Ryō Hanmura

Ryō Hanmura
BornHeitarō Kiyono
(1933-10-27)October 27, 1933
Tatsuno, Hyogo, Japan
DiedMarch 4, 2002(2002-03-04) (aged 68)
Chōfu, Tokyo, Japan
NationalityJapanese
GenreScience fiction, fantasy, horror
Notable awardsNaoki Prize for Amayadori
1988 Nihon SF Taisho Award

Ryō Hanmura (Japanese: 半村 良, Hepburn: Hanmura Ryō, October 27, 1933 – March 4, 2002) was a Japanese science fiction, fantasy, and horror author. His name is alternatively transliterated as Ryō Hammura. While he wrote books as Ryō Hanmura his real name was Heitarō Kiyono (清野 平太郎, Kiyono Heitarō).[1]

He won the first Izumi Kyōka Prize for Literature for his novel Musubi no Yama Hiroku (産霊山秘録) in 1973.[2] He won the Naoki Prize for his 1975 novel Amayadori (雨やどり). He won also the 1988 Nihon SF Taisho Award.[3]

One of his novels was the basis of the 1979 film G.I. Samurai (戦国自衛隊, Sengoku Jieitai). A series of role-playing video games called The Legend of Heroes (英雄伝説, Eiyū Densetsu) is loosely based on his novel by the same name.

Works in English translation

  • "Cardboard Box" (ボール箱, Bōrubako)
    • The Best Japanese Science Fiction Stories. Barricade Books. 1997 [Dembner Books: 1989].
    • Speculative Japan. Kurodahan Press. 2007.[4]
  • "Tansu" (箪笥, "bureau" or "cabinet") (The Best Japanese Science Fiction Stories. Barricade Books. 1997 [Dembner Books: 1989].)

Works

Selected novels

etc.

References

  1. ^ "半村, 良, 1933-2002". Web NDL Authorities. National Diet Library.
  2. ^ Izumi Kyouka Bungaku Shou Archived 2019-01-10 at the Wayback Machine Viewed on 28 January 2011.
  3. ^ "Nihon SF Taisho Award Winners List". Science Fiction Writers of Japan. Archived from the original on 2012-12-13. Retrieved 2010-01-28.
  4. ^ Speculative Japan | Kurodahan Press


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