Sogen Mystery Short Story Award
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (1994) award
Kenmochi Takashi
けんもち たかし
Kenmochi Takashi
Pen Names:
Kenmochi Takashi（Pen name formed by slightly modifying the real name (given name–family name order)）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1962-01-01 （Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Mystery writer, Lawyer
- Active Years
- 1993-1997
- Affiliations
- Fukuoka Bar Association
- Memberships
- Fukuoka Bar Association
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyushu University | Faculty of Law | — | — | — | Japan |
Kyushu University
Faculty of Law
Country:
Japan
Graduated from Kyushu University Faculty of Law. Graduation year not specified in available sources.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Sogen Mystery Short Story Award (1st) | A Resigned Client | — | Tokyo Sogensha | Winner |
| 1993 | Tokyo Sogensha Public Contest — Grand Prize | Unspecified winning entry (published in anthology); submitted under the name Kenichi Takahashi | — | Tokyo Sogensha | Winner |
Sogen Mystery Short Story Award (1st)
1994
Work:
A Resigned Client
Organization:
Tokyo Sogensha
Result:
Winner
Tokyo Sogensha Public Contest — Grand Prize
1993
Work:
Unspecified winning entry (published in anthology); submitted under the name Kenichi Takahashi
Organization:
Tokyo Sogensha
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
A Resigned Client
1995 MysteryA collection of short stories centered on legal and ethical issues involving lawyers, combining courtroom perspectives with logical mystery solutions.
JusticeLaw and ethicsTestimony and truth
Bibliography
- Kyosaku: The Mystery of Twenty 50-yen Coins (anthology contribution, 1993)
- A Resigned Client (single-author book, 1995; bunkobon edition, 2005)
- The Talkative Corpse (short story, 1996; included in anthology)
- The Persuaded Client (short story, 1997)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Calm, logical proseUses elements of legal mystery
- Recurring Motifs
- lawyerstestimonycourtroom
Legacy
Gained recognition for short fiction in the mid-1990s but focused on legal practice from 1997 onward, suspending literary output. His law-tinged short stories remain noted among some mystery readers.
Trivia
- His pen name is said to be a slight modification of his real name in the given-name–family-name order.
- Won a grand prize in a Tokyo Sogensha contest in 1993 and debuted by winning the Sogen Mystery Short Story Award in 1994.
- Since 1997 he has concentrated on his legal practice and no further literary publications have been confirmed.