Ayukawa Tetsuya Award
1 appearances
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Edition 5 (1994) award
Akira Aikawa
あいかわ あきら
Aikawa Akira
Pen Names:
Tanihara Akiouko（Pen name suggested by the author in the afterword of 'Hanzai Manzai'; reportedly used as a separate pen name）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1957-05-30 （Fukushima City, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Fukushima City, Fukushima Prefecture (birthplace) → Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture (attended University of Tsukuba) → Tokyo (professional activity)
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Mystery writer, Former high school teacher
- Active Years
- 1994-
- Affiliations
- Mystery Writers of Japan (member)
- Memberships
- Mystery Writers of Japan
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fukushima Prefectural Fukushima High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| University of Tsukuba, Second Group, College of Comparative Culture | Second Group, Comparative Culture | — | — | — | Japan |
Fukushima Prefectural Fukushima High School
Country:
Japan
Attended Fukushima Prefectural Fukushima High School before entering University of Tsukuba
University of Tsukuba, Second Group, College of Comparative Culture
Second Group, Comparative Culture
Country:
Japan
Graduated from the University of Tsukuba
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Ayukawa Tetsuya Prize | Keshin (Avatara) / Avatar | — | — | winner |
Ayukawa Tetsuya Prize
1994
Work:
Keshin (Avatara) / Avatar
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Keshin (Avatara) / Avatar
1994 Mystery novelThe author's debut novel that won the Ayukawa Tetsuya Prize. A classic-style mystery featuring large-scale tricks.
locked-roomclever trickhuman psychology
Adaptations
- [TV drama] Keshin (2005)
The Toolshop Murder Case (Kanda Koubai-tei Yose Notebook)
2007 Mystery (rakugo / vaudeville-themed mystery)A work in the series themed on yose (vaudeville) and rakugo. Features tricks and human drama set against traditional performing arts.
rakugoyose (vaudeville)traditional performing arts
Shibahama Mysterious Tale (Kanda Koubai-tei Yose Notebook)
2008 Mystery novelA story in the yose series that intertwines rakugo pieces and backstage elements into a classic mystery.
rakugomystery-solvinghuman relationships
Yuen: The Murder File of the Beautiful Girl Proxy Detective (Nezu Ai series)
1999 Mystery novel (series)A work in the Nezu Ai series featuring a girl proxy-detective. Combines light dialogue with formal-style tricks.
girl detectiveyouthclever tricks
Bibliography
- Keshin (Avatara) / Avatar
- Seven Weeks of Darkness
- The Stranger Behind the Mirror
- The Spirit Name: Isaiah
- Yuen (Nezu Ai series)
- The Shrine Maiden's Mansion Locked Room
- The Toolshop Murder Case
- Shibahama Mysterious Tale
- Stable Ghost Stories
- Hell-tan
- Holmes on the Stage
- The Devil Who Died in November
- Criminal Manzai
- Rakugo Detective Sadakichi series
- Mou Hanbun, Kudasai
Adaptations
- Keshin (TV drama, 2005, Nippon TV Tuesday Suspense Theater)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Classic-style mystery with emphasis on elaborate tricksContemporary honkaku that blends rakugo and yose elements
- Recurring Motifs
- locked-roomclever tricksrakugo / yoseprofessional and proxy detectives
Legacy
Known as a honkaku (classic) mystery writer who employs large-scale tricks and established a distinctive style by using rakugo and yose settings. Debuted after winning the Ayukawa Tetsuya Prize and has contributed to Japan's classic mystery scene for many years.
Academic Societies
- Mystery Writers of Japan
Trivia
- Debuted by winning the 5th Ayukawa Tetsuya Prize with his debut work 'Keshin'.
- Former high school social studies teacher who began his writing career while teaching.
- Suggested in the afterword of 'Hanzai Manzai' that Tanihara Akiouko is a separate pen name.