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Yumemakura Baku

ゆめまくら ばく

Yumemakura Baku

ペンネーム: Yumemakura Baku（Primary pen name used in literary and public activities; inspired by the legendary dream-eating creature 'baku' and the desire to write dreamlike stories.）

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1951-01-01 （Odawara, Kanagawa, Japan）
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese

経歴

職業
Novelist, Essayist, Photographer
活動期間
1977年〜
所属団体
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan (SFWJ)
影響を与えた人物
Reiko Okano, Jiro Taniguchi, Keisuke Itagaki, Sei Ito

学歴

Tokai University
Faculty of Letters / Department of Japanese Literature
国: Japan
Graduated from Tokai University, Faculty of Letters, Department of Japanese Literature; attended Kanagawa Prefectural Yamakita High School prior.

受賞歴

Japan SF Grand Prize
1989
対象作品: A Lion That Devours the Waning Moon
主催: Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan (SFWJ)
結果: 受賞
Seiun Award (Japanese Long Form)
1990
対象作品: A Lion That Devours the Waning Moon
部門: 日本長編部門
主催: Seiun Award Committee
結果: 受賞
Seiun Award (Japanese Short Form)
1991
対象作品: A Lion That Devours the Waning Moon (short/related piece)
部門: 日本短編部門
主催: Seiun Award Committee
結果: 受賞
Japan Adventure Fiction Association Grand Prize
1998
対象作品: The Summit: Kamigami no Mine (Gods' Ridge)
主催: Japan Adventure Fiction Association
結果: 受賞
Shibata Renzaburo Prize
1998
対象作品: The Summit (Kamigami no Mine)
主催: Shibata Renzaburo Prize Committee
結果: 受賞
Seiun Award (Comic)
2006
対象作品: Onmyoji (manga adaptation)
部門: コミック部門
主催: Seiun Award Committee
結果: 受賞（漫画版に対する受賞）
Izumi Kyoka Literary Prize
2011
対象作品: Oedo Tsurikakuden
主催: Izumi Kyoka Prize Committee
結果: 受賞
Funahashi Seiichi Literary Prize
2011
対象作品: Oedo Tsurikakuden
主催: Funahashi Seiichi Prize Committee
結果: 受賞
Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Prize
2012
対象作品: Oedo Tsurikakuden
主催: Yoshikawa Eiji Prize Committee
結果: 受賞
Shogakukan Children’s Publishing Culture Award
2016
対象作品: A Little Big Tree (picture book)
主催: Shogakukan
結果: 受賞
Japan Mystery Literature Grand Prize
2017
主催: Japan Mystery Literature Grand Prize Committee
結果: 受賞
Kikuchi Kan Prize
2017
主催: Kikuchi Kan Prize Committee
結果: 受賞
Medal with Purple Ribbon
2018
主催: Cabinet Office (Honors)
結果: 受章
Japan Historical Fiction Writers Association Award (Merit)
2019
対象作品: Onmyoji, Shamon Kukai series
主催: Japan Historical Fiction Writers Association
結果: 受賞（功労賞）

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Onmyoji

1988年 Historical fantasy / occult novel

A historical fantasy series centered on Abe no Seimei, set in Heian-era Japan. It blends onmyodo, supernatural phenomena and mystery.

OnmyodoHeian periodYokai (supernatural)Occult
映像化・舞台化
  • [Film] Onmyoji / 滝田洋二郎 (2001)
  • [Film] Onmyoji II / 滝田洋二郎 (2003)
  • [Manga] Onmyoji (Reiko Okano) (2006)
翻訳

The Summit (Kamigami no Mine)

1997年 Mountaineering fiction

A novel about Himalayan mountaineering, portraying climbers' psychological and physical struggles at extreme altitudes; notable for on-site realism.

MountaineeringHuman limitsConfrontation with nature
映像化・舞台化
  • [Film] Everest: The Summit / 平山秀幸 (2016)
翻訳

A Lion That Devours the Waning Moon

1989年 SF / fantasy

A work blending fantasy and science fiction elements; one of Yumemakura's representative novels showcasing his distinctive fantastic world.

Fantastic beastsDreamsOccult/fantastic

全著作

  • Nekohiki no Oluorane
  • The Death of a Frog
  • Garouden (Legend of the Hungry Wolf)
  • Psychodiver series
  • Onmyoji
  • The Summit (Kamigami no Mine)

翻案

  • Onmyoji (film, manga, anime adaptations)
  • The Summit (film adaptation)
  • Garouden (manga adaptation)
  • Shamon Kukai (kabuki / film adaptations)

作家による翻訳

  • The Sandman (translation involvement as editor/translator entry)

作風・主題

文体
Occult-tinged, erotically and violently charged fantastic proseRealist detail combined with mystical (esoteric/mikkyo, onmyodo) elementsEarly works show lyrical, whimsical fairy-tale tones
頻出モチーフ
Dreams and the 'baku' creatureSpiral motifsEsoteric rites and magicHand-to-hand combat / fighting realismMountains and extreme adventure

健康

  • Malignant lymphoma
    2020-11 - 2021-03（診断確定）／以降治療と療養の期間あり
    Reduced number of serializations and slowed writing activity due to diagnosis and treatment

評価・遺産

A prolific author spanning fantasy, historical, martial and mountaineering fiction, gaining a wide readership. Many works adapted into films, manga and kabuki, influencing contemporary Japanese popular literature and culture.

関連学会

  • Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan (SFWJ)

大衆文化への影響

  • Onmyoji adaptations in film, manga and anime
  • Garouden and Chimera series adapted into manga/anime

引用

  • I am a writer of eros, violence, and the occult.
    出典: Interview / self-description (profile commentary)

豆知識

  • Anecdote: ate raw piranha during Amazon trip and later worried about possible parasitic infection.
  • After the success of 'Majyu-gari' built a large house nicknamed the 'Inraku Palace'.
  • Considered one of the proponents of K-1; has many writings and investigative pieces about martial arts.
  • Was active in doujin (fan magazine) circles in high school and settled on his pen name after using several.