Edogawa Ranpo Award
1 appearances
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Edition 69 (2023) award
Koshirou Mikami
みかみ こうしろう
Mikami Koshirou
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- null （Yonago, Tottori, Japan）
- Died
- null
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- screenwriter, novelist
- Active Years
- 1994-
- Affiliations
- DIPREX Co., Ltd.
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tottori Prefectural Yonago Higashi High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Keio University, Faculty of Letters | Faculty of Letters | — | — | — | Japan |
Tottori Prefectural Yonago Higashi High School
Country:
Japan
Keio University, Faculty of Letters
Faculty of Letters
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Edogawa Rampo Prize | Soten no Tori | — | — | winner |
Edogawa Rampo Prize
2023
Work:
Soten no Tori
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Soten no Tori
2023 mystery novelA long novel set in Tottori Prefecture that centers on real-life writer Tanaka Kodai and her daughter, the short-lived poet Tanaka Chidori. The story explores lost talent and the lives of people rooted in their hometown.
local historyfamilylost talenthistorymystery
Bibliography
- Soten no Tori (2023, Kodansha)
- Production Baby (Shosetsu Gendai, Oct 2023)
- "Denshi no Akagami" in This Will Be My Last Job (Aug 2024, Kodansha)
- "Fifteen Minutes" in The Seven Deadly Sins (Jul 2025, Takarajimasha)
Adaptations
- Yokka-kan Kazoku (Four-Day Family) — NHK-FM Youth Adventure, 2024, radio adaptation (adaptation by Mikami)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- cinematic descriptive stylemeticulous plottingdetailed character portrayal
- Recurring Motifs
- birdsnostalgiatimelost talent
Legacy
A long-time screenwriter active across television, radio and animation, Mikami attracted attention after winning the Edogawa Rampo Prize in 2023 and debuting as a novelist. He brings a cinematic sensibility to fiction and has been praised for mystery works rooted in local history and real figures.
Trivia
- Worked for a Tokyo-based bank system development company before becoming a full-time writer.
- Has written scripts across TV drama, anime, games and radio drama.
- Made his novelist debut by winning the 69th Edogawa Rampo Prize in 2023 for Soten no Tori.