Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! Grand Award
1 appearances
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Edition 4 (2005) grand prize
Takeru Kaido
かいどう たける
Kaido Takeru
Pen Names:
Takeru Kaido（Pen name used for literary activities (legal name not disclosed).）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1961-12-21 （Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Chiba City, Chiba, Japan → Tokyo, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Physician, Pathologist, Visiting professor
- Active Years
- 1988-
- Affiliations
- Fukui Prefectural University (Visiting Professor), QST (National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology) / Radiological Medical Center (part-time pathologist), Mystery Writers of Japan (member)
- Memberships
- Mystery Writers of Japan, Autopsy Imaging Society (founder)
- Influenced By
- Hideaki Sena
- Nominations
- Nominee for the 21st Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize (2008), Nominee for the 23rd Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize (2010), Nominee for the 32nd Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Newcomer Award (2011)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiba University | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Medicine | 医学士 | 入学年不明 - 1988年卒業 | Japan |
| Chiba University | Graduate School of Medicine | Pathology | 博士（医学） | 1993-1997 | Japan |
Chiba University
Faculty of Medicine
/ Department of Medicine
Degree:
医学士
Period:
入学年不明 - 1988年卒業
Year of Graduation:
1988
Country:
Japan
Entered after one year of preparatory study (ronin). Active in kendo during university.
Chiba University
Graduate School of Medicine
/ Pathology
Degree:
博士（医学）
Period:
1993-1997
Year of Graduation:
1997
Country:
Japan
Completed doctorate; dissertation titled 'Analysis of TPA-induced CD30 suppression mechanism in K562 cell line'.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 'This Mystery is Amazing!' Grand Prize (4th) | Team Batista's Glory | — | Takarajimasha (organizer of 'This Mystery is Amazing!') | 受賞 |
| 2008 | Science Journalist Award | Death-Cause Unknown Society | — | — | 受賞 |
'This Mystery is Amazing!' Grand Prize (4th)
2005
Work:
Team Batista's Glory
Organization:
Takarajimasha (organizer of 'This Mystery is Amazing!')
Result:
受賞
Science Journalist Award
2008
Work:
Death-Cause Unknown Society
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 32 (2011) nominee
Works
Major Works
Team Batista's Glory
2006 Medical mysteryA medical mystery set at a university hospital that unravels suspicious patient deaths and internal conflicts; originally the award-winning debut work retitled for publication.
hospital politicsmedical ethicscause-of-death investigation
Adaptations
- [Film] Team Batista's Glory (film) / 中村義洋 (2008)
- [TV drama] Team Batista's Glory (TV drama) (2008)
General Rouge's Triumphant Return
2007 Medical mysteryExplores emergency medicine, media, and institutional conflicts; one of the author's popular works adapted for film and television.
emergency medicineinstitutional conflictmedia and medicine
Adaptations
- [Film] General Rouge's Triumphant Return (film) / 中村義洋 (2009)
- [TV drama] Team Batista 2: General Rouge's Triumphant Return (TV drama) (2010)
Black Pean 1988
2007 Medical novelA surgical drama intertwining skill, authority, and past incidents, set against the bubble-economy era; part of the 'bubble' trilogy.
surgeryauthoritycausal links between past and present
Adaptations
- [TV drama] Black Pean (TV drama) (2018)
Death-Cause Unknown Society
2007 Non-fiction / MedicalA non-fiction work arguing for the introduction of autopsy imaging (Ai) for cause-of-death diagnosis; awarded the Science Journalist Award.
autopsy imaging (Ai)death certification systemsmedical system reform
Bibliography
- Team Batista's Glory
- Nightingale's Silence
- General Rouge's Triumphant Return
- Black Pean 1988
- Death-Cause Unknown Society
- Gene Waltz
- Corona Apocalypse
Adaptations
- Team Batista's Glory (film & TV drama)
- General Rouge's Triumphant Return (film & TV drama)
- Gene Waltz (film)
- Black Pean (TV drama)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- medical entertainmentfiction based on factual backgroundfast-paced, readable prose
- Recurring Motifs
- internal hospital structures and power strugglescause-of-death investigation / autopsycomplex human relationships
Legacy
Known as a 'medical entertainment' writer who leveraged his medical background to create popular medical mysteries and social non-fiction. Many major works, including 'Team Batista's Glory,' have been adapted for screen, raising public awareness of medical issues. As a proponent and founder of the Autopsy Imaging (Ai) movement, he has influenced discussions on medical and death-certification systems.
Academic Societies
- Autopsy Imaging Society
- Japanese Society of Pathology (related)
In Popular Culture
- Team Batista's Glory (film & TV adaptations)
- Black Pean (TV adaptation)
Quotes
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My intention was to raise issues, not to slander Professor Miyama. This should be debated in an academic framework rather than in court.
Source: Press conference after trial (2010) -
Writing a book and seeing it on bookstore shelves was my childhood dream.
Source: Interview (2006)
Trivia
- Legal name is not publicly disclosed ("Takeru Kaido" is a pen name).
- Holds a 3rd dan in kendo; active in kendo during high school and university.
- Avid fan of shogi (Japanese chess); has written game commentary and reports.
- The 'Team Batista' series and related works have sold millions of copies (figures vary by source).
- Proposed autopsy imaging (Ai) and founded an academic society promoting it.