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第1回（1994年） award
Kenmochi Takashi
けんもち たかし
Kenmochi Takashi
ペンネーム:
Kenmochi Takashi（Pen name formed by slightly modifying the real name (given name–family name order)）
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1962-01-01 （Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan）
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
- 居住地歴
- Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
経歴
- 職業
- Novelist, Mystery writer, Lawyer
- 活動期間
- 1993年〜1997年
- 所属
- Fukuoka Bar Association
- 所属団体
- Fukuoka Bar Association
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyushu University | Faculty of Law | — | — | — | Japan |
Kyushu University
Faculty of Law
国:
Japan
Graduated from Kyushu University Faculty of Law. Graduation year not specified in available sources.
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
対象作品:
A Resigned Client
主催:
Tokyo Sogensha
結果:
Winner
Tokyo Sogensha Public Contest — Grand Prize
1993
対象作品:
Unspecified winning entry (published in anthology); submitted under the name Kenichi Takahashi
主催:
Tokyo Sogensha
結果:
Winner
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
A Resigned Client
1995年 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
全著作
- 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)
作風・主題
- 文体
- Calm, logical proseUses elements of legal mystery
- 頻出モチーフ
- lawyerstestimonycourtroom
評価・遺産
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.
豆知識
- 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.