese Short Work)
1978
対象作品: The Gordian Knot
部門: 日本短編部門
主催: Seiun Award / Japan SF Convention
結果: 受賞
Seiun Award (Japanese Long Work)
1983
対象作品: Goodbye, Jupiter
部門: 日本長編部門
主催: Seiun Award / Japan SF Convention
結果: 受賞
Japan SF Grand Prize
1985
対象作品: Capital Disappearance
主催: Japan SF Grand Prize Committee
結果: 受賞
Osaka Cultural Award
1990
主催: Osaka Prefecture (awarding body)
結果: 受賞
Honorary Doctorate
2007
主催: Josai International University
結果: 授与
Seiun Award Special Prize
2011
部門: 特別賞
主催: Seiun Award / Japan SF Convention
結果: 受賞（追贈）
Japan SF Grand Prize Special Achievement Award
2011
部門: 特別功労賞
主催: Japan SF Grand Prize Committee
結果: 受賞（追贈）

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

The Day of Resurrection

1964年 Science fiction (pandemic / hard SF) 420ページ

A large-scale SF novel depicting a lethal global pandemic and the struggle and hope of the survivors.

LifeCivilizationExtinction and rebirth
映像化・舞台化
  • [Film] The Day of Resurrection (film) (1980)

At the End of the Endless Stream

1966年 Science fiction (time/space-spanning epic) 480ページ

An epic that spans time and space, questioning the meaning of life, intelligence and civilization.

TimeCivilizationIntelligence

Japan Sinks

1973年 Science fiction (political fiction / disaster) 600ページ

A social SF novel that depicts political, social and human fate through a fictional scenario of the Japanese archipelago sinking.

NationDisasterEthnicity and identity
映像化・舞台化
  • [Film] Japan Sinks (film) (1973)
  • [Film (remake)] Japan Sinks (2006 film) (2006)

Goodbye, Jupiter

1982年 Science fiction (space opera) 360ページ

A space-set novel about Jupiter colonization plans and conflicts; later adapted into film and other media.

Space developmentFuture of humanityTechnology and ethics
映像化・舞台化
  • [Film] Goodbye, Jupiter (film) (1984)

全著作

  • The Day of Resurrection
  • Japan Sinks
  • At the End of the Endless Stream
  • Goodbye, Jupiter
  • Capital Disappearance
  • Corridor of Nothingness

翻案

  • Japan Sinks film adaptations (1973, 2006, etc.)
  • The Day of Resurrection film adaptation (1980)
  • Goodbye, Jupiter film adaptation (1984)

作風・主題

文体
Erudite, theme-driven long-form writing based on extensive knowledgeRealistic prose grounded in hard-SF scientific depictionIntellectual style that incorporates essays and critical discourse
頻出モチーフ
LifeFate of civilizationFuture / timeSurvival and extinction of humanityTechnology and ethics

健康

  • Depression
    1995-2000頃（阪神・淡路大震災後に罹患、後に回復）
    Led to reduced creative output and a period of withdrawal from some activities.
  • Pneumonia (cause of death)
    2011年7月（致命的）
    Died on 2011-07-26 of pneumonia.
  • Smoking (habit)
    終生（既往）
    Heavy smoking habit noted; likely impacted health over time.

評価・遺産

One of postwar Japan's leading SF authors, Komatsu left a major impact on popular culture and intellectual life through large-scale social SF and hard SF. His works' adaptations, mentoring of younger creators, and involvement in large projects (expos, film production) constitute a broad cultural legacy.

記念館・博物館

  • Setagaya Literary Museum (hosted Sakyo Komatsu exhibition) Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan

関連学会

  • Japan Futures Studies Association (co-founder/involved)
  • Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan

資料所蔵先

  • Josai International University Press (published Komatsu Sakyo Complete Works)
  • Sakyo Komatsu Library

大衆文化への影響

  • Widely known through film and TV adaptations of works such as Japan Sinks, The Day of Resurrection, and Goodbye, Jupiter.
  • Asteroid (6983) named 'Komatsusakyo' in his honor.

引用

  • In SF every form of expression becomes possible. Rather, from now on all forms of expression will become SF.
    出典: Sakyo Komatsu — Autobiography: In Search of Existence (2008年)

豆知識

  • Asteroid (6983) was named 'Komatsusakyo'.
  • Often called one of the 'Big Three' of Japanese SF alongside Shinichi Hoshi and Yasutaka Tsutsui.
  • Early in his career he published manga under names such as 'Mori Minoru'.
  • Established IO Corporation to produce Goodbye, Jupiter.