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Tatsuya Yoshimura

よしむら たつや

Yoshimura Tatsuya

ペンネーム: (Pen name used for early work (K no Higeki))

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1952-03-21 (Tokyo, Japan)
死没
2012-05-14 (Sasaki Institute affiliated Kyoundo Hospital, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan) 60歳
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese
居住地歴
Tokyo, Japan (born/lived)

経歴

職業
Novelist, Editor, Radio director
活動期間
1986年〜2012年
所属
Fujisankei Group, Nippon Broadcasting System, Fusosha (seconded)

学歴

Tokyo Metropolitan Den-en Chofu High School
国: Japan
Hitotsubashi University
Faculty of Commerce
国: Japan
Graduated from Hitotsubashi University, Faculty of Commerce

受賞歴

Shogi Sekai Best Work (selected)
1996
主催: Shogi Sekai (magazine)
結果: 受賞(最優秀作品)

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

K no Higeki (Tragedy of K)

1986年 Mystery

Debut novel published under a pen name while affiliated with Fusosha; a mystery incorporating industry内幕 and elaborate tricks.

trick-based puzzlepublishing industryhuman relationships

Kansen Rettou: Pandemic Eve

2008年 Mystery / Pandemic fiction

A novel about a pandemic; written as a prequel/companion to the film of the same name.

infectious diseasesocial breakdownmedical community
映像化・舞台化
  • [Film] Pandemic (film) (2009)

Hotaruzaka

2009年 Mystery / Horror

A later work combining horror elements with mystery.

supernaturalhuman psychology

全著作

  • K no Higeki (Tragedy of K)
  • Kansen Rettou: Pandemic Eve
  • Hotaruzaka
  • Asahina Kosaku series (representative works)

翻案

  • Kansen Rettou (film adaptation)
  • Shuzenji Onsen Murder Case (TV drama)
  • Asahina Kosaku series (TV adaptations)

作風・主題

文体
Early works emphasized elaborate trick-based mysteries; later works shifted toward psychological characterizationOften critical and conscious depictions of the publishing industry informed by editorial experience
頻出モチーフ
locked-room puzzlespublishing industryhuman psychologysupernatural elements

健康

  • Stomach cancer (progressive)
    2012年(進行性の診断・治療と死去)
    Died in 2012 from progressive stomach cancer. The illness affected his late writing and posthumous publications.

評価・遺産

A prolific mystery and horror writer known for works informed by editorial experience and a shift from trick-based puzzles to psychological narratives. Several works were adapted for screen, and he left a mark on late 20th and early 21st-century popular Japanese mystery fiction.

資料所蔵先

  • Holdings and authority data available at the National Diet Library

大衆文化への影響

  • Source material for TV dramas and films; novelizations

引用

  • I have been away for a long time. Suddenly, I have died.
    出典: Official website (posted by the deceased / published by family) (2012年)

豆知識

  • Reportedly researched over 60 languages late in life.
  • Served as a personality on All Night Nippon for about six months while at Nippon Broadcasting System.
  • Debuted with 'K no Higeki', initially published under a pen name.