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Ken'ichi Sakemi (酒見 賢一, Sakemi Ken'ichi, born November 26, 1963) is a Japanese writer, whose works have been adapted into other formats, including films, manga, and anime.
Ken'ichi Sakemi | |
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| Native name | 酒見 賢一 |
| Born | 26 November 1963 Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan |
| Alma mater | Aichi University, Faculty of Letters, Department of Philosophy, Major in Eastern philosophy |
| Genre | Historical fiction, Fantasy, Science fiction |
| Notable works | Kōkyū Shōsetsu (1989) Bokkō (1991) Rōkō ni Ari (1992) |
Life and career
Sakemi was born in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture. In 1988, In 1988 he graduated from Aichi University, Faculty of Letters, Department of Philosophy with a major in Eastern philosophy.
In 1989, he won the 1st Japan Fantasy Novel Award for Kōkyū Shōsetsu, and published it as his first novel by Shinchosha. The following year, this novel made into the anime television film Like the Clouds, Like the Wind.[1]
Bokkō, published in 1992, was adapted into a manga and a film was made based on it. As for Bokkō, Studio Ghibli once considered making an anime film directed by Mamoru Oshii around 1991, and even created imageboards by Katsuya Kondō, but the plan fell through.[2][3]
His first novel was a fantasy set in a fictional dynasty similar to China, but since then he has often taken subjects from actual Chinese history. He is known for his uninhibited imagination, while keeping historical facts in mind.[4]
Awards and Nominations
- 1989 - Winner of the 1st Japan Fantasy Novel Award: Kōkyū Shōsetsu
- 1990 - Nominated for the 102nd Naoki Prize: Kōkyū Shōsetsu
- 1991 - Nominated for the 104th Naoki Prize: Bokkō
- 1992 - Winner of the Atsushi Nakajima Memorial Award 50 years after his death: Bokkō, Rōkō ni Ari, Pythagoras no Tabi
- 2000 - Winner of the 19th Jirō Nitta Literary Award: Shūkōtan
Bibliography
Novels
- Kōkyū Shōsetsu (Inner palace Novel) (後宮小説), 1989
- Seibo no Butai (Troops of the Holy Mother) (聖母の部隊), 1991
- Pythagoras no Tabi (Pythagoras' Journey) (ピュタゴラスの旅), 1991
- Bokkō (Mohism Attacks) (墨攻), 1991
- Rōkō ni Ari (In the alley) (陋巷に在り), complete in 13 volumes, 1992-2002
- Dōtei (Male virgin) (童貞), 1995
- Katarite no Jijō (The Narrator's Circumstances) (語り手の事情), 1998
- Shūkōtan (Duke of Zhou) (周公旦), 1999
- Nakimushi Yowamushi Shokatsu Kōmei (Crybaby and cowardly, Zhuge Liang) (泣き虫弱虫諸葛孔明), complete in 5 volumes, 2004 - 2017
Short story collections
- Bunkai (Disassembly) (分解), 2010
Essays
- Chugoku Zatsuwa Chugoku-teki Shisou (Chinese Folklore, Chinese thought) (中国雑話 中国的思想), 2007
Adaptations
Films
- A Battle of Wits, 2006
- A Japanese-Chinese-Korean co-production based on Hideki Mori's manga version, the film was released in Asia in 2006 and in Japan on February 3, 2007.[5]
Anime
- Like the Clouds, Like the Wind (雲のように風のように), 1990
- An anime television film based on Kōkyū Shōsetsu, broadcast on Nippon Television Network System on March 21, 1990.[6]
Manga
- Bokkō (Mohism Attacks) (墨攻), (Original story by Ken'ichi Sakemi, Illustration by Hideki Mori, scenario cooperation by Sentarō Kubota), complete in 11 volumes
- A manga based on Bokkō. It was serialized in Big Comic from 1992 to 1996. It became an original storyline along the way, expanding on ideas from the novel.
- D'arc Jan-nu Daruku Den (D'arc: Biography of Jeanne d'Arc) (D'arc ジャンヌ・ダルク伝), (Story by Ken'ichi Sakemi, Art by Katsuya Kondō), up to 2 volumes
- Original manga work without a novel as a basis. It was serialized in Animage from the August 1994 issue to the August 1995 issue, and then stopped. Unfinished.
- Rōkō ni Ari-Gankai Denki (In the Alley-The Legend of Yan Hui) (陋巷に在り-顔回伝奇), (Original story: Ken'ichi Sakemi, Manga: Jun Hanyunyū), complete in 3 volumes
- A manga based on Rōkō ni Ari. It was serialized in the monthly web comic magazine "Digicomi Shincho com2" from 2007.
- Nakimushi Yowamushi Shokatsu Kōmei (Crybaby and cowardly, Zhuge Liang) (泣き虫弱虫諸葛孔明), (Original story: Ken'ichi Sakemi, Manga: Tabasa Iori), complete in 3 volumes
- A manga based on Nakimushi Yowamushi Shokatsu Kōmei. It was serialized in Monthly Big Comic Spirits from the December 2017 issue to the July 2019 issue.
References
- Sevakis, Justin (February 8, 2007). "Buried Treasure: Like the Clouds, Like the Wind". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
- Oshii, Mamoru (2017). 誰も語らなかったジブリを語ろう [Let's talk about Ghibli that no one talked about.] (in Japanese). Tokyo: Tokuma Shoten. p. 411. ISBN 978-4198645021.
- "VR展覧会 近藤勝也e-museum". にいはま紀行 (in Japanese). Niihama, Ehime Prefecture. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
- "酒見賢一 『後宮小説』 - 新潮社" (in Japanese). Shinchosha. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
- "『墨攻』アンディ・ラウ 単独インタビュー". シネマトゥデイ (in Japanese). 株式会社シネマトゥデイ. January 18, 2007. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
- "雲のように風のように" (in Japanese). Studio Pierrot Official Site. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
External links
- (in Japanese) Sakemi Ken'ichi Fan no Page
- Ken'ichi Sakemi at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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