Mystery Writers of Japan Award
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (1948) novel prize
Seishi Yokomizo
よこみぞ せいし
Yokomizo Seishi
Pen Names:
Seishi Yokomizo（Pen name derived from reading of real name）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1902-05-24 （Higashikawasaki-cho, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan）
- Died
- 1981-12-28 （Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan） age 79
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Higashikawasaki-cho, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan → Kohinata, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan → Mabi-cho, Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan → Yamanashi City, Yamanashi, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Editor, Pharmacist
- Active Years
- 1921-1981
- Influenced By
- Edogawa Rampo, John Dickson Carr, Agatha Christie
- Influenced
- Nobuhiko Kobayashi
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osaka Pharmaceutical College (former) | — | — | — | 1921-1924 | Japan |
Osaka Pharmaceutical College (former)
Period:
1921-1924
Year of Graduation:
1924
Country:
Japan
Graduated with top honors
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Detective Writers Club Prize, Best Novel Award | The Honjin Murders | 長編賞 | Detective Writers Club | 受賞 |
| 1976 | Order of the Sacred Treasure, Third Class | — | — | Japanese Government | 受章 |
Detective Writers Club Prize, Best Novel Award
1948
Work:
The Honjin Murders
Category:
長編賞
Organization:
Detective Writers Club
Result:
受賞
Order of the Sacred Treasure, Third Class
1976
Organization:
Japanese Government
Result:
受章
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Honjin Murders
1946 Mystery 300 pagesThe first full-length mystery novel featuring detective Kindaichi Kosuke.
CrimeMysteryTrick
Adaptations
- [Film] The Honjin Murders (1975)
Translations
- The Honjin Murders
The Village of Eight Gravestones
1949 Mystery 350 pagesMystery novel set in a rural village, featuring detective Yuri Rintaro.
RuralCrimeCustoms
Adaptations
- [Manga] The Village of Eight Gravestones / 影丸穣也 (1968)
Translations
- The Village of Eight Gravestones
The Inugami Clan
1950 Mystery 360 pagesComplex family murder mystery featuring detective Kindaichi Kosuke.
FamilyMurderPuzzle
Adaptations
- [Film] The Inugami Clan (1976)
Translations
- The Inugami Clan
The Devil's Flute Murders
1951 Mystery 400 pagesA Kindaichi Kosuke novel involving supernatural elements.
SupernaturalPuzzleMystery
Adaptations
- [Film] The Devil's Flute Murders (1979)
Translations
- The Devil's Flute Murders
The Masked Ball
1964 Mystery 380 pagesA later completed full-length novel in the Kindaichi Kosuke series.
MysteryMurderPuzzle
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- AestheticRomantic styleClassic mystery
- Recurring Motifs
- TricksYokaiCustomsBlood ties
Health
-
Pulmonary tuberculosis1933-1949頃Required long-term treatment impacting creative work
Legacy
Seishi Yokomizo is a representative author of classic Japanese mystery novels, whose works remain widely read and have been adapted into many films and translations.
Museums
- Seishi Yokomizo Museum Yamanashi City, Yamanashi, Japan Opened in 2006
- Seishi Yokomizo Evacuation House Mabi-cho, Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan Opened in 2002
Academic Societies
- Mystery Writers of Japan
Archives
- Nishosha University Seishi Yokomizo Collection
- Kumamoto Prefectural Library Letters to Shinichiro Inui
In Popular Culture
- Film adaptation boom by Kadokawa Pictures
- Kindaichi Kosuke TV drama series
Quotes
-
Dress the skeleton of mystery with the flesh of logic and the attire of romance.
Source: Inscription by Seishi Yokomizo, Summer 1974 (1974) -
I do not intend to die yet. I plan to continue writing detective stories for some time.
Source: Death poem (1981)
Trivia
- Had claustrophobia and disliked trains and airplanes
- Smoked more than 50 Peace cigarettes a day
- When drunk, sang a playful song wanting to be Agatha Christie, saying he was no Conan Doyle