Yokomizo Seishi Mystery & Horror Grand Award
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Edition 17 (1997) honorable mention
Keisuke Takekura
たてくら けいすけ
Tatekura Keisuke
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1952
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese, English
- Residence History
- United Kingdom (1986–1988)
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, mystery writer
- Active Years
- 1986-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iwate Prefectural Morioka First High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Kyoto Institute of Technology | — | Department of Architecture | — | — | Japan |
Iwate Prefectural Morioka First High School
Country:
Japan
Kyoto Institute of Technology
Department of Architecture
Country:
Japan
Graduated from Department of Architecture (year not specified)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Yokomizo Masashi Prize (17th) — Honorable Mention | Cracker | — | Yokomizo Masashi Prize | 佳作 |
| 2007 | Ooyabu Haruhiko Prize — Candidate | Deadline | — | Ooyabu Haruhiko Prize | 候補 |
Yokomizo Masashi Prize (17th) — Honorable Mention
1997
Work:
Cracker
Organization:
Yokomizo Masashi Prize
Result:
佳作
Ooyabu Haruhiko Prize — Candidate
2007
Work:
Deadline
Organization:
Ooyabu Haruhiko Prize
Result:
候補
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Cracker
1997 mysteryDebut work. A mystery novel dealing with intrusion and suspense.
intrusionsuspensecrime
Adaptations
- [TV drama] Cracker: The Intruder (1997)
Blackmail: Psychological Manipulation
1998 mysteryA full-length mystery novel centered on psychological manipulation and blackmail.
psychological manipulationblackmailhuman relationships
Deadline
2006 adventure mysteryAn adventure-tinged mystery. Ranked in the Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2007 list.
adventuresuspensetime limit
MacArthur's Assassin
2010 mysteryA mystery mixing historical elements with fiction.
historyconspiracy
Tokyo Confidence Game (retitled: Dippers)
2012 suspense / mysteryA suspense work set in the city about trust and betrayal. Retitled 'Dippers' for the paperback edition.
trustbetrayalurban
Black Knight
2015 mysteryA mystery novel with a dark atmosphere.
darknessjustice
The Ants' Pride (retitled: The Revenge of Forty-seven Retirees)
2019 mysteryA socially minded mystery about united retirees. Retitled for paperback edition.
agingsolidarityrevenge
Bibliography
- Cracker
- Blackmail: Psychological Manipulation
- Deadline
- MacArthur's Assassin
- Tokyo Confidence Game (Dippers)
- Black Knight
- The Ants' Pride (The Revenge of Forty-seven Retirees)
Adaptations
- Cracker: The Intruder (TV drama, 1997, TBS)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- a terse modern mystery stylenarration incorporating adventure and suspense elements
- Recurring Motifs
- psychological manipulationintrusion/violationquestioning organizations and institutions
Legacy
A Japanese mystery writer who debuted in the late 1990s. He received an honorable mention in the Yokomizo Masashi Prize and has had a work adapted for television. His style, which sometimes incorporates adventure elements, has attracted a steady readership.
In Popular Culture
- 'Cracker' adapted into a TV drama in 1997
Trivia
- Began writing fiction after a stay in the United Kingdom.
- Debuted with an honorable mention in the Yokomizo Masashi Prize for 'Cracker' (1997).
- 'Deadline' was ranked in Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2007 list.
- Several works were retitled when released in paperback editions.