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Atsuya Higashikawa

ひがしがわ とくや

Higashikawa Atsuya

別名: 東 篤哉
ペンネーム: （Name used in early short-story submissions）

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1968-01-01 （Onomichi, Hiroshima, Japan）
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese

経歴

職業
Novelist, Mystery writer
活動期間
1996年〜
所属
Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan
所属団体
Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan (served as secretary-general, later president)
影響を受けた人物
Tetsuya Ayukawa, Arisu Arisugawa
ノミネート
2011 (11th) Honkaku Mystery Award — novel category nominee — 'Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de', 2012 (65th) Mystery Writers of Japan Award — long novel/collection category nominee — 'After School with Mystery', 2014 (67th) Mystery Writers of Japan Award — short story category nominee — 'Spring's Cross', 2015 (68th) Mystery Writers of Japan Award — short story category nominee — 'Why the Mascot Was Murdered'

学歴

Yamaguchi Prefectural Toyoura High School
国: Japan
Kagoshima High School
国: Japan
Okayama University
Faculty of Law
国: Japan
Graduated from Faculty of Law

受賞歴

Honya Taisho (Booksellers Award)
2011
対象作品: The Riddle Is After Dinner
主催: Honya Taisho Organizing Committee
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

I Lend the Key to a Locked Room

2002年 Mystery

A work in the Ikagawa City series featuring locked-room tricks and a collection of short stories.

locked-roomtrick-based puzzleshumor

A Night Unsuitable for Exchange Murders

2005年 Mystery

A trick-focused novel regarded as one of the author's representative works.

exchange murdershuman relationshipshumor

The Riddle Is After Dinner

2010年 Mystery (humorous)

A series of humorous short stories featuring a butler-detective. It became a bestseller through word of mouth and was adapted into a TV drama and film.

butler-detectivemanners and paradoxlight comic dialogue
映像化・舞台化
  • [TV drama] Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de (TV series) (2011)
  • [Film] Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de (film) / 土方政人 (2013)

After School with Mystery

2011年 Mystery (school mystery)

Part of the Koigakubo Academy series; a collection of school-based mystery stories.

schoolyouth-centered incidentspuzzle solving
映像化・舞台化
  • [Web drama] After School with Mystery (web drama) (2011)
  • [Radio drama] After School with Mystery (NHK-FM radio drama) (2011)

Do Magicians Dream of Perfect Crimes?

2012年 Mystery (Witch/Magician series)

First in the Magician Mari series, combining quirky setups with classic mystery techniques.

magicianimpossible crimeshumor and craft

If Only There Were No Detective

2017年 Short story collection (mystery)

A collection of short stories showcasing the author's humor and trick-oriented mysteries.

short storiestrickstwists

Murder at Squid-sou

2022年 Mystery

A recent novel set in an apartment complex, with locked-room flavors to the mystery.

apartment complexcrime hidden in everyday lifelocked-room elements

全著作

  • I Lend the Key to a Locked Room (2002)
  • Shoot Toward the Locked Room! (2002)
  • How Many Cats Are Needed for a Perfect Crime? (2003)
  • A Night Unsuitable for Exchange Murders (2005)
  • Tatejima (2005)
  • Don't Dump the Corpse Here! (2009)
  • I Won't Kidnap Anymore (2008)
  • The Riddle Is After Dinner (2010)
  • After School with Mystery (2011)
  • Do Magicians Dream of Perfect Crimes? (2012)
  • Detectives I Don't Like (2013)
  • If Only There Were No Detective (2017)
  • Murder at Squid-sou (2022)

翻案

  • Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de — adapted as TV series (2011) and film (2013)
  • After School with Mystery — adapted as web drama/radio drama/TV drama
  • Multiple works adapted into manga, drama CDs and stage plays

作風・主題

文体
Fusion of deadpan humor and classical mystery techniquesLight, fast-paced conversational style
頻出モチーフ
locked-room tricksabsurdities hidden in everyday lifedistinctive detectives (butlers, girl detectives, etc.)regional/local settings

評価・遺産

Recognized as a leading figure of humorous honkaku (classic) mystery; widely known after the success of 'The Riddle Is After Dinner'. His works' adaptations into TV and film extended his influence into popular culture.

関連学会

  • Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan

大衆文化への影響

  • Became widely known through TV and film adaptations of 'The Riddle Is After Dinner'.
  • Several works adapted into manga and stage plays, contributing to media-mix expansion.

引用

  • I was living on the edge, wondering if I'd be homeless.
    出典: News Post Seven (interview) (2011年)
  • I have never used the internet or mobile phones. I get information mainly from TV and newspapers.
    出典: WEB Hon no Zasshi (interview) (2012年)

豆知識

  • Before becoming a full-time writer he worked long-term part-time jobs and has said he came close to being homeless.
  • 'The Riddle Is After Dinner' started with a 7,000 copy first print but grew to sell several million copies through word of mouth.
  • He publicly states he does not use the internet or mobile phones.
  • A fan of the Hiroshima Toyo Carp; has written baseball-themed stories.