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Osamu Tezuka

てづか おさむ

Tezuka Osamu

別名: 手塚 治 / マンガの神様
ペンネーム: Osamu Tezuka(Pen name used as author (derived from insect name))

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1928-11-03 (Toyonaka (formerly Toyonaka Town), Osaka Prefecture, Japan)
死没
1989-02-09 (Kojimachi, Chiyoda, Tokyo (Hanzomon Hospital)) 60歳
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese

経歴

職業
manga artist, anime director, physician
活動期間
1946年〜1988年
所属団体
Japan Cartoonists Association, Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan
影響を受けた人物
Walt Disney, Charlie Chaplin, Milt Gross
影響を与えた人物
Fujiko Fujio, Shotaro Ishinomori, Fujio Akatsuka, Moto Hagio, Katsuhiro Otomo

学歴

Osaka Imperial University Medical Special School (now Osaka University Faculty of Medicine)
Medicine
期間: 1945–1951
卒業年: 1951
国: Japan
Old-system medical special school (wartime/shortened medical course)
Nara Medical University
Graduate School / Medical research
学位: 博士(医学)
期間: 1961
卒業年: 1961
国: Japan
PhD (Medicine) based on electron-microscopic research of abnormal sperm cells

受賞歴

Shogakukan Manga Award
1957
対象作品: Manga Biology / Biiko-chan
部門: 学習漫画
主催: Shogakukan
結果: 受賞
Kodansha Publishing Culture Award
1970
対象作品: Phoenix (Hi no Tori)
部門: 児童まんが部門
主催: Kodansha
結果: 受賞(第1回)
Venice International Film Festival - Silver Lion (San Marco)
1967
対象作品: Feature animation 'Jungle Emperor (Leo the Lion)'
主催: Venice International Film Festival
結果: 受賞(サンマルコ銀獅子賞)
Hiroshima International Animation Festival Grand Prix
1985
対象作品: Onboro Film
主催: Hiroshima International Animation Festival
結果: 受賞(グランプリ)
Asahi Prize
1988
対象作品: Contributions to postwar manga and animation
主催: Asahi Shimbun
結果: 受賞
Japan SF Grand Prize (Special Award)
1989
対象作品: Lifetime achievements
主催: Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan
結果: 受賞(特別賞)
Harvey Awards Hall of Fame
2020
主催: Harvey Awards
結果: 殿堂入り(追贈)
Eisner Award (posthumous)
2004
対象作品: English edition of 'Buddha'
主催: Eisner Awards
結果: 受賞(最優秀国際作品部門)

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Shin Takarajima (New Treasure Island)

1947年 Adventure / Shonen manga 200ページ

A postwar long-form adventure manga noted for its cinematic pacing; widely regarded as a foundational work of modern Japanese story manga.

adventurecoming-of-agejustice

Tetsuwan Atom (Astro Boy)

1952年 Shonen / Science fiction

Centering on the robot boy Atom/Astro Boy; the animated TV series based on the manga had a major impact on Japanese television animation production.

humanityethicsdignity of life
映像化・舞台化
  • [TV animation] Astro Boy (TV series) / 手塚治虫(監修/原案) (1963)
翻訳
  • Astro Boy

Hi no Tori (Phoenix)

1954年 Epic manga / SF / Historical

A lifelong magnum opus addressing large themes of life, death and reincarnation across multiple interlinked chapters.

lifereincarnationethics

Black Jack

1973年 Seinen / Medical drama

Stories centered on the brilliant unlicensed surgeon Black Jack, often standalone chapters probing medical ethics and human drama.

medical ethicshuman drama
映像化・舞台化
  • [TV animation] Black Jack (TV adaptations) (1993)

Dororo

1967年 Yokai / Historical

Combines yokai and historical drama elements to explore postwar trauma and aspects of human nature.

effects of warrevengehuman nature
映像化・舞台化
  • [TV animation / live-action film] Dororo (anime / live-action) (2019)

作風・主題

文体
cinematic panelingstylized, symbolic character designsmulti-layered, philosophical themes
頻出モチーフ
dignity of lifereincarnation / renewalrelationship between humans and machines

健康

  • scirrhous (linitis plastica) gastric cancer
    1988-1989
    Health declined after diagnosis in 1988; underwent surgery and hospitalization but continued working; died in 1989.

評価・遺産

A transformative creator in postwar Japanese manga and animation, often called 'the God of Manga.' He influenced generations of artists and filmmakers; his legacy is preserved in museums, retrospectives and international recognitions.

記念館・博物館

  • Takarazuka City Osamu Tezuka Memorial Museum Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan 1994年開館

関連学会

  • Japan Cartoonists Association
  • Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan

資料所蔵先

  • Tezuka Productions archives

大衆文化への影響

  • Astro Boy remains a fixture in TV, merchandising and collaborations
  • Leo from Jungle Emperor adopted as a mascot by Seibu Lions (professional baseball)

引用

  • Please, let me work.
    出典: Reported last words (hospital bed, Hanzomon Hospital; testimony by Takayuki Matsuya) (1989年)

豆知識

  • He sometimes publicly gave a birth year different from his real one; actual birth year is 1928.
  • His trademarks were a beret and thick black-rimmed glasses.
  • He loved chocolate — a half-eaten bar was reportedly found in his desk after his death.