Yokomizo Seishi Mystery & Horror Grand Award
1 appearances
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Edition 14 (1994) honorable mention
Ryuichi Kasumi
かすみ りゅういち
Kasumi Ryuichi
Aliases:
有正真一郎 / 有正 真一郎
Pen Names:
Ryuichi Kasumi（pen name）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1959-05-18 （Okayama Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Okayama Prefecture, Japan → Tokyo, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Mystery writer, Novelist, Film publicity / Producer
- Active Years
- 1994-
- Affiliations
- Toho Co., Ltd., Honkaku Mystery Writers Club (served as auditor)
- Memberships
- Honkaku Mystery Writers Club (auditor)
- Influenced By
- Seishi Yokomizo, Ranpo Edogawa
- Nominations
- Honkaku Mystery Award nominee (Fly Play!), Honkaku Mystery Award nominee (Pazraction)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University | School of Political Science and Economics | — | — | 1978-1982 | Japan |
Waseda University
School of Political Science and Economics
Period:
1978-1982
Year of Graduation:
1982
Country:
Japan
Member of Waseda Mystery Club while a student
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Yokomizo Seishi Mystery Award (Honorable Mention) | Onaji Haka no Mujina | — | Yokomizo Seishi Mystery Award | Honorable mention |
| 1995 | Baka Mystery Award | The Death Play of the Fox | — | Baka Mystery Award | Winner |
| 2001 | Baka Mystery Award | The Fatal Run of the Steam Tiger | — | Baka Mystery Award | Winner |
Yokomizo Seishi Mystery Award (Honorable Mention)
1994
Work:
Onaji Haka no Mujina
Organization:
Yokomizo Seishi Mystery Award
Result:
Honorable mention
Baka Mystery Award
1995
Work:
The Death Play of the Fox
Organization:
Baka Mystery Award
Result:
Winner
Baka Mystery Award
2001
Work:
The Fatal Run of the Steam Tiger
Organization:
Baka Mystery Award
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Onaji Haka no Mujina
1994 MysteryDebut work. A mystery set in a local shopping street featuring locked-room elements and humor.
animal motifslogical trickslocal community
The Death Play of the Fox
1995 Humorous mystery / Baka-mysteryAn idea-driven mystery centered on a fox motif. Features strong humor and erudite references.
animalsdeductionhumor
The Fatal Run of the Steam Tiger
2001 Mystery / Baka-mysteryA long mystery featuring a tiger motif. Noted for elimination-based deduction and visceral scenes.
animal motifsprocess of eliminationviolence
Shishashitsu (Movie Detective Kōmon Fuku-suke Casebook)
2008 Locked-room mysterySet against the film industry, features the detective Kōmon Fuku-suke. Has a retitled edition.
filmdetectivelocked-room
Bibliography
- Onaji Haka no Mujina: Makurakura Kita Shopping Street Murder Case
- The Death Play of the Fox
- The Fatal Run of the Steam Tiger
- Shishashitsu
- Fly Play! The Murder at the Coffin House
- Pazraction
- Effectra: Kōmon Fuku-suke's Worst Case
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- A bombastic, erudite, and often gags-heavy styleStrong commitment to logically constructed, orthodox puzzle mechanisms
- Recurring Motifs
- animal motifs (each work often centers on a particular animal)detailed descriptions of food and inventive cookinglocked-room scenarios and elimination-based deduction
Legacy
Known as a leading figure of 'baka-mystery' (humorous/absurd mysteries), Kasumi is appreciated for his distinctive mix of humor and extreme elements, alongside rigorous logical plotting.
Academic Societies
- Honkaku Mystery Writers Club
Archives
- Holdings at the National Diet Library (Japan)
In Popular Culture
- Sometimes cited as a representative author of the 'baka-mystery' movement
Quotes
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My specialty is deduction by the process of elimination.
Source: Interview (Shinichiro Arimasa) (2021)
Trivia
- Real name: Shinichiro Arimasa.
- Worked at Toho in film publicity and planning departments before/during literary activities.
- Contributed as assistant producer / original idea to 'Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla'.