Yokomizo Seishi Mystery & Horror Grand Award
1 appearances
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Edition 3 (1983) award
Ryusei Taira
たいら りゅうせい
Taira Ryusei
Pen Names:
Tadao Taira（Used early in his career (including the 1972 newcomer prize) as his real-name byline）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1935-04-05 （Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Writer
- Active Years
- 1972-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University | Second Faculty of Letters | Department of Japanese Literature | — | — | Japan |
Waseda University
Second Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Japanese Literature
Country:
Japan
Graduated (exact graduation year not specified in source)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | All Yomimono Newcomer Prize | Midnight Boy | — | All Yomimono editorial | winner |
| 1983 | Yokomizo Seishi Prize | Escape: Journey of Death | — | Yokomizo Seishi Prize Committee | winner |
All Yomimono Newcomer Prize
1972
Work:
Midnight Boy
Organization:
All Yomimono editorial
Result:
winner
Yokomizo Seishi Prize
1983
Work:
Escape: Journey of Death
Organization:
Yokomizo Seishi Prize Committee
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Escape: Journey of Death
1983 Suspense/CrimeA suspense novel focusing on prison escape, revenge and a journey toward death. Winner of the Yokomizo Seishi Prize.
Prison breakRevengeDeathViolence
Midnight Boy
1972 Short story/SuspenseThe newcomer-prize-winning piece portraying unsettling scenes around night and a boy.
IsolationDarknessTurning points
Arson: Fire Game
1983 Suspense/EroticA suspense-heavy novel centered on arson, containing erotic elements.
ArsonPassionRuin
Bibliography
- Hello from the TV Tube: CM Writers Collective (Tadao Taira)
- 3.5th Dimension: Tales Before the Afterworld (Tadao Taira)
- Escape: Journey of Death
- Arson: Fire Game
- Prison Break: Wails of the Demon
- The Scent of Blood on Crimson Roses
- Takeover
- Heresy Assassination Group
- Frenzy of Death
- Prison Break Strait
- Three Sisters
- Torment of Erotic Flesh
- Trembling Flower Core
- Legend of the Golden Spirit Leopard
- Tale of the Dead Spirit Beast
- Murderous TV Spot Notice
- Executor of the Dead
- Bouquet of Death Murder
- Ema Marriage Legend
- Dark Cat Sniper: Erotic Violence
- Legend of the North Star Kill
- Mountain Wolf
- Murder of the Doll Marriage Legend
- Festival of Honey
- Even If It Flies: Detective Gang
- Murder Case of the Scent of Seduction
- Tales of Prison Breaks
- Legend of the Kurobe Human Pillar
- Die Like a Shark
- Okuhiei Tree-Spirit Murder Legend
- Prison-Break Detective
- Phantom: Mt. Gassan Murder Legend
- Super Funeral: My Way — 34 Departures to Death (collaborator)
- Goodbye Triangle, Come Again Square
- Sky of the Firefly Tree
- Diary of a Defeated Nation (by Kaede Kazeno; work under Taira Ryusei pen name)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Strongly suspenseful proseHard-edged style with erotic descriptionsHorror elements and violent depiction
- Recurring Motifs
- Escape and confinementRevenge and deathPhysical violence and the bodyDarkness and the underbelly of cities
Legacy
Ryusei Taira is a genre writer active since the 1970s, known for blending suspense, eroticism, horror and violence. He won the All Yomimono Newcomer Prize and the Yokomizo Seishi Prize, and has been recognized within the field of popular fiction for his long career.
Archives
- National Diet Library (Bibliographic ID: 00134193)
Trivia
- Real name: Tadao Taira.
- Born in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture.
- Graduate of Waseda University, Second Faculty of Letters, Department of Japanese Literature.
- Worked in the advertising industry before becoming a novelist.
- Won the All Yomimono Newcomer Prize in 1972 for "Midnight Boy" under the name Tadao Taira.
- Won the Yokomizo Seishi Prize in 1983 for "Escape: Journey of Death" and thereafter published under the name Ryusei Taira.
- Mainly wrote suspense, erotic fiction, horror and violent fiction.