All Yomimono Mystery Novel Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (1962) award
Koukichi Takahara
たかはら こうきち
Takahara Koukichi
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1916-01-01 （Nogata-machi, Fukuoka Prefecture (now Nogata City), Japan）
- Died
- 2002-07-02 age 86
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Writer, Original manga author
- Active Years
- 1940-1976
- Nominations
- Naoki Prize nominee (48th; for 'A Scout's Death')
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fukuoka Prefectural Kurate Middle School (now Fukuoka Prefectural Kurate High School) | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Fukuoka Prefectural Kurate Middle School (now Fukuoka Prefectural Kurate High School)
Country:
Japan
Graduated from a prewar middle school (now high school). Worked in the coal industry while writing.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | All Yomimono Mystery Newcomer Award (1st) | A Scout's Death | — | All Yomimono | 受賞 |
| 1960 | Prize (co-sponsored by Weekly Asahi and Hoseki) - Honorable Mention | The Burning Naval Port | — | Weekly Asahi / Hoseki (contest) | 佳作（入選） |
All Yomimono Mystery Newcomer Award (1st)
1962
Work:
A Scout's Death
Organization:
All Yomimono
Result:
受賞
Prize (co-sponsored by Weekly Asahi and Hoseki) - Honorable Mention
1960
Work:
The Burning Naval Port
Organization:
Weekly Asahi / Hoseki (contest)
Result:
佳作（入選）
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
A Scout's Death
1962 Mystery short storyA mystery short story about the death of a scout; the work that won the All Yomimono newcomer award.
CrimeHuman relationshipsWhodunit
Adaptations
- [Film] Kuro no Shikyū (film adaptation of 'A Scout's Death') (1963)
The Burning Naval Port
1960 Short storyAn award-honored short story set in a naval port, focusing on human drama.
PostwarHarborsHuman drama
The Master of the Trick Pitch (original manga story)
Sports fiction / manga originalAn original story for a baseball manga; art by Toshio Shoji.
BaseballCompetitionVictory and defeat
Superhuman Slugger (original manga story)
Sports fiction / manga originalA manga original story for which he provided the scenario; art by Takeshi Furushiro.
BaseballTalentGrowth
The Phantom Arm
Mystery / AdventureA short mystery with themes of disappearance and disguise.
MysteryDeception
Bibliography
- A Scout's Death
- The Burning Naval Port
- The Phantom Arm
- The Vanished Superhuman
- The Sniper's Melody
- Footprints of a Lone Wolf
- The Master of the Trick Pitch (manga original)
- Superhuman Slugger (manga original)
Adaptations
- Kuro no Shikyū (film adapted from 'A Scout's Death')
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Concise, straightforward proseGenre fiction with strong entertainment focus
- Recurring Motifs
- Crime and detectionSports, especially baseballLone protagonistsCoal industry and regional settings
Legacy
A mid-20th-century genre novelist known for mystery and sports (baseball) stories. Recognized for craft in short fiction and popular appeal; some works were adapted into film and manga.
In Popular Culture
- 'A Scout's Death' was adapted into a Daiei film (Kuro no Shikyū)
- 'The Master of the Trick Pitch' and 'Superhuman Slugger' were developed as manga originals
Trivia
- Worked in the coal industry while writing fiction.
- Won the 1st All Yomimono Mystery Newcomer Award in 1962 for 'A Scout's Death'.
- 'A Scout's Death' was a Naoki Prize nominee and was adapted into a film.
- Provided original stories for baseball-themed manga (artists include Toshio Shoji and Takeshi Furushiro).