Shincho Mystery Club Award
1 appearances
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Edition 3 (1998) award
Keita Tokaji
とかじ けいた
Tokaji Keita
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- Tokyo
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Screenwriter, Film director, Musician
- Active Years
- 1999-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gakushuin University | Faculty of Letters | Department of Psychology | — | — | Japan |
Gakushuin University
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Psychology
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Shincho Mystery Club Prize (3rd) | Yami no Rakuen | — | Shinchosha | Winner |
| 2009 | Japan Horror Novel Award (candidate) | Century of the Damned | 長篇賞候補 | Japan Horror Novel Award | Nominated |
Shincho Mystery Club Prize (3rd)
1999
Work:
Yami no Rakuen
Organization:
Shinchosha
Result:
Winner
Japan Horror Novel Award (candidate)
2009
Work:
Century of the Damned
Category:
長篇賞候補
Organization:
Japan Horror Novel Award
Result:
Nominated
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Yami no Rakuen
1999 MysteryA mystery novel portraying lower strata of society and violent episodes; award-winning work.
lower-class societyviolencesocial issues
Oboreru Sakana
1999 Drama (adapted to film)A work about urban stagnation and crime; adapted into a 2001 film directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi.
urban lifecrimestagnation
Adaptations
- [Film] Oboreru Sakana / 堤幸彦 (2001)
Silkroad Boy Yuto 1: An Impossible Encounter
2006 Children's SF (adapted to anime)First volume of an SF series starring boy Yuto; adapted into an anime series.
adventurescience fictioncoming-of-age
Adaptations
- [Anime] Silkroad Boy Yuto (2006)
Gyunyuu Untouchable
2002 Black humor / Social novelA collection of stories combining humor and violent depiction to portray social distortions.
humorlower-class societycommunity collapse
Bibliography
- Yami no Rakuen
- Oboreru Sakana
- Reimi
- Gangster Drive
- Gyunyuu Untouchable
- Silkroad Boy Yuto 1: An Impossible Encounter
Adaptations
- Oboreru Sakana (film, 2001; dir. Yukihiko Tsutsumi)
- Silkroad Boy Yuto (anime, 2006)
- Gokinjo Tantei TOMOE (TV drama)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Dry humor combined with cinematic violence; realist proseSocially conscious depiction of society's margins
- Recurring Motifs
- lower-class lifecommunity breakdownrural declineimpromptu crimes
Legacy
Recognized as a prolific writer who combines depictions of society's margins with entertainment value; several works adapted to film, TV and comics.
In Popular Culture
- Gained broader recognition through the film adaptation of Oboreru Sakana (2001) and the anime Silkroad Boy Yuto (2006).
Trivia
- Appeared in the film adaptation of Oboreru Sakana (appears at the end writing on a crate).
- Official site 'TOKAJUNGLE' has been closed (archived).
- Active on X (formerly Twitter) and has a YouTube music channel.