Ryu Mitsuse
Ryū Mitsuse ( Japanese 光 瀬 龍 , Mitsuse Ryū ; born March 18, 1928 in Minami-Senju , Kita-Toshima County (today: Arakawa ), Tokyo Prefecture ; † July 7, 1999 ) was a Japanese science fiction author.
Life
Ryū Mitsuse was born in 1928 in the city of Minami-Senju in Tokyo Prefecture. His birth name was Kimio Chiba ( 千葉 喜 美 雄 ), but after his marriage he took his wife's surname and was henceforth Kimio Iizuka ( 飯 塚 喜 美 雄 ).
From 1945 to 1948 he attended the Kawamura High School, from which he received his degree. He then attended Tōyō University , which he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1953.
After graduating from university, Mitsuse joined the Kagaku Sōsaku Club ( 科学 創作 ク ラ ブ , Kagaku Sōsaku Kurabu ), which sold the magazine Uchū-jin ( 宇宙 塵 ). During this time he published several short stories under his alias Ryu Mitsuse.
Works
His best-known work is the novel Hyakuoku no Hiru to Sen'oku no Yoru ( 百億 の 昼 と 千億 の 夜 ). The novel is a combination of science and mythology and deals with Plato and the Buddha Siddhartha , among others . It was named one of the best Japanese-language novels in a 2006 poll by Japanese SF magazine . In the late 1970s, Hyakuoku no Hiru to Sen'oku no Yoru was adapted from Moto Hagio ( 萩 尾 望 都 ) as a manga .
Selected novels
- 1964 Tasogare ni Kaeru ( た そ が れ に 還 る )
- 1967 Hyakuoku no Hiru to Sen'oku no Yoru ( 百億 の 昼 と 千億 の 夜 )
- 1977 Higashi Canal Bunsho ( 東 キ ャ ナ ル 文書 )
- 1984 Fubuki no Niji ( 吹 雪 の 虹 )
- 1984 New York, Yōsoro ( 紐 育 、 宜 候 )
- 1993 Yamiichi no Shinkirō (闇 市 の 蜃 気 楼)
- 1996 Hideyoshi to Nobunaga: Shisetsu shinchō-kōki ( 秀吉 と 信 長 私 説 信 長 公 記 )
- 1999 Ihon Saiyūki ( 異 本 西遊記 )
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mitsuse, Ryu |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 光 瀬 龍 (pseudonym, Japanese); Chiba Kimio (real name); 千葉 喜 美 雄 (real name, Japanese); Iizuka Kimio (married); 飯 塚 喜 美 雄 (married, Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese science fiction writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 18, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Minami-Senju , Kita-Toshima County (now Arakawa ), Tokyo Prefecture , Japan |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 7, 1999 |