Yokomizo Seishi Mystery & Horror Grand Award
1 appearances
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Edition 37 (2017) excellence award
Somei Tamehito
そめい ためひと
Somei Tamehito
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1983-07-21 （Inzai, Chiba, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Screenwriter, Theatre producer, Former talent manager
- Active Years
- 2012-
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Yokomizo Seishi Mystery Award | Bad Summer | — | Yokomizo Seishi Mystery Award Committee | 優秀賞 |
Yokomizo Seishi Mystery Award
2017
Work:
Bad Summer
Organization:
Yokomizo Seishi Mystery Award Committee
Result:
優秀賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Bad Summer
2017 MysteryA noir-tinged suspense novel depicting the downfall and chain of guilt surrounding a civil servant.
guiltdecayrevengesocial darkness
Adaptations
- [Film] Bad Summer / 城定秀夫 (2025)
Child of Justice
2018 MysteryA mystery that questions the line between a sense of justice and its overreach.
justiceethicsviolence
The Trembling Scales
2019 MysteryA suspense about trials and verdicts, portraying the wavering of truth and justice.
law and justiceevidencepower
The True Identity
2020 MysteryA mystery about a person with many faces, exploring ambiguous identity and human darkness.
identitydeceptionmultiplicity
Adaptations
- [TV drama] The True Identity (2022)
- [Film] The True Identity / 藤井道人 (2024)
Wadatsumi (Sea God)
2021 MysteryA work where human drama and mystery intersect against a maritime backdrop.
the seapast sinsredemption
Requiem
2022 MysteryA weighty mystery about loss and atonement with deep psychological characterization.
lossatonementpsychology
Mecchakucha
2023 MysteryA novel-like long story depicting human behavior in chaotic circumstances.
chaoshuman relationships
Black Thread
2023 MysteryA collection-like work themed around unseen causality and connections.
causalityconnections
The Entertainment World
2024 Fiction (short story collection)A collection of short stories set in the entertainment industry, including pieces such as 'Crank Up', 'Fan', and 'Like'.
entertainment industryfamehuman relationships
Bibliography
- Bad Summer (2017)
- Child of Justice (2018)
- The Trembling Scales (2019)
- The True Identity (2020)
- Wadatsumi (Sea God) (2021)
- Requiem (2022)
- Mecchakucha (2023)
- Black Thread (2023)
- The Entertainment World (2024)
Adaptations
- The True Identity — adapted into TV drama (2022) and film (2024)
- Bad Summer — adapted into film (2025)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- tense plot constructionfusion of realism and noircareful psychological insight into characters
- Recurring Motifs
- sin and atonementfamily secretsrevengeambiguous identity
Legacy
A contemporary Japanese mystery writer who drew attention after winning the Excellence Award of the Yokomizo Seishi Mystery Award for his debut 'Bad Summer'. Several works have been adapted, making him a notable figure among young mystery authors.
In Popular Culture
- The True Identity adapted into a WOWOW TV drama (2022) and a film (2024)
- Bad Summer adapted into a film (2025)
Trivia
- Debuted after winning the Excellence Award in the 37th Yokomizo Seishi Mystery Award for his debut 'Bad Summer'.
- Previously worked as a talent manager and produced stage musicals and theatre.
- Active on social media such as X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram.