Mephisto Award
1 appearances
Takumi Kirisha
きりしゃ たくみ
Kirisha Takumi
Pen Names:
Takumi Kirisha（Pen name given by Shoji Shimada; used primarily since debut.）,
Nanayuki Sanou（Alternate pen name used for early short-story submissions to 'Honkaku Suiri' anthologies.）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1963 （Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Mystery writer
- Active Years
- 1999-
- Memberships
- Mystery Writers of Japan
- Influenced By
- Michio Tsuzuki
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Komazawa University | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Komazawa University
Country:
Japan
Alumnus of Komazawa University's mystery-fiction research club.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Mephisto Prize | Doppelgänger Palace: 'Aka zu no Tobira' Research Club — To the Ryūhyōkan | — | Kodansha | 受賞 |
Mephisto Prize
1999
Work:
Doppelgänger Palace: 'Aka zu no Tobira' Research Club — To the Ryūhyōkan
Organization:
Kodansha
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Doppelgänger Palace: 'Aka zu no Tobira' Research Club — To the Ryūhyōkan
1999 Mystery fictionThe first entry in the 'Aka zu no Tobira' research-club series. A honkaku-style locked-room mystery involving members of a study club; debuted as the 12th Mephisto Prize-winning novel.
honkaku mysterylocked-roomclub/research-group
Kaleidoscope Island: 'Aka zu no Tobira' Research Club — To Taketori Island
2000 Mystery fictionA sequel in the series set on an island, featuring elaborate tricks and psychological conflict.
trick-based mysteryisolated settingdeductive reasoning
Ragnarok Cavern: 'Aka zu no Tobira' Research Club — To Kagero Swamp
2000 Mystery fictionCombines eerie elements of caverns and swamps with honkaku-style mystery.
supernatural-tinged mysterylocked-roomlogical resolution
Marionette Garden: 'Aka zu no Tobira' Research Club — To the Hanging Tower
2001 Mystery fictionA series installment that centers on tricks using dolls and stage-like devices.
dollstrick puzzlestheatricality
The Great Detective Is No Longer Here
2002 Mystery fictionWork exploring meta-concepts of the 'great detective'; published in multiple editions.
image of the detectiveparodymixed short/long forms
Where Is the Great Detective?
2006 Mystery fictionA long-form mystery that plays with the detective figure and reader expectations.
detective tropesubversion of expectationsdeduction
Mystery Solving: Up to Two Hours a Day
2016 Essays / Short storiesA recent collection of essays and short stories reflecting the author's life as a mystery writer.
writer's daily lifeshort storiesviews on mystery fiction
Bibliography
- Doppelgänger Palace: 'Aka zu no Tobira' Research Club — To the Ryūhyōkan
- Kaleidoscope Island: 'Aka zu no Tobira' Research Club — To Taketori Island
- Ragnarok Cavern: 'Aka zu no Tobira' Research Club — To Kagero Swamp
- Marionette Garden: 'Aka zu no Tobira' Research Club — To the Hanging Tower
- April: The Fog's 00 (Lovey-Dovey) Locked Room
- May: Pink and Light-Blue Love's Alibi Breaker
- The Great Detective Is No Longer Here
- Where Is the Great Detective?
- Mystery Solving: Up to Two Hours a Day
- Takumi Kirisha: Selected Short Stories
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Honkaku-like, trick-focused proseMeticulous, logically driven narration
- Recurring Motifs
- locked-room scenariossupernatural/ghostly insertionssettings involving university clubs/research groups
Legacy
Takumi Kirisha debuted after winning the Mephisto Prize and is known for the 'Aka zu no Tobira' research-club series. He continues the trick-oriented honkaku tradition while crafting settings accessible to contemporary readers.
Academic Societies
- Mystery Writers of Japan
Archives
- National Diet Library (author ID: 00739841)
- VIAF (identifier: 117494210)
Trivia
- 'Takumi Kirisha' is a pen name given by Shoji Shimada.
- Alumnus of Komazawa University's mystery-fiction research club.
- Debuted in 1999 after winning the 12th Mephisto Prize.