Nihon SF Grand Prize
1回登壇
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第14回（1993年） special award
Kuromaru Hisashi
くろま ひさし
Kuroma Hisashi
ペンネーム:
LEO（Pen name used for introducing American comics）,
Shirakawa Seiki（Pen name used for reviews and some co-translations）,
Akasu Sumio（Alternative pen name used in reviews）
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- Fukagawa, Koto-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- 死没
- 1993-03-14 42歳
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
経歴
- 職業
- Translator, Commercial (CM) director
- 活動期間
- 1979年〜1993年
- 所属
- Dentsu, Ichinichi-kai (SF fan group), Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan (SFWJ)
- 所属団体
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan (SFWJ)
- 影響を受けた人物
- William Gibson, Rudy Rucker
- 影響を与えた人物
- Mizuto Akiyama, Hideyuki Furuhashi, Tow Ubukata, Keikaku Itō
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Tokyo | Faculty of Law | — | — | — | Japan |
University of Tokyo
Faculty of Law
国:
Japan
Graduation year not specified in available sources
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Japan SF Award (Special Prize) | — | — | Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan (SFWJ) | 受賞 |
Japan SF Award (Special Prize)
1993
主催:
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan (SFWJ)
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Neuromancer
1986年 Cyberpunk / Science fictionWilliam Gibson's landmark cyberpunk novel, depicting cyberspace and hacker culture.
CyberpunkTechnology and humanity
Count Zero
1987年 Science fictionA middle volume of Gibson's Sprawl trilogy, an ensemble piece set against urban networks.
Networked societyCorporations and power
Software
1989年 Science fictionOne of Rudy Rucker's major works, dealing with artificial life and consciousness.
Artificial intelligenceConsciousness
Grifters
1991年 Hard-boiled / Crime (translation)Japanese translation of Jim Thompson's work. Kuromaru translated widely across genres.
CrimeHuman darkness
全著作
- The Hole in the Zero
- Beyond Apollo
- Doorways in the Sand
- Asimov on Science Fiction
- The Soul Eater
- Today We Choose Faces
- The Emerald Forest
- Far from Home
- Enemy Mine
- Batteries Not Included
- Willow
- Tea with the Black Dragon
- Dilvish, the Damned
- Isaac Asimov's Robot City 1: Odyssey
- Nothing Lasts Forever
- Dr. Adder
- Grifters
- The Glass Hammer
- Wild Cards series (co-translations)
- Generation X
- Wild Cards II: Aces High
- Wild Cards III: Jokers Wild
- GOJIRO
作風・主題
- 文体
- Distinct Japanese translation style using frequent ruby annotationsLexical choices aimed at preserving the feel of the original language
- 頻出モチーフ
- Establishing cyberpunk worldviewBoundaries between technology and humanity
健康
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Died of illnessDied in 1993; subsequent years saw tributes and reassessments of his translations
評価・遺産
Known for translating many cyberpunk works by William Gibson and Rudy Rucker into Japanese, often using ruby annotations; his style influenced several later Japanese SF writers and translators.
関連学会
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan (SFWJ)
資料所蔵先
- National Diet Library (authority records)
豆知識
- Real name was Sakuma Hiroshi; pen name is an anagram of his real name
- Used pen names including LEO, Shirakawa Seiki, and Akasu Sumio
- Worked as a CM director at Dentsu before becoming a full-time translator