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Yoshiaki Ando

あんどう よしあき

Ando Yoshiaki

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1956-01-01 （Futamata, Tenryu (now Tenryu Ward, Hamamatsu), Shizuoka, Japan）
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese

経歴

職業
Novelist, Mystery writer
活動期間
1995年〜

学歴

Meiji University, School of Political Science and Economics
School of Political Science and Economics
学位: 学士
国: Japan

受賞歴

Japan Mystery Suspense Grand Prize
1994
対象作品: Death Descended (originally: The Brown Target)
結果: 受賞
Horror Suspense Grand Prize (Special Prize)
2000
対象作品: Kishimojin
部門: 特別賞
結果: 受賞
Mystery Writers of Japan Award
2010
対象作品: Zuikan (short story)
部門: 短篇部門
主催: Mystery Writers of Japan
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Death Descended

1995年 Mystery/Crime

Debut novel. A mystery written while the author worked as a civil servant; originally awarded the Japan Mystery Suspense Grand Prize under the title "The Brown Target" and published as "Death Descended."

CrimePoliceDark aspects of human nature

Kishimojin

2001年 Horror suspense

A work themed around factitious disorder by proxy (Munchausen syndrome by proxy). A suspenseful, horror-tinged story where social issues and crime intersect.

PsychopathologyFamilyAbuse
映像化・舞台化
  • [TV drama] Kishimojin (Saturday Wide Theater) (2001)

The Officer Who Couldn't Shoot

2010年 Police procedural

A volume from the Shibasaki Reiji series. Contains short and medium-length stories portraying internal police conflicts, ethics, and investigative pursuits; later adapted into a TV series.

Police organizationsEthicsPursuit and investigation
映像化・舞台化
  • [TV drama] The Officer Who Couldn't Shoot (Dramas W) (2016)

Sanctuary Investigation

2010年 Police procedural

A book in the Special Life Safety Investigation Unit series. Includes episodes dealing with sex crimes and domestic incidents.

Public safetySexual crimesDomestic darkness
映像化・舞台化
  • [TV drama] Seian: Special Life Safety Investigation Unit (2014)

全著作

  • Death Descended
  • Kishimojin
  • Drifting Truck
  • 15 Seconds
  • Phantom Girl
  • The Robbery of the Hakone Ekiden
  • Poseidon's Tears
  • Spiral Palace
  • Return of Adonis
  • Precognition Picture
  • Murder Notice
  • The Officer Who Couldn't Shoot
  • Sanctuary Investigation
  • The Missing Officer
  • The King of Silkworms
  • Breakthrough Man

翻案

  • Kishimojin (TV: Saturday Wide Theater)
  • Murder Notice (TV: Saturday Wide Theater)
  • The Officer Who Couldn't Shoot (Dramas W)
  • Seian: Special Life Safety Investigation Unit (TV)

作風・主題

文体
Realistic, tension-driven police procedural styleMixture of short and mid-length story structures
頻出モチーフ
Inner workings of police organizationsEthical conflictsFamily secrets and abuse

評価・遺産

Recognized as a contemporary Japanese writer of police novels and mysteries, known for detailed depictions of police organizations and psychological pathology. Several works have been adapted for screen, influencing the police drama genre.

関連学会

  • Mystery Writers of Japan

豆知識

  • He worked at Hamamatsu City Hall while writing before becoming a full-time writer.
  • Gained attention with "Kishimojin," which addresses Munchausen syndrome by proxy.
  • Debut novel "Death Descended" was published after winning the 1994 Japan Mystery Suspense Grand Prize.