Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! Grand Award
1 appearances
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Edition 8 (2009) grand prize
Shichiri Nakayama
なかやま しちり
Nakayama Shichiri
Pen Names:
Shichiri Nakayama（Named after the Nakayama Shichiri valley near his hometown in Gero, Gifu Prefecture）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1961-12-16 （Gifu Prefecture）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Mystery Writer
- Active Years
- 2010-
- Influenced By
- Arthur Conan Doyle, Maurice Leblanc, Agatha Christie, Ellery Queen, Seishi Yokomizo, Ranpo Edogawa
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanazono University | Faculty of Literature | Department of Japanese Literature | — | — | Japan |
Hanazono University
Faculty of Literature
/ Department of Japanese Literature
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | This Mystery is Amazing! Award | Farewell Debussy | — | Takarajimasha | 受賞 |
This Mystery is Amazing! Award
2009
Work:
Farewell Debussy
Organization:
Takarajimasha
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Japan Medical Novel Grand Award
1 appearances
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Edition 5 (2016) nominee
Works
Major Works
Farewell Debussy
2010 Mystery novelDebut work of Shichiri Nakayama, awarded 'This Mystery is Amazing! Award'. A mystery novel themed around classical music.
Classical MusicMystery
Adaptations
- [Movie] Farewell Debussy / 利重剛 (2013)
Translations
- Farewell Debussy (Chinese Simplified)
- Farewell Debussy (Chinese Traditional)
Atonement Sonata
2011 Mystery novelFirst work in the Reiji Mikoshiba series. Legal mystery novel.
CourtroomMystery
Adaptations
- [TV Drama] Atonement Sonata (2015)
Translations
- Atonement Sonata (Chinese Traditional)
Confession of Jack the Ripper
2013 MysteryFirst in the Hayato Inukai detective series. A social mystery based on the modern Jack the Ripper.
Social Mystery
Adaptations
- [TV Drama] Confession of Jack the Ripper: Detective Hayato Inukai (2015)
Translations
- Confession of Jack the Ripper (Chinese Traditional)
Adaptations
- Farewell Debussy
- Doctor Death's Heritage -BLACK FILE-
- To Those Who Were Not Protected
Translations of Works
- Farewell Debussy (Chinese Simplified)
- Farewell Debussy (Chinese Traditional)
- Atonement Sonata (Chinese Traditional)
- Confession of Jack the Ripper (Chinese Traditional)
- Nocturne of Remembrance (English)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Music MysterySocial MysteryCourtroom DramaCozy MysteryPlot Twist
- Recurring Motifs
- MotivesPlot TwistsFlawed CharactersLinked Background Worlds
Legacy
Shichiri Nakayama is a contemporary Japanese mystery writer known for his diverse genres and masterful plot twists. Many of his works have been adapted into films and TV dramas, earning him a broad fan base.
Trivia
- Pen name derived from a valley near his hometown.
- Hobby is movie watching; has a home theater room.
- Made novelist debut at age 48.
- Works are interlinked in setting and characters.
- Known as the 'King of Plot Twists'.