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第24回（1989年） award
Tetsuo Takashima
たかしま てつお
Takashima Tetsuo
別名:
たかしまてつお
ペンネーム:
Takashima Tetsuo（Used for some children's books and juvenile works）
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1949-07-07 （Tamano, Okayama Prefecture, Japan）
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
- 居住地歴
- Tamano, Okayama Prefecture (birthplace) → Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture (residence)
経歴
- 職業
- Novelist, Former researcher, Cram-school proprietor
- 活動期間
- 1979年〜
- 所属
- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute (former employer), National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (former affiliation)
- 所属団体
- Japan Mystery Writers Association, Japan Writers' Association, Japan P.E.N. Club (literary club), National Cram-school Cooperative Association (board member)
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Okayama Prefectural Tamano High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Keio University | Faculty of Engineering | Department of Mechanical Engineering | 学士 | — | Japan |
| Keio University Graduate School (Science and Engineering / Engineering) | Graduate School of Engineering | Department of Mechanical Engineering (master's) | 修士 | — | Japan |
| University of California, Los Angeles (study abroad) | — | — | — | — | United States |
Okayama Prefectural Tamano High School
国:
Japan
Keio University
Faculty of Engineering
/ Department of Mechanical Engineering
学位:
学士
国:
Japan
Undergraduate graduation
Keio University Graduate School (Science and Engineering / Engineering)
Graduate School of Engineering
/ Department of Mechanical Engineering (master's)
学位:
修士
国:
Japan
Completed master's program
University of California, Los Angeles (study abroad)
国:
United States
Studied abroad at UCLA
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Japan Atomic Energy Society Technology Award | Drive characteristics of a fast movable limiter in the JT-60 tokamak | — | Japan Atomic Energy Society | 受賞 |
| 1990 | Kita-Nippon Literary Prize | Kikoku (Return to Japan) | — | Kitanippon Shimbun | 受賞 |
| 1994 | Shosetsu Gendai Mystery Newcomer Award (1st) | Meltdown | — | Kodansha (Shosetsu Gendai) | 受賞 |
| 1999 | Suntory Mystery Award (Grand Prize & Readers' Prize) | Intruder | — | Suntory / Bunshun | 受賞（本賞・読者賞） |
| 2006 | Iue Cultural Prize (Arts & Culture) | — | 文化芸術部門 | Iue Memorial Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2011 | Kobe City Cultural Award (Arts & Literature) | — | 芸術・文学 | Kobe City | 受賞 |
| 2017 | Energy Forum Award (Excellence Award) | The Miracle of Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Plant | — | Energy Forum | 優秀賞 |
| 2020 | Japan Society of Applied Geology Award | — | — | Japan Society of Applied Geology | 表彰 |
Japan Atomic Energy Society Technology Award
1979
対象作品:
Drive characteristics of a fast movable limiter in the JT-60 tokamak
主催:
Japan Atomic Energy Society
結果:
受賞
Kita-Nippon Literary Prize
1990
対象作品:
Kikoku (Return to Japan)
主催:
Kitanippon Shimbun
結果:
受賞
Shosetsu Gendai Mystery Newcomer Award (1st)
1994
対象作品:
Meltdown
主催:
Kodansha (Shosetsu Gendai)
結果:
受賞
Suntory Mystery Award (Grand Prize & Readers' Prize)
1999
対象作品:
Intruder
主催:
Suntory / Bunshun
結果:
受賞（本賞・読者賞）
Iue Cultural Prize (Arts & Culture)
2006
部門:
文化芸術部門
主催:
Iue Memorial Foundation
結果:
受賞
Kobe City Cultural Award (Arts & Literature)
2011
部門:
芸術・文学
主催:
Kobe City
結果:
受賞
Energy Forum Award (Excellence Award)
2017
対象作品:
The Miracle of Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Plant
主催:
Energy Forum
結果:
優秀賞
Japan Society of Applied Geology Award
2020
主催:
Japan Society of Applied Geology
結果:
表彰
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Intruder
1999年 Mystery / SuspenseAward-winning suspense novel dealing with terrorism and conspiracy.
terrorismconspiracynational security
映像化・舞台化
- [Television drama] Intruder (TV drama) (1999)
翻訳
Midnight Eagle
2000年 Military / SuspenseA long novel with hard-action elements revolving around military secrets and national conspiracy.
militarystateconspiracy
映像化・舞台化
- [Film] Midnight Eagle (film) / 成島出 (2007)
翻訳
Meltdown
2003年 TechnothrillerA novel addressing nuclear accidents and reactor technology, depicting crises surrounding nuclear power plants.
nuclear poweraccidenttechnological society
翻訳
- FALLOUT
Capital Infection
2010年 Pandemic / Social fictionA novel depicting an infectious disease spreading in the capital; attracted attention because it was published before the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic.
infectious diseasesocial collapsecrisis management
Catching the Wind
2009年 Young adult literature / NovelA story aimed at high school readers; selected as a required book for the 2010 national youth reading contest.
coming of ageyouthmorality
全著作
- Intruder (1999)
- Midnight Eagle (2000)
- Meltdown (2003)
- Capital Infection (2010)
- Catching the Wind (2009)
- The Miracle of Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Plant (2016)
翻案
- Intruder (TV drama, 1999)
- Midnight Eagle (film, 2007)
- Tocho Bombing! (TV drama, 2018)
作品の翻訳
- Meltdown → FALLOUT (English translation)
- TSUNAMI (English edition)
- The Gene of Life (Chinese translation)
作風・主題
- 文体
- social mysterytechnothrillerdocumentary-style descriptions
- 頻出モチーフ
- nuclear power / reactorsnatural disasters (earthquakes, tsunamis)terrorism / violencedepictions of government and bureaucracy
評価・遺産
Known for novels on nuclear issues, disasters and pandemics; his fiction combines technical and social background analysis with storytelling. Many works have been adapted for screen. He has also contributed to education and disaster-awareness discourse.
関連学会
- Japan Mystery Writers Association
- Japan Writers' Association
大衆文化への影響
- Midnight Eagle was adapted into a film (2007)
- Intruder adapted as TV drama (1999)
引用
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"Capital Infection is not a book of prophecy but a prediction of what could happen in reality."
出典: Interview article (2020) (2020年)
豆知識
- He publishes some children's books under the pen name "たかしまてつお".
- He worked as a researcher in the nuclear field before becoming a full-time writer.
- He once ran a cram school and has written books on education.