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Hideo Ito

いとう ひでお

Ito Hideo

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1925-01-02 (Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan)
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
Literary Critic, Detective Fiction Researcher
Active Years
1949-
Affiliations
Popular Literature Research Society, Japan Writers' Association
Memberships
Popular Literature Research Society, Japan Writers' Association

Education

Nihon University
Faculty of Law and Literature / Department of Literature
Year of Graduation: 1949
Country: Japan

Awards

Mystery Writers of Japan Award
1986
Work: Meiji Detective Novels
Organization: Mystery Writers of Japan
Result: 受賞
Popular Literature Research Award - Research and Criticism Category
1989
Work: Rui Kuroiwa: The Originator of Detective Novels
Organization: Popular Literature Research Award
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Meiji Detective Novels

1986 Literary Criticism

A study on Meiji era detective novels.

Detective FictionMeiji EraLiterary Research

Rui Kuroiwa: All of His Novels

1971 Literary Research

Research about all novels of Rui Kuroiwa.

Rui KuroiwaDetective FictionLiterary Research

Biography of Rui Kuroiwa

1975 Biography

Biography of Rui Kuroiwa.

BiographyDetective Fiction

Research on Rui Kuroiwa

1978 Criticism

Collection of research papers on Rui Kuroiwa.

Rui KuroiwaDetective Fiction

Rui Kuroiwa: The Originator of Detective Novels

1988 Literary Criticism

A critical study on Rui Kuroiwa, a pioneer of detective fiction.

Detective FictionLiterary Criticism

Taisho Detective Novels: From Rui Kuroiwa & Shunro to Ranpo & Eiji

1991 Literary Research

Study of detective novels in the Taisho era.

Detective FictionTaisho Era

Showa Detective Novels: From Showa Year 1 to Year 20

1993 Literary Research

Research on detective novels of early Showa period.

Detective FictionShowa Era

Modern Detective Novels

1994 Literary Research

Collection of research papers on modern detective novels.

Detective FictionModern Literature

Rui Kuroiwa Side Story

1995 Literary Criticism

Secondary study on Rui Kuroiwa.

Detective FictionSide Story

The Four Seasons of Life and Literature: Proposals at Age 70

1996 Criticism

Essay on life and literature.

LifeLiterature

The History of Hair

1997 Criticism

A cultural historical study about hair.

Cultural HistoryCriticism

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Clear styleDetailed literature survey
Recurring Motifs
History of detective fictionLiterature from Meiji to Showa

Legacy

A literary critic who greatly contributed to the history research of detective fiction.

Academic Societies

  • Mystery Writers of Japan
  • Popular Literature Research Society
  • Japan Writers' Association