Edogawa Ranpo Award
1 appearances
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Edition 38 (1992) award
Yaichiro Kawada
かわだ やいちろう
Kawada Yaichiro
Pen Names:
Yaichiro Kawada（Pen name (real name: Tagami Koichiro)）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1948-10-02 （Matsusaka, Mie, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Physician
- Active Years
- 1992-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nagoya University | Faculty of Medicine | — | 医学士 | — | Japan |
Nagoya University
Faculty of Medicine
Degree:
医学士
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Edogawa Rampo Prize | White, Long Corridor | — | Edogawa Rampo Prize | Winner |
Edogawa Rampo Prize
1992
Work:
White, Long Corridor
Organization:
Edogawa Rampo Prize
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
White, Long Corridor
1993 Medical mysteryA mystery novel grounded in medical knowledge. Winner of the 38th Edogawa Rampo Prize (1992). Noted for tense plotting set in medical settings.
medicinehospitaldeath
Island of White Madness
1993 MysteryA suspenseful mystery set on an isolated island. Incorporates medical and psychological elements into the puzzle.
isolationpsychologymedical
Artificial Respiration of Death
1994 Medical mysteryA medical mystery centered on artificial respiration and emergency care. Features tricks leveraging medical detail.
emergency medicineethicsdeath
Edo Coroner: The Mysteries of Hikotaro Kitazawa
1997 Historical mystery / period fictionA work in the coroner series set in the Edo period, solving cases from a forensic perspective. Later adapted into a manga.
Edo periodforensic medicineinvestigation
Adaptations
- [manga] Edo Coroner / 高瀬理恵
Heian-Kyo Coroner: The Casebook of Mototsugu Sakagami
1998 Historical mysteryA historical mystery set in the Heian period told from the coroner's perspective. Uses ancient medicine and forensic techniques as themes.
Heian periodpost-mortem examinationancient medicine
Bibliography
- White, Long Corridor
- Island of White Madness
- The Last Judgment
- Tragedy of the Red Hospital
- Tragedy of the Blue Aquarium
- Tragedy of the Black Storm: The Weatherman's Trap
- Red Darkness: The Female Doctor Ogen's Casebook
- Artificial Respiration of Death
- Reversal Autopsy: Casebook of Physician Yumiko Gonba
- Tragedy of Athens
- The Terrifying Brain Universe
- The Assassin Who Killed Rome
- Edo Coroner series (multiple works)
- Heian-Kyo Coroner
- Song Coroner: Chinese Forensic Casebook
- Modern Tokyo Coroner: The Mysterious Cafe Waitresses' Deaths in Ginza
Adaptations
- Edo Coroner (manga adaptation, art by Rie Takase)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- detailed medical descriptiontraditional puzzle-oriented mysteryhistorical depiction with period research
- Recurring Motifs
- post-mortem examinationforensic medicinemedical workplaceperiod settings (Edo, Heian)
Legacy
Recognized for medical-themed mysteries that leverage his background in medicine. His 1992 Edogawa Rampo Prize-winning work is regarded as the first Rampo-winning novel to center on medical themes. The coroner series has been adapted into manga and reached a wider readership.
In Popular Culture
- Manga adaptation of the Edo Coroner series (art by Rie Takase) expanding media presence
Trivia
- Real name is Tagami Koichiro (reading uncertain); he writes under the pen name Yaichiro Kawada.
- His 1992 Edogawa Rampo Prize-winning work 'White, Long Corridor' is noted as the first medical-themed mystery to win that prize.