Edogawa Ranpo Award
1 appearances
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Edition 34 (1988) award
Koichi Sakamoto
さかもと こういち
Sakamoto Koichi
Pen Names:
Toshiaki Ota（Used for works published under his real name and for non-fiction）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1953-10-05 （Matsudo, Chiba, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Company employee
- Active Years
- 1988-
- Affiliations
- Mystery Writers of Japan, Mitsubishi Corporation (former employee), Tokyo Metropolitan Television (former employee)
- Memberships
- Mystery Writers of Japan
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiba Prefectural Tokkatsushika High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| University of Tokyo, Faculty of Agriculture | Faculty of Agriculture | — | — | — | Japan |
Chiba Prefectural Tokkatsushika High School
Country:
Japan
University of Tokyo, Faculty of Agriculture
Faculty of Agriculture
Country:
Japan
Member of the University of Tokyo baseball team during enrollment
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Edogawa Rampo Prize | White Afterimage | — | Kodansha | Winner |
| 2016 | Nikkei Novel Prize | The Prosperity of Ubasute Mountain | — | Nihon Keizai Shimbun | Winner |
Edogawa Rampo Prize
1988
Work:
White Afterimage
Organization:
Kodansha
Result:
Winner
Nikkei Novel Prize
2016
Work:
The Prosperity of Ubasute Mountain
Organization:
Nihon Keizai Shimbun
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
White Afterimage
1988 Mystery (theme: high school baseball)A mystery novel themed around high school baseball. Debut submission that won the 34th Edogawa Rampo Prize.
high school baseballpuzzle/mysteryyouth
Double Trap
1989 MysteryA mystery novel centered on the theme of double traps.
deceptionstrategy
Headhunter
1991 MysteryA mystery work themed around business.
corporate lifepersonnelpower
Five Colored Breaking Balls
1992 Sports novel / MysteryA baseball-themed work mixing technical and psychological aspects.
baseballtechniquepsychological battle
The Phantom Rally: 1000 Days to Revival
1992 Non-fictionA record of the efforts to revive the Paris-Moscow-Beijing rally while employed at Mitsubishi Corporation.
car rallycorporate projectrevival
The Prosperity of Ubasute Mountain
2017 NovelA novel that lightly depicts social issues. A representative work after his re-debut, associated with the 2016 Nikkei Novel Prize.
social issueshumorhuman relationships
One Life, Two Lives: Yoshimune's Testament
2018 Historical novelA historical novel.
historytestament
Eiji Sawamura: The Betrayed Ace
2021 Non-fiction / SportsA biographical non-fiction work about baseball player Eiji Sawamura.
baseballbiographypostwar history
Bibliography
- White Afterimage
- Double Trap
- Headhunter
- Five Colored Breaking Balls
- The Phantom Rally: 1000 Days to Revival
- The Prosperity of Ubasute Mountain
- One Life, Two Lives: Yoshimune's Testament
- Eiji Sawamura: The Betrayed Ace
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Honkaku-style mystery-oriented narrationBlend of fact and fiction
- Recurring Motifs
- baseballcorporate/organizational conflicttravel and project chronicles
Legacy
Debuted by winning the Edogawa Rampo Prize in 1988 and is known for mysteries and non-fiction works themed on baseball and corporate life. He re-debuted under his real name after winning the Nikkei Novel Prize in 2016.
Academic Societies
- Mystery Writers of Japan
Trivia
- Real name is Toshiaki Ota.
- Was involved in the project to revive the Paris-Moscow-Beijing rally while at Mitsubishi Corporation.
- While at university he played shortstop for the University of Tokyo baseball team.