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Seiichiro Oyama

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Oyama Seiichiro

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1971-01-01 （Warabi, Saitama, Japan）
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese
居住地歴
Warabi, Saitama (birthplace) → Fukuyama, Hiroshima (childhood) → Kyoto (studies)

経歴

職業
Novelist, Translator
活動期間
2000年〜
所属
Honkaku Mystery Writers Club
所属団体
Honkaku Mystery Writers Club

学歴

Kyoto University
Faculty of Law / Law
期間: 在学中中退
国: Japan
Belonged to the mystery fiction study group while enrolled; later withdrew before graduation.

受賞歴

Honkaku Mystery Award (Novel)
2013
対象作品: The Collector of Locked Rooms (Mishitsu Shūshūka)
部門: 小説部門
主催: Honkaku Mystery Writers Club
結果: 受賞
Japan Detective Writers' Club Award (Short Story)
2022
対象作品: The Clockmaker Detective and the Antinomy of Alibis
部門: 短編部門
主催: The Mystery Writers of Japan
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Mishitsu Shūshūka (The Collector of Locked Rooms)

2012年 Mystery

A collection of locked-room mystery stories centered around the theme of a 'collector' of sealed-room puzzles.

locked roomspuzzle trickslogical deduction
映像化・舞台化
  • [TV drama] Crime Archive: The Scarlet Saeko Series 'Red Museum' (TV adaptations related to Oyama's works) (2016)
翻訳
  • 密室收藏家 (Traditional Chinese edition)

Alibi Kuzushi Ukagaimasu (I'll Break Your Alibi)

2018年 Mystery (short story collection)

A short story collection featuring the Clockmaker Detective series, each story unraveling elaborate alibi tricks.

alibisclocksdetective short stories
映像化・舞台化
  • [TV drama] Aribai Kuzushi Ukagaimasu (TV drama) (2020)
翻訳
  • 绝对不在场证明 (Simplified Chinese edition)

Red Museum

2015年 Mystery (linked short stories)

A linked short-story collection themed around the color red; multiple pieces portray interconnected incidents and settings.

linked shortsmemorycrime history
映像化・舞台化
  • [TV drama] Crime Archive: 'Red Museum' (TV drama) (2016)
翻訳
  • 赤色博物館 (Traditional Chinese edition)

Watson-ryoku (The Power of Watson)

2020年 Mystery (short story collection)

A collection of short stories focusing on detective assistants and the act of deduction, noted for some experimental structures.

detective rolespractice of deductionshort fiction

Alphabet Puzzlers

2004年 Mystery

Published as an early work emphasizing puzzle-like tricks; contributed to his emergence as a notable young writer.

logical trickspuzzle elements

全著作

  • Alphabet Puzzlers (2004)
  • Kamen Genshoukyoku (2006)
  • Mishitsu Shūshūka (2012)
  • Red Museum (2015)
  • I'll Break Your Alibi (2018)
  • Watson-ryoku (2020)
  • Temporary Great Detective: Watson-ryoku (2024)

翻案

  • Crime Archive: 'Red Museum' (TV drama adaptations)
  • Aribai Kuzushi Ukagaimasu (TV drama)

作家による翻訳

  • Translation: (Edmund Crispin) - Japanese title: 永久の別れのために
  • Translation: (Nicholas Blake) - Japanese title: 死の殻

作品の翻訳

  • 密室收藏家 (Traditional Chinese, Taiwan)
  • 诡计博物馆 / 赤色博物館 (Chinese editions)
  • 绝对不在场证明 (Simplified Chinese edition)

作風・主題

文体
Puzzle-oriented classical mystery styleMeticulous structures centered on short fiction
頻出モチーフ
locked roomsalibisclocks and time

評価・遺産

A writer grounded in classical puzzle-mystery traditions, acclaimed for contemporary short-story craftsmanship. His works have been adapted for TV and translated abroad, securing a place in modern Japanese mystery fiction.

関連学会

  • Honkaku Mystery Writers Club

資料所蔵先

  • National Diet Library (holds published works)

大衆文化への影響

  • TV Asahi drama 'Aribai Kuzushi Ukagaimasu' (based on his work)
  • TBS drama 'Red Museum' (based on his works)

豆知識

  • Born in 1971 in Warabi, Saitama.
  • Attended Kyoto University and belonged to a mystery fiction circle; later withdrew before graduating.
  • Debuted with a work published on an e-book site: 'She Would Never Kill Patience'.
  • Maintains an X (formerly Twitter) account (@oyama_seiichiro).