Katsuhiko Takahashi Explained

Katsuhiko Takahashi
Birth Date:	1947 8, df=yes
Birth Place:	Kamaishi, Iwate, Japan
Occupation:	Writer
Language:	Japanese
Period:	1983–present
Genre:	Crime fiction, thriller, horror, science fiction, historical fiction
Awards:	Edogawa Rampo Prize (1983) Mystery Writers of Japan Award (1987) Naoki Prize (1992)

is a Japanese writer of mystery, horror, science fiction and historical fiction. He is a member of the Mystery Writers of Japan.^[1]

Works in English translation

Crime Novel

• The Case of the Sharaku Murders (original title: Sharaku Satsujin Jiken), trans. Ian Macdonald (Thames River Press, 2013)^[2]

Short horror story

• Reunion (original title: Daisuki na Ane), trans. Andrew Cunningham (Kaiki: Uncanny Tales from Japan, Volume 2: Country Delights, Kurodahan Press, 2010)^[3]

Awards

• 1983 – Edogawa Rampo Prize: The Case of the Sharaku Murders
• 1986 – Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for New Writers: Sōmon-Dani (The Somon Valley)
• 1987 – Mystery Writers of Japan Award for Best Novel: Hokusai Satsujin Jiken (The Case of the Hokusai Murders)
• 1992 – Naoki Prize: Akai Kioku (The Scarlet Memories)
• 2000 – Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for Literature: Kaen (Flaming Rancor)
• 2011 – Japan Mystery Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement

Main works

Ukiyo-e murder trilogy

• , 1983 (The Case of the Sharaku Murders, Thames River Press, 2013)
• , 1986 (The Case of the Hokusai Murders)
• , 1989 (The Case of the Hiroshige Murders)

Detective Sotaro Toma series

• Novels
  • , 1988 (The Case of the Utamaro Forgery Erasures)
  • , 1988
  • , 1989 (Labyrinth of the Southern Court)
  • , 1990
  • , 2002 (The Case of the Gogh Murders)
• Short story collection
  • , 1990 (Hokusai's Sin)

Standalone novels

• , 1985 (London's Tower of Murder)
• , 1990 (Murder at the Puppet Museum)
• , 1985 (Sōmon Valley)

Memories series (horror novels)

• , 1991
• , 1996
• , 2000

See also

• Japanese detective fiction

External links

• Profile at J'Lit Books from Japan
• Synopsis of The Case of the Sharaku Murders at JLPP (Japanese Literature Publishing Project)

Notes and References

1. http://db2.dcube.co.jp/mystery/FMPro?-db=mystery_writer.fp5&-format=member_detail.html&-RecID=12836367&-max=1&-Find Takahashi's Profile at the website of the Mystery Writers of Japan
2. Web site: The Case of the Sharaku Murders. Thames River Press. 13 October 2013. https://archive.today/20131013160522/http://www.thamesriverpress.com/Book/9813/. 13 October 2013. dead.
3. Web site: Kaiki: Uncanny Tales from Japan, Volume 2: Country Delights. Kurodahan Press. 13 October 2013.