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Ryo Toba

とば りょう

Toba Ryo

別名: 鳥羽 貴徳
ペンネーム: Ryo Toba（Pen name used for fiction）

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1946-08-31 （Nogami, Chichibu District, Saitama Prefecture, Japan (now Nagatoro)）
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese
居住地歴
Nogami, Chichibu District (now Nagatoro), Saitama Prefecture, Japan → Koshigaya, Saitama Prefecture, Japan (worked as elementary school teacher)

経歴

職業
Novelist, Writer, Former elementary school teacher
活動期間
1990年〜
所属
Japan PEN Club, Mystery Writers of Japan
所属団体
Japan PEN Club, Mystery Writers of Japan
影響を受けた人物
Edogawa Rampo, Arthur Conan Doyle, Agatha Christie, Seicho Matsumoto, Tsutomu Mizukami, Shinpei Kusano, Ellery Queen, S. S. Van Dine

学歴

Saitama University
Faculty of Education / Department of Education
期間: 1964-1968
卒業年: 1968
国: Japan
Graduated

受賞歴

Edogawa Rampo Prize
1990
対象作品: The Murder Case of the Way of the Sword
結果: Joint winner
Historical/Jidai Writers Club Award (Series Award)
2012
対象作品: Series award
部門: シリーズ賞
結果: Winner

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

The Murder Case of the Way of the Sword

1990年 Mystery/Detective fiction

A mystery novel centered on kendo; the work with which Toba made his debut, winning the Edogawa Rampo Prize.

kendomysteryhuman bonds

The Sword of the Three Demons

1994年 Historical fiction (jidaigeki)

A swordsman novel that incorporates mystery elements; one of the key works in a series depicting historical and fictional swordsmen.

swordsmanshipmysteryEdo period

Detective Agency

1993年 Suspense/Mystery

A series featuring a private detective; published by Kadokawa and later adapted into a TV drama.

detectivelocked-roomsuspense
映像化・舞台化
  • [TV drama] Detective Agency (1994)

Swordsmen of Sekigahara

2007年 Historical fiction

Published to mark the author's 100th book; contains short stories and essays depicting the Battle of Sekigahara and its swordsmen.

Sengoku periodswordsmenhistory

全著作

  • The Murder Case of the Way of the Sword
  • The Murder Sword of Isshinkan
  • Detective Agency (series)
  • The Sword of the Three Demons
  • Swordsmen of Sekigahara
  • Kenkaku Shunjū (series)
  • Yami no Yōjinbō (series)
  • Marohoshi Ginji Investigations (series)
  • Kenkaku Dōshin: Oni Hayato (series)
  • Swordsmen of Sekigahara

翻案

  • Detective Agency (TV drama, starring Yutaka Mizutani, Asahi's Saturday Wide Theater)
  • Keishicho Nanpei-han: Seven Detectives (TV drama, TBS)
  • Akatsuki no Inu (manga adaptation; original: Hissatsu-ken Sōdō)

作風・主題

文体
blend of historical fiction and mysteryrealistic depictions of swordsmanshipnarrative emphasizing human bonds
頻出モチーフ
swords and swordsmanshipties within Edo-period townspeople and samurai societyrevenge, ghosts, fatementor–pupil relationships

評価・遺産

A prolific writer who moves between historical fiction and mystery, known for detailed swordsmanship scenes and stories of human bonds. He won the Edogawa Rampo Prize and other awards; by 2017 his bibliography exceeded 300 titles.

関連学会

  • Japan PEN Club
  • Mystery Writers of Japan
  • Japan Artists' Association (Bungei)

資料所蔵先

  • National Diet Library - author record (NDL ID: 00201222)
  • VIAF (VIAF ID: 259585063)

大衆文化への影響

  • TV drama adaptations (e.g. 'Detective Agency')
  • Manga adaptations (e.g. 'Akatsuki no Inu', based on 'Hissatsu-ken Sōdō')

引用

  • If you can still stand, you can do it.
    出典: Words of his high-school kendo coach (recounted by the author) (1996年)
  • He does not strictly distinguish between mystery novels and period novels.
    出典: Author remark (biography/interviews) (1990年)

豆知識

  • He began writing while working as an elementary school teacher.
  • Won the 36th Edogawa Rampo Prize in 1990 for 'The Murder Case of the Way of the Sword' (joint winner with Yoichi Abe).
  • Has kendo experience and attained 3rd dan while at university.
  • By 2017 his bibliography exceeded 300 works.
  • Started writing in his 40s to practice using a word processor.