Shinichi Hoshi | |
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星 新一 | |
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| Born | September 6, 1926 |
| Died | December 30, 1997 (aged 71) |
| Resting place | Aoyama Cemetery (青山霊園) |
| Nationality |  Japan |
| Occupation(s) | novelist and science fiction writer |
| Years active | 1949-1996 |
| Notable work | "Future Isoppu" (1971) "Bokkochan" (1971) |
| Spouse | Hoshi Kayoko (星 香代子) |
| Children | Eldest Daughter: Hoshi Yurika (星 ユリカ) Second daughter:Hoshi Marina (星 マリナ) |
| Awards | Mystery Writers of Japan Award (1968) Nihon SF Taisho Award Special Award (1988) |
| Website | hoshishinichi |
Shin’ichi Hoshi (星 新一 Hoshi Shin'ichi, September 6, 1926 – December 30, 1997) was a Japanese novelist and science fiction writer best known for his "short-short" science fiction stories, often no more than three or four pages in length, of which he wrote over 1000. He also wrote mysteries and won the Mystery Writers of Japan Award for Mōsō Ginkō (Delusion Bank) in 1968.
One of his short stories, "Bokko-chan" ("Miss Bokko"), was translated into English and published in Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction in June 1963. His books translated into English include There Was a Knock, a collection of 15 stories, and The Spiteful Planet and Other Stories.
His friend Osamu Tezuka used his name for a character in Amazing 3, a manga and anime series which Tezuka produced in 1967.
His father, Ichi Hoshi (星一 Hoshi Ichi), is the founder of the Hoshi Pharmaceutical University and the Hoshi Pharmaceutical company. His grandmother on his mother's side, Kimiko Koganei, was the sister of Mori Ōgai. Shin'ichi's name is an abbreviated version of his father's motto, "kindness first" (親切第一 shinsetsu daiichi). After his father's death, he briefly served as the president of Hoshi Pharmaceutical. At the time of serving, Hoshi Pharmaceutical was listed on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange[a].
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