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Kei Ogasawara

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Ogasawara Kei

Pen Names: Takashi OkadaLegal name; published many clinical and non-fiction works as a psychiatrist

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1960-03-04 (Kagawa Prefecture, Japan)
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
Psychiatrist, Medical researcher, Writer, Novelist
Active Years
1985-
Affiliations
Kyoto University, Yamagata University (Visiting Professor), Kyoto Medical Juvenile Institution, Okada Clinic
Memberships
Japanese Society for Affective Sciences (Director), Japanese Society of Psychosomatic Medicine
Influenced By
Yoshi Kasahara

Education

University of Tokyo, Faculty of Letters
Faculty of Letters / Department of Philosophy
Period: 中退
Country: Japan
Attended but left before graduation to pursue medical studies
Kyoto University Faculty of Medicine
Faculty of Medicine / Department of Medicine
Degree: 博士(医学)
Period: 卒業・大学院修了
Year of Graduation: 2000
Country: Japan
Graduated from medical school and completed graduate studies at Kyoto University (Ph.D. in Medicine)

Awards

Yokomizo Seishi Mystery Award
2000
Work: DZ (D.Z.)
Organization: Kadokawa Shoten
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

DZ (D.Z.)

2000 Mystery novel

A mystery novel set in contemporary society that emphasizes psychological characterization.

MysteryHuman psychologyIdentity

Bibliography

  • DZ (2000)
  • Tenohira no Chou (2002)
  • Survivor Mission (2004)
  • Can You Hear the Wind? (2007)
  • Shinyume (2009)
  • Tarot Labyrinth (2009)
  • I'll Turn Your Life Around (2016)
  • The Age of Personality Disorders (2004)
  • Attachment Disorders: People Who Carry Their Childhood (2011)
  • Brain Pollution (2005)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Clinical-observation-based psychological描写Accessible narrative voice
Recurring Motifs
AttachmentFamily relationshipsPersonality disturbances

Legacy

Active both as a psychiatrist and as a writer (under the pen name Kei Ogasawara), known for bringing clinical insights to general audiences through both non-fiction and fiction.

Academic Societies

  • Japanese Society for Affective Sciences
  • Japanese Society of Psychosomatic Medicine

Trivia

  • Wrote numerous clinical books as a psychiatrist and also publishes fiction under the pen name 'Kei Ogasawara'.
  • Recipient of the Yokomizo Seishi Mystery Award.