Ayukawa Tetsuya Award
1 appearances
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Edition 16 (2006) award
Kazushi Asami
あさみ かずし
Asami Kazushi
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1965-01-01 （Chiba Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Mystery writer
- Active Years
- 2006-
- Memberships
- Japan Literary Artists Association, Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan
- Influenced By
- Edogawa Rampo
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rikkyo University | Faculty of Letters | Japanese Literature | 学士（文学） | — | Japan |
Rikkyo University
Faculty of Letters
/ Japanese Literature
Degree:
学士（文学）
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Ayukawa Tetsuya Prize | Vesalius' Coffin | — | Tokyo Sogensha | Winner |
Ayukawa Tetsuya Prize
2006
Work:
Vesalius' Coffin
Organization:
Tokyo Sogensha
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Vesalius' Coffin
2006 MysteryDebut novel themed around medicine; combines macabre elements with classical puzzle-solving.
MedicineGrotesquePuzzle mystery
The Stone Cocoon (Keishicho Investigation Section 11)
2011 Police procedural / Honkaku mysteryFirst of the series focusing on an analytical investigation team and a young female detective's growth; emphasizes teamwork and puzzle-solving.
Analytical investigationTeamworkComing-of-age
Adaptations
- [TV drama] The Stone Cocoon: Murder Analysis Unit (2015)
Keishicho Document Investigator
2015 Police proceduralCenters on investigations based on document analysis; adapted for terrestrial television.
Document analysisUnsolved casesFemale police officers
Adaptations
- [TV drama] Unsolved Women: Keishicho Document Investigator (2018)
Bibliography
- Vesalius' Coffin (2006)
- Midnight Tarantella (2008)
- The Stone Cocoon (2011)
- The Funeral by Water / Special Investigation 7: Bullet (2014)
- Keishicho Document Investigator (2015)
Adaptations
- Murder Analysis Unit (from 'The Stone Cocoon' etc.) - WOWOW Drama W (2015–)
- Unsolved Women: Keishicho Document Investigator - TV Asahi (2018)
- Special Investigation 7: Bullet - TV Asahi Saturday Wide Theater (2016)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- A fusion of police procedural format and honkaku (classical) mysteryRealistic depiction emphasizing analytical investigation
- Recurring Motifs
- Analytical investigationGrowth of young female detectivesSpecialized knowledge such as medicine and document analysis
Legacy
Recognized for bridging police procedural and honkaku mystery; his series have sold hundreds of thousands of copies and multiple works have been adapted for television.
Academic Societies
- Japan Literary Artists Association
- Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan
In Popular Culture
- TV drama series such as 'Murder Analysis Unit' (WOWOW/terrestrial)
- Terrestrial TV adaptation 'Unsolved Women: Keishicho Document Investigator'
Trivia
- Debuted in 2006 after winning the 16th Ayukawa Tetsuya Prize with 'Vesalius' Coffin'.
- The 'Keishicho Investigation Section 11' series has been adapted for screen and sold widely.