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Edition 3 (2002) special award
Izumi Makimura
まきむら いずみ
Makimura Izumi
Pen Names:
Makii Izumi（Pen name used when submitting debut work (submission name)）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- Otsu, Shiga, Japan
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Horror writer, Mystery writer, Copywriter
- Active Years
- 2002-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansai University | Faculty of Sociology | — | — | — | Japan |
Kansai University
Faculty of Sociology
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Horror Suspense Award (Special Prize) | Jakko | — | Horror Suspense Award Organizers | 特別賞 |
Horror Suspense Award (Special Prize)
2002
Work:
Jakko
Organization:
Horror Suspense Award Organizers
Result:
特別賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Jakko
2003 Horror / Horror suspenseDebut novel. A horror story depicting unsettling presences encroaching on everyday life. Adapted into a TV drama in 2004.
FearBreakdown of the everydaySecrets
Adaptations
- [TV drama] Jakko (2004)
Phantom Pain
2004 Horror / FantasyA collection focusing on eerie incidents related to pain and memory; includes short and mid-length stories.
MemoryPainBoundaries between body and mind
Stormy Mandy
2005 Mystery / ThrillerA thriller where interpersonal relationships and shadows of the past entwine; the truth of events is revealed from multiple perspectives.
Past sinsObserver vs participantRelativity of truth
The Melancholy of Umegaoka Garbage House
2016 Contemporary fiction / Elements of dark comedyDepicts the lives around a hoarded house and the strangeness and sorrow that emerge from it.
IsolationPublic gazeStrangeness of the everyday
Bibliography
- Jakko
- Phantom Pain
- Stormy Mandy
- The Melancholy of Umegaoka Garbage House
- Mysteria: Anthology of Female Writers (includes "Dollhouse")
Adaptations
- Jakko (2004, TV Asahi, Saturday Wide Theater; starring Maki Mizuno)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Tense prose blending horror and mysteryDescriptions that blur the boundary between the everyday and the uncanny
- Recurring Motifs
- DollsAmnesiaDomestic darkness
Legacy
Known for depicting unsettling elements lurking within everyday life in Japan's horror and mystery scene since the 2000s. Her debut was adapted for television, and her work has seen media exposure.
In Popular Culture
- Jakko (adapted into a TV drama in 2004 on TV Asahi's Saturday Wide Theater)
Trivia
- Her debut novel Jakko was submitted under the pen name Makii Izumi and won the Horror Suspense Award Special Prize in 2002, marking her debut.
- Jakko was adapted into a TV drama in 2004, starring Maki Mizuno.