Nihon SF Grand Prize
1回登壇
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第4回（1983年） award
Katsuhiro Otomo
おおとも かつひろ
Otomo Katsuhiro
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1954-04-14 （Hasama (Sakko/Hasama), Tome District, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan）
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
経歴
- 職業
- manga artist, film director, illustrator, designer
- 活動期間
- 1973年〜
- 所属
- Former member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan (SFWJ)
- 所属団体
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan (former member; left by 2023)
- 影響を受けた人物
- Jean Giraud (Mœbius), H. R. Giger, Syd Mead, Akira Kurosawa, Sam Peckinpah, Osamu Tezuka, Shotaro Ishinomori
- 影響を与えた人物
- Naoki Urasawa, Masamune Shirow, Dai Morimura, Yoshiyuki Sadamoto, Shohei Higashimoto, Akimi Yoshida
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miyagi Prefectural Sanuma High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Miyagi Prefectural Sanuma High School
国:
Japan
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 10th Japan Cartoonists Association Award (Excellence Award) | Doumu / I.N.R.I. etc. | — | Japan Cartoonists Association | winner |
| 1982 | Seiun Award (Comic) | Kibun wa Mou Sensou (Feeling Like War) | — | Seiun Awards (Japan) | winner |
| 1983 | 4th Nihon SF Taisho (Japan SF Grand Prize) | Doumu | — | Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan (SFWJ) | winner |
| 1984 | 8th Kodansha Manga Award (General) | AKIRA | 一般部門 | Kodansha | winner |
| 1992 | Eisner Awards (multiple honours, Hall of Fame) | AKIRA (U.S. edition) | — | Eisner Awards (Comic Industry, USA) | winner / Hall of Fame |
| 2005 | Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Chevalier) | — | — | French Government | recipient |
| 2012 | Japan Media Arts Festival — Grand Prize (Animation) | SHORT PEACE (segment "Fireworks") | — | Agency for Cultural Affairs, Japan | winner |
| 2013 | Medal with Purple Ribbon | — | — | Government of Japan (Cabinet Office) | recipient |
| 2014 | Annie Awards — Winsor McCay Award | — | lifetime achievement | ASIFA-Hollywood (Annie Awards) | recipient |
| 2015 | Angoulême International Comics Festival — Grand Prix | — | — | Angoulême International Comics Festival | winner |
| 2019 | Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Officier) | — | — | French Government | recipient |
10th Japan Cartoonists Association Award (Excellence Award)
1981
対象作品:
Doumu / I.N.R.I. etc.
主催:
Japan Cartoonists Association
結果:
winner
Seiun Award (Comic)
1982
対象作品:
Kibun wa Mou Sensou (Feeling Like War)
主催:
Seiun Awards (Japan)
結果:
winner
4th Nihon SF Taisho (Japan SF Grand Prize)
1983
対象作品:
Doumu
主催:
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan (SFWJ)
結果:
winner
8th Kodansha Manga Award (General)
1984
対象作品:
AKIRA
部門:
一般部門
主催:
Kodansha
結果:
winner
Eisner Awards (multiple honours, Hall of Fame)
1992
対象作品:
AKIRA (U.S. edition)
主催:
Eisner Awards (Comic Industry, USA)
結果:
winner / Hall of Fame
Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Chevalier)
2005
主催:
French Government
結果:
recipient
Japan Media Arts Festival — Grand Prize (Animation)
2012
対象作品:
SHORT PEACE (segment "Fireworks")
主催:
Agency for Cultural Affairs, Japan
結果:
winner
Medal with Purple Ribbon
2013
主催:
Government of Japan (Cabinet Office)
結果:
recipient
Annie Awards — Winsor McCay Award
2014
部門:
lifetime achievement
主催:
ASIFA-Hollywood (Annie Awards)
結果:
recipient
Angoulême International Comics Festival — Grand Prix
2015
主催:
Angoulême International Comics Festival
結果:
winner
Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Officier)
2019
主催:
French Government
結果:
recipient
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
AKIRA
1983年 science fiction, seinen manga 200ページSet in a near-future Neo-Tokyo, AKIRA is an ensemble SF epic where psychic powers, youth rebellion, and political conspiracy collide around the character Kaneda and the mysterious Akira.
urban collapsepsychic powersstate violenceyouth culture
映像化・舞台化
- [animated feature film] AKIRA (1988 film) / 大友克洋 (1988)
翻訳
- AKIRA (English edition)
Doumu (Childhood Dreams / Doumu)
1983年 science fiction, short-story collection 120ページA linked set of short stories centered on psychic phenomena; the work blurs boundaries between mental and physical realities with unsettling imagery.
psychic powersreality vs. hallucinationalienation
翻訳
- Doumu (English edition)
全著作
- Short Pieces
- Highway Star
- Hansel and Gretel
- Kibun wa Mou Sensou
- Doumu
- AKIRA
- Steamboy
- SOS Dai-Tokyo Exploration Team
翻案
- AKIRA (1988 animated film)
- SHORT PEACE (2013 omnibus film)
- Steamboy (2004 animated film)
- Mushishi (2007 live-action film)
作品の翻訳
- AKIRA (English translation)
- Doumu (English translation)
作風・主題
- 文体
- detailed realistic depiction contrasted with large white spacecinematic camera-like panel compositionsemphasis on technical/mechanical detail
- 頻出モチーフ
- urban and infrastructural collapsepsychic/extraordinary powersmachines and mechanicsyouth and violence
評価・遺産
Katsuhiro Otomo transformed Japanese manga aesthetics from the late 1970s/1980s onward. His realistic backgrounds and cinematic composition influenced many manga and animation creators worldwide. AKIRA became an internationally acclaimed landmark of Japanese animation.
記念館・博物館
- Otomo Katsuhiro GENGA Exhibition Various locations across Japan 2012年開館
関連学会
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan (former member)
資料所蔵先
- Kodansha: Otomo The Complete Works archive (publication/archive)
大衆文化への影響
- Kaneda's bike from AKIRA has been frequently referenced or paid homage to in motor shows, films and music videos.
- AKIRA continues to influence Hollywood and international creators.
引用
-
I've done what I thought was interesting.
出典: Jiji Press (comment on receiving the Medal) (2013年)
豆知識
- Born in Tome District, Miyagi Prefecture (now Tome City)
- Directed the 1988 theatrical anime adaptation of AKIRA
- His GENGA exhibition displayed around 3,000 original drawings and donated part of proceeds to disaster-affected local groups