Edogawa Ranpo Award
1 appearances
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Edition 46 (2000) award
Urio Shudo
しゅどう うりお
Shudo Urio
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1956-01-01 （Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Mystery novelist
- Active Years
- 2000-
- Affiliations
- CASA (Contemporary Art Promotion Association) - director/organizer
- Nominations
- Yoshikawa Eiji Award nominee (2008) — 'Sashite no Kao: Brain Man II'
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sophia University | Faculty of Law | — | — | — | Japan |
Sophia University
Faculty of Law
Country:
Japan
Graduated from Faculty of Law
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Edogawa Rampo Prize | Brain Man | — | Kodansha | Winner |
| 2008 | Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Newcomer Award | The Face of the Move — Brain Man II | — | — | Nominee |
Edogawa Rampo Prize
2000
Work:
Brain Man
Organization:
Kodansha
Result:
Winner
Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Newcomer Award
2008
Work:
The Face of the Move — Brain Man II
Result:
Nominee
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Brain Man
2000 Mystery novelA hard-boiled mystery about a young man with diminished emotions; the protagonist's unusual brain condition and a thread of vengeance drive the plot.
memoryjusticeidentity
Adaptations
- [Film] Brain Man / 瀧本智行 (2013)
The Face of the Move — Brain Man II
2007 Mystery novelA sequel to 'Brain Man' focusing on a new case and evolving relationships surrounding the protagonist.
revengehuman relationshipsethics
Bookkeeper — Brain Man
2021 Mystery novelA installment in the Brain Man series where past cases resurface and the truth is pursued.
settling the pasttruth seeking
Accident Division: Shota Ikuina's Sensitivity
2002 Mystery short/novelA series of mystery stories centered on an accident division officer, presented in a linked-short format.
investigationshadows of everyday life
Detective's Graveyard
2006 Mystery novelA work depicting dark cases surrounding detectives and the shadows of organizations.
criminal organizationsdetective's anguish
The Detective's Guts
2010 Mystery novelOne of the original works with hard-edged depictions, starring a detective.
violenceambiguity of justice
The Great Ghost Squid: Detective Masumi Menkyo
2012 Mystery novelA long-form novel mixing humor and whimsy, featuring elements of detective fiction.
humordetective fiction
Agatha
2023 Mystery novelA recent novel whose title evokes an homage to the history of mystery fiction.
tradition of mysterytribute to authors
Bibliography
- Brain Man
- The Face of the Move — Brain Man II
- Bookkeeper — Brain Man
- Accident Division: Shota Ikuina's Sensitivity
- Detective's Graveyard
- The Detective's Guts
- The Great Ghost Squid: Detective Masumi Menkyo
- Agatha
Adaptations
- Brain Man — film adaptation (2013, dir. Tomoyuki Takimoto)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- meticulous plottinghard-boiled descriptionsfact-driven narration
- Recurring Motifs
- cold protagonistsmemory and identitythe gap between law and justice
Legacy
Debuted after winning the Edogawa Rampo Prize and gained wider recognition through a film adaptation; maintains a notable presence in contemporary Japanese mystery fiction with ongoing series and novels.
In Popular Culture
- Became widely known through the film adaptation of 'Brain Man'.
Trivia
- Debuted with 'Brain Man', winning the 46th Edogawa Rampo Prize (2000).
- 'The Face of the Move — Brain Man II' was a nominee for the Yoshikawa Eiji Newcomer Award (2008).
- 'Brain Man' was adapted into a film in 2013.