Edogawa Ranpo Award
1 appearances
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Edition 15 (1969) award
Seiichi Morimura
もりむら せいいち
Morimura Seiichi
Pen Names:
Keitaro Yukishiro（Early pen name used at debut with the book 'Sarariiman Akutoku Seminar'）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1933-01-02 （Kumagaya, Saitama, Japan）
- Died
- 2023-07-24 （Tokyo, Japan） age 90
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Tokyo, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Mystery writer
- Active Years
- 1969-2017
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aoyama Gakuin University | Faculty of Letters | Department of English and American Literature | — | — | Japan |
Aoyama Gakuin University
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of English and American Literature
Year of Graduation:
1958
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Edogawa Rampo Prize | High-rise Dead Angle | — | Edogawa Rampo Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 1973 | Mystery Writers of Japan Award | Corrosion Structure | — | Mystery Writers of Japan | 受賞 |
| 1974 | Shosetsu Gendai Golden Reader Award | The Hollow Resentment | — | Shosetsu Gendai Editorial Department | 受賞 |
| 1976 | Kadokawa Novel Award | Proof of the Man | — | Kadokawa Shoten | 受賞 |
| 2004 | Japan Mystery Literature Award | — | — | Japan Mystery Writers Club | 受賞 |
| 2008 | Kato Ikko Award | Novel Dojo | — | Kato Ikko Award Committee | 受賞 |
| 2011 | Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Prize | Akudō | — | Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Prize Committee | 受賞 |
Edogawa Rampo Prize
1969
Work:
High-rise Dead Angle
Organization:
Edogawa Rampo Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Mystery Writers of Japan Award
1973
Work:
Corrosion Structure
Organization:
Mystery Writers of Japan
Result:
受賞
Shosetsu Gendai Golden Reader Award
1974
Work:
The Hollow Resentment
Organization:
Shosetsu Gendai Editorial Department
Result:
受賞
Kadokawa Novel Award
1976
Work:
Proof of the Man
Organization:
Kadokawa Shoten
Result:
受賞
Japan Mystery Literature Award
2004
Organization:
Japan Mystery Writers Club
Result:
受賞
Kato Ikko Award
2008
Work:
Novel Dojo
Organization:
Kato Ikko Award Committee
Result:
受賞
Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Prize
2011
Work:
Akudō
Organization:
Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Mystery Writers of Japan Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 26 (1973) award
Japan Mystery Literature Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 7 (2004) award
Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 45 (2011) award
Works
Major Works
Proof of the Man
1976 MysteryA representative work in the Detective Munei series, also adapted into a film.
MysteryHuman Drama
Adaptations
- [Film] Proof of the Man (1977)
Proof of the Wild
1977 MysteryOne of the Proof Trilogy, adapted into a film.
MysteryHuman Drama
Adaptations
- [Film] Proof of the Wild (1978)
Devil's Gluttony
1981 Historical NovelSeries revealing the reality of Unit 731.
HistoryWar
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- MysteryClassic detective fictionRealism
- Recurring Motifs
- WarRevengeJustice
Health
-
Senile DepressionOne of the illnesses battled in later years
-
DementiaOne of the illnesses battled in later years
Legacy
Seiichi Morimura is a representative figure in Japanese mystery literature, with many works adapted to screen and widely acclaimed.
Academic Societies
- Mystery Writers of Japan
Quotes
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They are trying to make a war-capable nation again, but that must never be.
Source: Statement in 2015 (2015)
Trivia
- Experienced the Kumagaya air raid at age 12.
- Debuted as a writer while working as a hotel clerk.
- Pen name derived from his mother's name.