Sakyo Komatsu

Sakyo Komatsu Born January 28, 1931 Osaka, Osaka, Japan Died July 26, 2011 (aged 80) Minoh, Osaka, Japan Occupation Novelist, screenwriter First work Kaijin Dr. Skeleton (1948) Notable work Japan Sinks (1973)

Sakyo Komatsu (小松 左京,   Komatsu Sakyō), born Minoru Komatsu (小松 実,   Komatsu Minoru) and formerly known by the pen name Minoru Mori (モリ・ミノル,   Mori Minoru), was a Japanese science fiction novelist. Regarded as one of the most well-known science fiction writers in Japan, he is perhaps best recognized for the 1973 story Japan Sinks, which has inspired numerous adaptations and continuations. These include two live-action films, two television series, two radio dramas, a sequel novel co-authored by Komatsu and Koshu Tani, a Netflix animated series, and more. Several of his other stories including Virus, ESPY, Sayonara Jupiter, and Tokyo Blackout have also been adapted to film by Toho and Daiei. Komatsu passed away at age 80 due to pneumonia on July 26, 2011.

Selected bibliography

Author

• ESPY (1964)
• Japan Sinks (1973)
• Sayonara Jupiter (1980-1982)
• Tokyo Blackout (1983-1984)
• Japan Sinks: Part Two (2006) [with Koshu Tani]

Selected filmography

Original story

• Submersion of Japan (1973)
• Army of the Apes (TV 1974-1975) [with Aritsune Toyota, Koji Tanaka]
• Submersion of Japan: Television Series (TV 1974-1975)
• ESPY (1974)
• Bye-Bye Jupiter (1984)
• Tokyo Blackout (1987)
• Sinking of Japan (2006)

Unproduced adaptations

• Sinking of the Japanese Archipelago (1972) [Daiei; replaced by Toho's Submersion of Japan]
• Continuation: Submersion of Japan (1974) [Toho; replaced by Submersion of Japan: Television Series]
• Continuation: Submersion of Japan (1976) [Toho; canceled]
• Continuation: Submersion of Japan (1978) [Toho; canceled]
• Japan Sinks 1999 (1999) [Shochiku; canceled]

Miscellaneous

• Submersion of Japan (1973) - Cameo [uncredited]
• Bye-Bye Jupiter (1984) - Director / screenwriter / executive producer [with Tomoyuki Tanaka]
• Making of Bye-Bye Jupiter (1985) - Supervisor [with Tomoyuki Tanaka]
• The World Sinks Except Japan (2006) - Source material

Videos

Komatsu's cameo in Submersion of Japan

External links

• Sakyo Komatsu Library, official site
• Sakyo Komatsu Official Home Page (archived)

References

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