Mystery Writers of Japan Award
1 appearances
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Edition 56 (2003) award
Arisugawa Arisu
アリスガワ アリス
Arisugawa Arisu
Pen Names:
Arisugawa Arisu（Primary pen name as novelist）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1959-04-26 （Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Mystery Writer
- Active Years
- 1989-
- Influenced By
- Ellery Queen
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doshisha University Faculty of Law | Faculty of Law | Department of Law | 学士（法学） | — | Japan |
Doshisha University Faculty of Law
Faculty of Law
/ Department of Law
Degree:
学士（法学）
Year of Graduation:
1981
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Sakuya Konohana Prize | Choutyou ga Habataku | 文芸その他部門 | Sakuya Konohana Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 2003 | Mystery Writers of Japan Award | The Malayan Railway Mystery | 長編および連作短編集部門 | Mystery Writers of Japan | 受賞 |
| 2008 | Honkaku Mystery Award | The Castle of the Queen | 小説部門 | Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan | 受賞 |
| 2016 | Osaka Honma Hon Award | Maboroshi-zaka | — | Osaka Honma Hon Award Committee | 受賞 |
| 2018 | Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for New Writers | Himura Hideo Series | — | Kodansha | 受賞 |
| 2022 | Japan Mystery Literature Award | — | — | Kobun Culture Foundation | 受賞 |
Sakuya Konohana Prize
1996
Work:
Choutyou ga Habataku
Category:
文芸その他部門
Organization:
Sakuya Konohana Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Mystery Writers of Japan Award
2003
Work:
The Malayan Railway Mystery
Category:
長編および連作短編集部門
Organization:
Mystery Writers of Japan
Result:
受賞
Honkaku Mystery Award
2008
Work:
The Castle of the Queen
Category:
小説部門
Organization:
Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan
Result:
受賞
Osaka Honma Hon Award
2016
Work:
Maboroshi-zaka
Organization:
Osaka Honma Hon Award Committee
Result:
受賞
Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for New Writers
2018
Work:
Himura Hideo Series
Organization:
Kodansha
Result:
受賞
Japan Mystery Literature Award
2022
Organization:
Kobun Culture Foundation
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Honkaku Mystery Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 8 (2008) award
Yoshikawa Eiji Bunko Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 3 (2018) award
Japan Mystery Literature Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 26 (2023) award
Works
Major Works
Moonlight Game: Tragedy of Y '88
1989 MysteryDebut work of Arisugawa Arisu. Part of the Jiro Egami series.
MysteryCrimePuzzle
Adaptations
- [TV Drama] The Two-Headed Demon (1994)
Translations
- Moonlight Game: Tragedy of Y '88
The Two-Headed Demon
1992 MysteryOne of the representative works of the Student Alice series.
MysterySchoolPuzzle
Adaptations
- [TV Drama] The Two-Headed Demon (1994)
Translations
- The Two-Headed Demon
The Malayan Railway Mystery
2002 MysteryA novel in the Writer Alice series.
MysteryRailwayPuzzle
Translations
- The Malayan Railway Mystery
The Swiss Watch Mystery
2003 MysteryA work in the Writer Alice series.
MysteryClockPuzzle
Translations
- The Swiss Watch Mystery
The Island of Crows
2006 MysteryA novel in the Writer Alice series.
MysteryIslandPuzzle
Translations
- The Island of Crows
The Castle of the Queen
2007 MysteryA novel in the Student Alice series.
MysteryCastlePuzzle
Translations
- The Castle of the Queen
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- New Honkaku Mystery
- Recurring Motifs
- Challenge to readersLocked-roomRailroad
Legacy
Arisugawa Arisu is a representative author of the New Honkaku mystery genre, has won numerous literary awards, and significantly influenced the mystery novel world.
Academic Societies
- Honkaku Mystery Writers Club
Trivia
- Aspired to be a mystery writer since elementary school and wrote novels.
- Many works are set in Osaka.
- The author sometimes appears in his own mystery stories.